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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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
STEM Pathways for AllThe objective of this session is to: 1) increase your awareness of the breadth of opportunities in STEM
careers for all students, and 2) prepare you to share these opportunities using positive language
that is attractive to students
K-12 Engineering Education ConsultantPh. D. Student in Engineering Education, Purdue University2011 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Recipient
Acknowledgements
National AllianceFor Partnerships in Equity
Education Foundation
Workshop Resources Available Online at
meaganross.com/workshop_cteec2012_stempathways
With ONE item per post it, list as many things as you can that you’ve used TODAY that have been engineered.
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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
STEM careers are essential to our health, happiness & safety
STEM professionals are creative & collaborative problem-solvers
STEM professionals make a world of difference and help shape the future
Work in groups of two, read through the matrix of engineering jobs andcategorize according to health, happiness & safety
www.sciencebuddies.org
Science Buddieshttp://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 Statisticshttp://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
• 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?
182,000
1950 2009
Numbers of workers in
science and engineering occupations
5.4 Million
Average annual growth rate of 5.9%
5X the growth rate for total workforce
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Understand the demand
7 out of 10 of the fastest growing occupations (requiring at least a 2 year degree) are in STEM!
2009 NSF WMPD Report
In the workforce, only 1 out of 10 engineers is a woman.
womenare in
demand
Only 17.8% of engineering bachelor’s degrees are awarded to women.
2009 NSF WMPD Report
In the workforce, only 1 out of 20 engineers is black.
Diversity is in demand
Only 12.4% of engineering bachelor’s degrees are awarded
to underrepresented minorities.
In the workforce, only 1 out of 15 engineers is Hispanic.
2009 NSF WMPD Report
STEM Pathways for All
The objective of this session is to: 1) increase your
awareness of the breadth of opportunities in STEM careers for all students, and
2) 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