Download - Engaging Youth with Astronomy and Technology
STEM workforce for the futureThe United States alone faces a shortage of 140,000 to 190,000 people with deep analytical skills, and a further lack of 1.5 million managers capable of analyzing Big Data and making decisions based on their findings.
Manyika et al. 2011
Science and Technology Literacy
Success in a technology rich world and equitable access to the resources of modern society is the civil rights issue of the 21st century, with women, minorities and people of low socioeconomic status being the ‘designated serfs of the information age’
Moses & Cobb 2002
S70% of physics
and science teachers have no major in
that field
T10%
American schools
offer any kind of coding
E3% of 2009
graduates had taken engineering in high
school
M2/3 of middle school maths
teachers are not
qualified
Teen Hangouts
November: Building Websites and
Coding
December: Capturing the Cosmos
January: Programming 3D
February: 3D Printing
March: Astronomy
April: Virtual Exhibits
May: Mapping
June: Game Design
GDH 201475 High School Girls37 STEM Professional Mentors
.... cultural, stereotypes that prevail so strongly that most young women think “typical” scientists are men.....
Hill et al. 2013
PROVIDE YOUTH ACCESS TO STEM DISCIPLINES AND MENTORS.
Mentoring is one of several factors that can positively influence the success of racial and ethnic minority students in STEM.
Museus et al. 2011
Seeing women who have
succeeded in STEM is a vital for inspiring and motivating young women, especially when they can relate to these role models as people with lives outside of the lab.
Evans, Whigham, & Wang, 1995; Liston et al., 2008
STEM WorkshopsGirls show higher levels of engagement when activities encourage:
• Collaboration and cooperative peer engagement (Brickhouse et al. 2000; Stake & Nickens 2005; Williams 2006)
• Problem-solving activities that
allow multiple paths and many possible answers (Inkpen 1999)
PROVIDE AUTHENTIC ENGAGEMENT FOR STUDENTS
STEM subjects need to be delivered in tangible and real life oriented ways.
Traurig et. al 2010
STEM SkillsHighlighting the unexpected
- Communication- Team work- Creativity
Building confidence with the expected
- Coding- Problem Solving
The Adler recognizes that transportation costs and lack of familiarity with museums can prevent many Chicago families from coming to the Museum Campus. Committed to engaging a broader cross-section of people with science, Adler leaders are developing innovative programs—in partnership with CPS, the Chicago Park District, Chicago Public Libraries, Hive Chicago Learning Network, and other community organizations—to reach students and their families where they are. Five years from now, a student’s first encounter with Adler programming may be at their school, neighborhood library, park, or community center.
EXPAND THE ADLER’S REACH IN COMMUNITIES OF NEED
Alyssa Hui (left) and Terry Melo (right) spent most of their summer writing blog posts on Zooniverse Citizen Science projects, giving presentations to their peers and Adler visitors, and doing scientific research… but they also spent some time eating candy and cupcakes with their mentor Dr. Bans.
• Students demonstrated significant gains in STEM-related skills and museum related-content knowledge.
Build students’ STEM related skills and content knowledge.
• Exposure to the Adler positively affected attitudes, even from those with lower levels of involvement.
• The students with the greatest involvement experienced the greatest positive attitudinal impact.
• Positive attitudes were the results of encountering diverse experiences and feeling challenged.
Reinforce positive attitudes toward museums and STEM subjects.
• The partnership programs were able to engage a diverse community of AFAHS students and other under-represented teens.
• Programs that empowered youth to contribute made them feel highly valued.
• The diverse suite of programs provided opportunities successful in gaining student engagement beyond what was mandatory.
Develop a suite of programs that allows for multiple entry points to engender a sense of belonging within the scientific and museum community.