Increasing the Participation and Completion of Women in Project Lead the Way

1. Increasing the Participation and Completion of Women in Project Lead the Way Mimi Lufkin PLTW Summer Training Institute Prep April 2007 National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity

2. Engineering Equity Extension Service • Partnership of Project Lead The Way and the National Alliance Partnerships in Equity with the National Academies of Engineering • Other participating organizations • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers • American Society of Mechanical Engineers National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity

3. EEES Project Goal • To provide national extension services (similar to the agricultural community) to the pre-engineering and engineering communities, bringing together: • Expertise in gender studies • The research base on science and engineering education • Practical skills in project management National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity

4. EEES Project Objectives • To increase teacher and faculty familiarity with the current and emerging knowledge bases on gender equity, engineering education, and project management in such a manner that they are inextricably linked in the minds of our target audiences. • Emphasis will be placed on teachers and faculty who may not be actively engaged in/pursuing gender equity activities. National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity

5. PLTW/NAPE Partnership • Constituencies • State Leaders • Affiliate Universities • Master Teachers • Guidance Counselors • Teachers National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity

6. PLTW/NAPE Partnership • Objectives • Curriculum Review • Master Teacher Training • Implement Activities at Summer Training Institutes • Guidance Counselor Training • Develop Cadre of Turnkey Trainers/Extension Agents National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity

7. Curriculum Review • Review PLTW Curriculum • Year 2 – GTT, IED and CIM • Year 3 – POE and DE • Year 4 – CEA, BE, AE, EDD • EEES Experts submit recommendations to Curriculum review team National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity

8. Master Teacher Training • Implement equity in engineering training at STI prep sessions • Year 1 – Awareness, Root Causes and Strategies for Recruitment and Retention • Year 2 – Recruitment and Inclusive Classroom Instructional Strategies • Year 3-5 – Currently Being Planned National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity

9. Master Teacher Training Results • Summer Training Institute Strategies • Summer Training Institute Follow-up Survey- 2006 • Master Teacher Turnkey Trainer Group • NAPE/PLTW EEES Resource Website- www.napequity.org/eees.htm National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity

10. Summer Training Institutes • Implement activities • Increase the awareness of PLTW teachers to the diversity crisis in engineering • Highlight programs that have been successful in recruiting and retaining diverse students • Model inclusive instructional strategies and emphasize teachable moments • Partnership to develop implementation strategies tips and resources National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity

11. Guidance Counselor Conferences • Develop presentation to be given at the guidance counselor conferences • Train PLTW and NAPE “extension agents” to be prepared to present • Include this and other presentations at guidance counselor conferences National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity

12. State Leaders Role • Connect with the NAPE contact in your state – directory available online at www.napequity.org – to incorporate equity in any PLTW professional development conducted in your state • Assist your State’s Affiliate University to find resources to incorporate strategies at the Summer Training Institutes and Guidance Counselor Conferences • Train as an “EEES extension agent” and present at the Guidance Counselor Conferences • Sign up on the EEES Virtual Support Network http://eees.nae.edu National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity

13. Affiliate University Role • Connect with the NAPE contact– directory available at www.napequity.org – and others • Incorporate equity in your Summer Training Institute and Guidance Counselor Conference • Train as an “EEES extension agent” and present at the Guidance Counselor Conferences • Sign up on the EEES Virtual Support Network http://eees.nae.edu National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity

14. Master Teacher Turnkey Trainers • Give feedback to PLTW Director of Curriculum on EEES Experts curriculum review recommendations • Participate in Guidance Counselor Presentation Training and present at Guidance Counselor conferences • Develop plan for future master teacher professional development • Provide leadership at Summer Training Institutes National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity

15. Questions? Diana Jensen-Dooling Project Lead the Way Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES 3599 Big Ridge Road Spencerport, New York 14559 585-352-2641 (phone) 585-352-2434 (fax) www.pltw.org ddooling@monroe2boces.org Mimi Lufkin National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity P.O. Box 369 Cochranville, PA 19330 610-593-8038 phone 610-593-7283 fax www.napequity.org mimilufkin@napequity.org National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity