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STEM Girls Grow Confidence With Science

STEM Girls Grow Confidence With Science. Sue Caley Opsal , Co-PI Illinois Valley Community College. Grant Team. Sue Caley Opsal, Co-PI Dorene Perez, PI Jim Gibson, Co-PI Rose Marie Lynch, Co-PI Kristi Eager, Middle School Science Teacher John Fusinatto, Middle School Science Teacher.

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STEM Girls Grow Confidence With Science

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  1. STEM Girls Grow ConfidenceWith Science Sue CaleyOpsal, Co-PI Illinois Valley Community College Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  2. Grant Team • Sue Caley Opsal, Co-PI • Dorene Perez, PI • Jim Gibson, Co-PI • Rose Marie Lynch, Co-PI • Kristi Eager, Middle School Science Teacher • John Fusinatto, Middle School Science Teacher Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  3. The Challenge • Women still underrepresented in engineering technology • Encourage girls to consider science, technology, engineering, and math careers • Prepare for advanced course work in high school • Foster independent thinking Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  4. Middle School Program • Began Spring 2010 • Two Co-Lead middle school teachers • Co-PI Coordinates • Focus on girls • One full day campus visit per semester • All activities hands-on • Assessments • Integration of STEM • Career exploration Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  5. Best Practices for Success • Partners • Participants • Parents • Hands-on STEM tasks • Long-term program • Campus visits • College honor students • Research and evaluation Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  6. Choosing Partners • Passionate teachers • Excited about your goals • Understand population • Administrative buy-in Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  7. Choosing Participants:STEM Girls • Not based on grades • Based on interest • Will follow through • 23 girls this year • 48% Hispanic • 68% poverty level Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  8. STEM Girls Name • Girls christen themselves…. • Smart • Team where • Everyone • Matters Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  9. Parent Participation Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  10. Hands-on STEM Tasks • Robots • Computer hardware • Genetics and DNA • Diodes • Rockets • Forensic science • Microscopy • Math Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  11. Science Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  12. Lego Mindstorm Robots Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  13. Making Diodes Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  14. Long-term Program • Began spring 2010 and continues today • Multiple college instructors from many disciplines • Most activities are periodic • Lego Mindstorm NXT (robots) ongoing • One campus visit per semester Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  15. Completed Robot Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  16. Campus Visits Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  17. Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  18. Research and Evaluation • Surveys • Interviews • Random sample studies • Effect of Parent Participation (Diodes) • Boy-girl Behavioral study (March 2011) Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  19. Pre and Post Survey Questions • Boys can design and build things • Girls can design and build things • I like to think about the way things work • I like to explore how mechanical gadgets work • Girls can be as good as boys in math • My parent has suggested I consider a career in STEM • *Likert scale suggestions Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  20. Interviews • Evaluate pre and post activity confidence • Sample questions: • I prefer to complete hands-on tasks alone • I prefer to complete hands-on tasks with a team • Likert scale confidence questions • Programming robots • Building robots • Performing math problems • Taking apart computer/reassembling Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  21. Computer Activity Clip Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  22. Outcomes: Confident in… • Working alone: 28% • Working with team: 94% • Millennium generation characteristics Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  23. Outcomes: Confident in… • Building/constructing, using tools, hardware (legos, screwdrivers) BEFORE 33% • Building/constructing, using tools, hardware (legos, screwdrivers) AFTER 72% • Video interviews 1 Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  24. Outcomes: Confident in… • Programming a robot: BEFORE 27% • Programming a robot: AFTER 76% • Computer: BEFORE 28% • Computer: AFTER 55% • Video clip: Interviews 2 Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  25. Random Sample Studies • Build a diode activity • Effect of parent participation • Girls participating with a parent had more positive attitudes towards science, technology, and engineering careers (95% confidence level) • Both groups said the activity increased their confidence in technical skills • Involving parent in activities may be an effective recruiting strategy for girls Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  26. Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  27. Future Research • Explore gender roles - have they changed with the millennial generation • Behavioral study of STEM girls paired with a boy completing a hands-on task • Behavioral study of non-STEM girls paired with a boy completing a hands-on task Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

  28. For More Information • Grant website: www.ivcc.edu/nsf • Grant Team Phone Numbers: • Sue Caley Opsal: 815-224-0412 • Dorene Perez: 815-224-0221 • Jim Gibson: 815-224-0453 • Rose Marie Lynch: 815-224-0209 • Kristi Eager & John Fusinatto: 815-223-0933 Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults, and Women

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