STEM Pathways for All

1. Acknowledgements National Alliance For Partnerships in Equity Education Foundation STEM Pathways for All The objective of this session is to: increase your awareness of the breadth of opportunities in STEM  careers for all students, and prepare you to share these opportunities using positive language that is attractive to students Workshop Resources Available Online at meaganross.com/workshop_cteec2012_stempathways K-12 Engineering Education Consultant Ph. D. Student in Engineering Education, Purdue University 2011 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Recipient

2. With ONEitem per post it, list as many things as you can that you’ve used TODAY that have been engineered.

3. CREATE A CONCEPT MAP

4. Engineering is essential to our health, happiness& safety Engineers are creative& collaborative problem-solvers Engineers make a world of difference and help shape the future

5. STEM careersare essential to our health, happiness& safety STEM professionalsare creative& collaborative problem-solvers STEM professionalsmake a world of difference and help shape the future

6. Work in groups of two, read through the matrix of engineering jobs and categorize according to health, happiness & safety

7. www.sciencebuddies.org

8. Science Buddies http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/science_careers.shtml Want to know more about careers in STEM? Browse through detailed information on over 100 careers to discover what STEM professionals really do and what it takes to prepare for these careers. Each career profile provides basic career information such as salary, job outlook, degree requirements, etc. Also included are videos featuring interviews with real scientists or on the job profiles. • Labor Statistics • http://www.bls.gov/ooh/ • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook • (includes median pay data, entry level education requirement, and job descriptions for occupations in each of fields) • Review these STEM Pathways • Engineering & Architecture • Computer and Information Technology • Healthcare • Life, Physical, and Social Science • Math • Production

9. Find and list 3 STEM careers that do not require a college degree. (Bonus – what is the average salary of all of these?) • Find and list 5 STEM careers that only require an Associate’s Degree. (Bonus – what is the average salary of all of these?) • Find and list 10 STEM careers that are currently IN DEMAND. (Bonus - what level of education do they require?) • Find and list 3 of the highest paying STEM careers • BONUS! What is a Wind Energy Engineer, and what subjects should they study in high school?

10. MARKET WATCH Understand the demand 5.4 Million Numbers of workers in scienceand engineering occupations Average annual growth rate of 5.9% 5Xthe growth rate for total workforce 182,000 1950 2009 7 out of 10 of the fastest growing occupations (requiring at least a 2 year degree) are in STEM!

11. 2009 NSF WMPD Report • Only 17.8%of engineering bachelor’s degrees are awarded to women. In the workforce, only 1 out of 10 engineers is a woman. womenare in demand 2009 NSF WMPD Report

12. 2009 NSF WMPD Report • Only 12.4%of engineering bachelor’s degrees are awarded to underrepresented minorities. In the workforce, only 1 out of 20 engineers is black. In the workforce, only 1 out of 15 engineers is Hispanic. Diversity is in demand

13. STEM Pathways for All The objective of this session is to: increase your awareness of the breadth of opportunities in STEM  careers for all students, and prepare you to share these opportunities using positive language that is attractive to students List 3 things you’ve learned in this session List 2 things you will do differently given this knowledge List 1 actionable item based on what you’ve learned Workshop Resources Available Online at meaganross.com/workshop_cteec2012_stempathways Mail@MeaganRoss.com