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North Dakota New Look Project

North Dakota New Look Project. Lynn Reha June 19, 2012 ICSPS Showcase. North Dakota New Look Project.

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North Dakota New Look Project

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  1. North Dakota New Look Project Lynn Reha June 19, 2012 ICSPS Showcase

  2. North Dakota New Look Project Mission: Increase participation and completion of career and technical education programs which prepare students to enter careers which are nontraditional for gender

  3. Resources and Effective Strategies

  4. Role models/Mentoring What resources are available for recruiting and training mentors?

  5. Research Role Models A study of over 350 female undergraduates revealed that role model influence accounted for significant variance in career choices, slightly more than self-efficacy. They cite work tying role model influence to career aspirations, career choice, and attitude towards non-traditional careers. Quimby, J.L. & DeSantis, A.M. (2006) The Influence of Role Models on Women’s Career Choices. Career Development Quarterly, 54 (4) 297-306.

  6. Research Mentoring • Many of the traditional forms used to arouse a student’s interest in a STEM career:brochures and other print materials, field trips, talks, demonstrations, etc are neither pivotal nor sufficient to prompt women into exploration of STEM fields. For men, interest precedes self-confidence, but for women, self-confidence and efficacy in the field come before interest in the field (Allison & Cossette, 2007)

  7. Research Mentoring “Relationships between mentor and mentee were key to insuring mentoring program success.” Buck, G. A.; Plano Clark, V. L.; Leslie-Pelecky, D.; Lu, Y.; and Cerda-Lizarraga, P. (2008). Examining the Cognitive Processes Used by Adolescent Girls and Women Scientists in Identifying Science Role Models: A Feminist Approach. Science Education, 92 (4), 688-707.

  8. Research Mentoring “Training has been recognized as instrumental for the success of mentoring projects.” Buck, G. A.; Plano Clark, V. L.; Leslie-Pelecky, D.; Lu, Y.; and Cerda-Lizarraga, P. (2008). Examining the Cognitive Processes Used by Adolescent Girls and Women Scientists in Identifying Science Role Models: A Feminist Approach. Science Education, 92 (4), 688-707.

  9. Mentoring/Role Model Example Success Has No Gender

  10. Team Activity Resources for Role Models/Mentoring

  11. Hands-on Activities Where do I go to get ideas materials for hands-on activities?

  12. Research Hands-on Pre-college programs incorporating hands-on activities, role models, internships, and field trips tend to increase self-confidence and interest in STEM courses and careers. American Association of University Women Educational Foundation (2004). Under The Microscope. Available athttp://www.aauw.org/learn/research/all.cfm. Retrieved June 12, 2012.

  13. Examples

  14. Team Activity Resources for Hands-on Activities

  15. Career Counseling Who is involved in helping students select programs of study? What is the interaction between counseling/recruitment and instruction?

  16. Research Career Counseling A Ferris State University (2004) study found that 78% of the 809 high school students surveyed said that parents were the most influential of adults in career decision-making.

  17. Research Career Counseling While many school counselors have been classroom teachers, few have taught math or science. Fewer than 10% come from minority cultures, although in most urban settings 80-90% of the students may be members of economically disadvantaged groups. This lack of STEM background, coupled with culturally acceptable perceptions about appropriate gender roles and careers, can lead to less than helpful advice to female and male students about their potential career goals. Burger, C.J. & Sandy, M.L. A Guide to Gender Fair Counseling. Available at http://whatcomtechprep.org/Educators/Resources/Counseling_for_STEM.pdf

  18. Student-CounselorRatio Career Counseling 250-1 Optimal (ASCA) 700-1 Typical 1000-1 Community Colleges Sources: Career Pathways Leadership Certification Presentation by CORD, June 13, 2012, Bloomington, IL and mdrc Can Improved Student Services Boost Community College Student Success? Available http://www.mdrc.org/area_issue_38.html

  19. Examples

  20. Example Career Counseling Promoting Partnerships for Student Success: Lessons from the SSPIRE Initiative

  21. Team Activity Resources for Career Counseling

  22. Focus based on data analysis What questions do I need to ask of the data to focus on the right problems?

  23. Data analysis for focus North Dakota NTO Participation and Completion • At the institution level • Are males or females providing a higher percentage of NTO participation? Completion? • Is any particular population providing a higher percentage of NTO participation? Completion?

  24. Data analysis for focus North Dakota NTO Participation and Completion • At the program level • What NTO programs does your institution offer? • What program would most respond to intervention?

  25. Team Activity Data Analysis

  26. College-wide involvement How can we raise the visibility of NTO and get more college professionals involved?

  27. Engage faculty Raise awareness of benefits of diversity to profession Present current professional situation in terms of gender diversity Utilize professional connections to encourage recruitment

  28. Students market CTE Have your CTE students tell the CTE story.

  29. Reports from FY12 sites

  30. Reports from FY12 sites Impact • BismarkState College Celebrate NTO Students • Dakota College Bottineau Men in Health Careers • Fort Berthold Community College Recruiting Women into Information Technology Careers

  31. Reports from FY12 sites Impact • North Dakota State College of Science Women in Welding • Williston State College Take A New Look: Women in Nontraditional Occupations

  32. Goal-setting and Plans for FY13

  33. 4: Setting Goals Long-termgoals Short-term goals • The male enrollment in the Nursing Assistant/Aide (CIP 51.1614) program will increase to 5% (from 3%) by FY13. • 80% of parents attending will show an increase in awareness of different types of nursing careers as measured through the use of pre-and post-surveys.

  34. 4: Setting Goals Long-term goals Short-term goals • Can be accomplished over an extended period of time • Based on currently measured standard • Specific, measureable, timely • Contribute to the achievement of the long-term goal • Accomplished within fiscal period • Based on activity • Measureable, specific, timely

  35. Long-term goals Start with long-term goals because . . . . . . impacting enrollment and completion takes time. . . . it builds the pipeline. . . . it supports partnering . . . it usually uses established measurement like performance indicators or institution-collected data.

  36. Avoid the Happy Face Post-Event Survey

  37. Avoid the Happy Face Post-Event Survey But What About…. The Goals?

  38. Effective Evaluation An example from Assessing Women and Men in Engineering

  39. One Week Residential Introduction to Engineering Summer Camp for High School Girls Goal: Recruit more girls to Penn State in engineering. Targeted girls who had the pre-requisites for engineering, but who weren’t considering engineering.

  40. The camp that looked good…. 1-week residential engineering camp with an objective of recruiting high school girls • 42 high school girls participated • 41 were very enthusiastic about the experience • All senior participants responded that they planned to enter engineering in college in post-test • Compared to 40 of 42 saying they would NOT in pre-survey Source: Bogue, B and Shannahan B, ( 2010) Seven steps to get what we want. Presentation at Midwest Girls Collaborative Project Forum, Normal, Illinois, April 8, 2010.

  41. But “failed”… • Tracking participants revealed that only 2 participants applied • As opposed to all of the seniors who said they would • Time analysis • Camp was expensive: about $1400 per girl • Cost analysis • Little time was spent on engineering activities: Only 27% ! Source: Bogue, B and Shannahan B, ( 2010) Seven steps to get what we want. Presentation at Midwest Girls Collaborative Project Forum, Normal, Illinois, April 8, 2010.

  42. Setting, measuring and paying attention to the accomplishment of objectives changes outcomes! • Changed to day camp focusing on engineering • New Outcomes: • ½+ of participants now apply to engineering (compare to 2) • $142 per girl per day (compare to $1400) • 90% of the time is spent on engineering activities (compare to 27%) • Serves more 300 girls (compare to 50)

  43. What goals will you set for FY13?

  44. Share Your Plan

  45. Equity in Perkins V Blueprint

  46. “This is a not a time to tinker with CTE—it is a time to transform it.” Arne Duncan, April 2012, Introductory Letter to Blueprint

  47. 1.Current status not equitable enough…combination of strategies to ensure access to high quality CTE.

  48. 2. Common definitions to strengthen data systems and close equity gaps for participation

  49. 3.Opportunities to increase teacher and faculty effectiveness

  50. 4. Equity encouraged by consortia structure

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