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STEM Equity Pipeline

STEM Equity Pipeline. sySTEM Conference Milwaukee, WI October 21, 2008. NSF Extension Services Grants. Unified program of change Consulting services within a certain community of practice

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STEM Equity Pipeline

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  1. STEM Equity Pipeline sySTEM Conference Milwaukee, WI October 21, 2008

  2. NSF Extension Services Grants • Unified program of change • Consulting services within a certain community of practice • Adapt exemplary projects, research-based learning tools, pedagogical approaches, and service or support programs • facilitate the interpretation of research knowledge into practice • Inform NSF’s research agenda

  3. STEM Equity Pipeline Goals • Build the capacity of the formal education community • Institutionalize the implemented strategies by connecting the outcomes to existing accountability systems • Broaden the commitment to gender equity in STEM education

  4. Model

  5. State Teams • 5 states in year one • California • Missouri • Illinois • Oklahoma • Wisconsin

  6. State Teams • 2 states added in year 2 • Iowa • Minnesota • 3 states added in year 3 • 3 states added in year 4 • 13 states over the life of the grant

  7. Intellectual Specialization • Accountability – Using Data to Drive Program Improvement • The Five Step Process • Professional Development - Implementing Effective Extension Services in the Formal Education Community

  8. STEM Equity Pipeline Project Methods • Professional Development • Consulting and Technical Assistance • Virtual Web-based Professional Learning Community • Best Practices Handbook

  9. Wisconsin Stem Equity Project Co Directors: Barbara Bitters, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Karen Showers, Wisconsin Technical College System

  10. Events • Initial Planning Meeting (February 2008) • National Conference Wisconsin Team of Seven (April 6-10, 2008) • First State Team Meeting and Five Step Process Training (June 11 and 12, 2008) • Second State Team Meeting (September 23, 2008)

  11. State Project Work Plan Goal #1:Build the capacity of the formal education community to implement research based approaches proven to increase the participation and completion of females, including those with disabilities, in STEM education.

  12. Goal #1 • Conduct Professional Development through existing conferences, workshops and organizational meetings; • Construct modules that can be delivered and viewed by people at any time; • Reach out to other projects and people to join the state team; • Participate in webinars and Virtual Learning Community

  13. Goal #2: • Institutionalize the strategies implemented by connecting the outcomes to existing accountability systems: • Conduct statewide data analysis of Perkins, WINSS or WTCS data, and Labor Market data and create short compelling fact sheets • Work to align the secondary and post-secondary Perkins data systems • Determine new ways to analyze data by economic development regions in the state • Develop online mechanism for success story reporting on girls/women and underserved students in STEM in WI

  14. Goal #3: • Broaden the commitment to gender equity in STEM education: • Create and develop a state team to provide leadership within the seven economic development regions • Connect with other initiatives, conferences, and organizations in the state. • Build the gender and other equity commitment and competence within and through Wisconsin STEM initiatives, organizations and the public.

  15. Critical Initiatives • The State Superintendent’s Biennial Budget Proposal for STEM • Grants-1M, STEM academies 1.3 M, labs and Stewardship Fund-5 M, Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program .5 M • Career Pathway Development PK-14 • Education Communication Board NSF grant to create a Wisconsin STEM portal and community education materials • University STEM initiatives • Business and Industry STEM Initiative • Others????

  16. Wisconsin STEM and Career and Technical Education

  17. 1 in 10 Jobs in Wisconsin are STEM… Source: 2006-2016 Wisconsin Projections, Office of Economic Advisors, Department of Workforce Development September 23, 2008

  18. STEM Jobs Account for 1 in 5 New Jobs Between 2006-2016… Source: 2006-2016 Wisconsin Projections, Office of Economic Advisors, Department of Workforce Development September 23, 2008

  19. How Many Job Openings will be in STEM Occupations Between 2006-2016? Source: 2006-2016 Wisconsin Projections, Office of Economic Advisors, Department of Workforce Development September 23, 2008

  20. STEM Jobs Have Higher Education & Training Requirements than All Other Jobs… 14.4% + 13.7% 18.1% Source: 2006-2016 Wisconsin Projections, Office of Economic Advisors, Department of Workforce Development September 23, 2008

  21. What is the Relationship of Career and Technical Education to STEM • STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics • Agricultural, Food & Natural Resources • Architecture and Construction • Health Science • Information Technology • Manufacturing • Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

  22. What has been done and can be done to encourage interest in and participation in STEM and STEM related careers? What has been done?

  23. QUESTIONS? • What has been done and can be done to encourage interest in and participation in STEM and STEM related careers?

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