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 K-12 Engineering Education Consultant Ph. D. Student in Engineering Education, Purdue University 2011 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Recipient Acknowledgements National Alliance For Partnerships in Equity Education Foundation Workshop Resources Available Online at meaganross.com/workshop_ cteec2012_stempathways 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 and categorize according to health, happiness & safety

Science Buddies -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 Statistics 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, 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 MARKET WATCH 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. women are in demand Only 17.8% of engineering bachelor’s degrees are awarded to women 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 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 meaganross.com/workshop_ cteec2012_stempathways