careers in science, math, and engineering
DESCRIPTION
The purpose of this counselor professional development was to inform counselors about STEM careers and how they can help prepare students for such occupations. An overview of major issues involved with gender stereotypes, bias, and disparities in STEM was introduced along with tools and resources to address such concerns in the K-12 environment. Interactive activities saught to develop the counselors’ confidence in advocating and counseling students for careers in STEM. This presentation was designed for the Plano ISD P-12 counselors. The majority of these counselors attended a workshop in 2008 about “What is Engineering?” Some of this workshop was a review, but careers in science and math were also introduced. This specific workshop was presented on Nov 30, 2010 by Meagan Ross ([email protected]).TRANSCRIPT
Meagan RossPh.D. Student
Engineering EducationPurdue University
CAREERS IN SCIENCE & MATH
A partnership with the Dallas Women’s Foundation
Tegwin PulleyStrategic Planning &
DiversityWomen of TI Fund
30 November 2010
After you’ve finished your Survey,
Flip through a magazine &select any images or articles that
you feel have any relation to SCIENCE
TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING OR
MATHActivity
Pre-survey is in your packet on yellow paper
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATH
….EVERYWHERE!
Discussion
Meagan RossPh.D. Student
Engineering EducationPurdue University
CAREERS IN SCIENCE & MATH
A partnership with the Dallas Women’s Foundation
Tegwin PulleyStrategic Planning &
DiversityWomen of TI Fund
30 November 2010
Objectives You will be able introduce and counsel
students (and parents) on careers in SteM
You will be able to recognize and address gender bias and stereotypes
You will develop a plan to introduce students and inform parents of careers in
SteM
AgendaSteM Careers & Preparing Your Students 8:50 - 9:30
Gender Bias & Stereotypes 9:30 - 10:00
Implementation: Creating Your Action Plan 10:00 - 10:15
Survey 10:15 - 10:25
Final Questions & Closing 10:25 - 10:30
Status
STEM is necessary for sustaining US capacity and
global competition for technological innovations
SteM Careers, Preparing StudentsGender Bias & Stereotypes
ImplementationSurvey
Questions & Closing
What is Engineering?
Engineers make a world of difference and help shape the future
Engineering is essential to our health, happiness & safety
Engineers are creative & collaborative problem-solvers
REVIEW
SteM Careers, Preparing StudentsGender Bias & Stereotypes
ImplementationSurvey
Questions & Closing
CEO
DoctorFinance,
Marketing& Sales
Patent Lawyer
Coach
Chemical
Mechanical
Civil
Electrical
Environmental
SteM Careers, Preparing StudentsGender Bias & Stereotypes
ImplementationSurvey
Questions & Closing
Name that Career!As we review career
opportunities in science & math, try to connect your magazine
items to a career. Note themes of health, happiness, and safety.
Activity
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ImplementationSurvey
Questions & Closing
Science Careers
Analyze different types of taste bud
receptors to understand how
the tongue detects different
flavors.
Uncover the relationship between a
protein's genetic mutations and a
patient's symptoms to
better understand a disease.
Protect gorillas from extinction
by studying their habitats and
interactions in the wild.
Investigate all the physiological side
effects that a flight into space has on a human
being's body.
A biologist could…
SteM Careers, Preparing StudentsGender Bias & Stereotypes
ImplementationSurvey
Questions & Closing
Science Careers
Develop a synthetic
fiber that can stop a
speeding bullet.
Help discover new
medicines that alleviate pain or cure diseases.
Figure out how to make hair-styling
gel work better.
Discover new processes that could solve the world's
energy crisis.
A chemist could…
SteM Careers, Preparing StudentsGender Bias & Stereotypes
ImplementationSurvey
Questions & Closing
Science Careers
Help avoid famines by
projecting how climate change
will affect worldwide
farming and food
distribution.
Find an underground water reserve
that can be used to produce
geothermal energy.
Gather and evaluate
meteorological data to predict
a drought.
Help refineries reduce their
toxic gas emissions,
which contribute to acid rain and
global warming.
An environmental scientist could…
SteM Careers, Preparing StudentsGender Bias & Stereotypes
ImplementationSurvey
Questions & Closing
Math Careers
Design and decipher codes to help our military and intelligence
agencies securely transmit and
retrieve sensitive information.
Predict how fast tumors will grow
and how well chemotherapy
can shrink them, using a
mathematical model.
Mathematically model
interactions between different
animals to understand how the extinction of one species will impact the food
chain.
Develop a mathematical
model to predict tsunamis that develop after underwater
sediment avalanches.
A mathematician could…
SteM Careers, Preparing StudentsGender Bias & Stereotypes
ImplementationSurvey
Questions & Closing
Math Careers
Determine the monetary value
of unusual items, such as a concert pianist's
hands.
Price property insurance for homes, given their location
and the likelihood of a
natural disaster.
Analyze statistical
information about people over age 55 to
estimate deaths, disabilities, and
retirement rates.
Advise movie studio owners
about how much liability
insurance they should purchase
to cover dangerous sets.
An actuary could…
SteM Careers, Preparing StudentsGender Bias & Stereotypes
ImplementationSurvey
Questions & Closing
Math Careers
Develop metrics to
help a baseball team
manager evaluate a
player.
Work with public health
officials to estimate the number of
people afflicted with
flu in a region.
Analyze the failure rates of engine parts exposed to
extreme weather
conditions.
Develop and interpret a sampling
survey so that governments can predict population
growth.
A statistician could…
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Careers in STEM
subjects to study in high schooldegree required
median salaryprojected job growth
overviewread interviews
Link on
resource site
You can learn:
Name that Career!
What themes of health, happiness, and safety among
these careers did you recognize?
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ImplementationSurvey
Questions & Closing
Discussion
Name that Career!
What careers did you identify from your magazine items?
SteM Careers, Preparing StudentsGender Bias & Stereotypes
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Discussion
Name that Career!
What have you learned about careers in Science & Math?
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Discussion
Work Valuesintrinsic values typically refer to the importance
placed on autonomy and interest
social values refer to an importance placed on
working with people and making contributions to
society
extrinsic values refer to an importance to make money and have job
security
prestige values refer to an importance placed on
having a prestigious and respected occupation
Work Values
SteM Careers, Preparing StudentsGender Bias & Stereotypes
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White
African Amer.
Asian
African Amer.
Asian
Latino/amales
females
How can STEM careers appeal to all students?
Approximately 50% of middle school students indicate that they do not plan to
take mathematics and science courses beyond what their schools require.
However, the same students indicate that they would be interested in going to college, and taking college-level mathematics courses.
SteM Careers, Preparing StudentsGender Bias & Stereotypes
ImplementationSurvey
Questions & Closing
StrategiesUse common technology artifacts to initiate
conversations (food packaging, office supplies, electronics) to introduce STEM careers.
Use the environment around you (construction sites, news articles, healthcare, etc.) as tools to introduce importance & value of STEM careers.
Connect students with mentors or host guest speakers. (DFW-STEC)
Take advantage of course selection conversations to navigate students toward STEM careers.
Talk to parents about encouraging their children to consider STEM careers.
Application
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for Introducing Students to Careers in STEM
AwarenessInterestConfidence
Role Play
Objective: You will be able to introduce and counsel students (and parents) on careers in
STEM
Using the strategies you’ve learned, role play with a neighbor with one of
the scenarios on your table.
Activity
SteM Careers, Preparing StudentsGender Bias & Stereotypes
ImplementationSurvey
Questions & Closing
Objectives You will be able introduce and counsel
students (and parents) on careers in SteM
You will be able to recognize and address gender bias and stereotypes
You will develop a plan to introduce students and inform parents of careers in
SteM
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SteM Careers, Preparing StudentsGender Bias & Stereotypes
ImplementationSurvey
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F: 20%
F: 6%
F: 30% M: 8%
C1970:
A survival manual for the girl who wants it allWhy shouldn't a girl have everything: career, husband, children, and a fascinating social life.
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Implicit bias
About 70% of more than half a million Implicit Association Tests completed by citizens of 34
countries revealed expected implicit stereotypes associating science with males
more than with females
SteM Careers, Preparing StudentsGender Bias & Stereotypes
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Implicit stereotype = gender inequality
GirlsGirls earn more credits in math & science
courses than boys
Female high school graduates have a higher combined GPA in math & science
courses than boys
In 2009, 55 percent of AP test-takers were girls, but in STEM-related areas on 41%
While more females are participating in AP math & science, they are not performing
at the levels of their male counterparts
Application
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ImplementationSurvey
Questions & Closing
In Math & Science
AwarenessInterestConfidence
Gender Gap in Engineering
• Remaining steady over the past two decades, only 18.6% of undergraduate engineering students are women.
• In the workforce, only 1/10 engineers is a woman.
Computer Engineer 2010 Barbie Doll
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Leaky Pipeline
Chilly Climate
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vs.
Attracting and retaining more women in the STEM workforce will
maximize innovation, creativity, and competitiveness
Forms of BiasInvisibility- 1
Stereotyping- 2Unreality- 3
Imbalance and Selectivity- 4Fragmentation & Isolation- 5
Linguistic Bias- 6 Cosmetic Bias- 7
SteM Careers, Preparing StudentsGender Bias & Stereotypes
ImplementationSurvey
Questions & Closing
Strategiesteaching females students that success in mathematics
and science is not based on innate ability
increasing exposure of female students to successful female mathematicians and scientists
providing “prescriptive, informational feedback”
Application
SteM Careers, Preparing StudentsGender Bias & Stereotypes
ImplementationSurvey
Questions & Closing
strategies to encourage females in STEM
creating classroom environments that engage and create lasting interest in science and
math
Have girls recruit girls: attain a critical mass
Emphasize usefulness and relevanceStart early and young
Think – Pair – Share
Share a time you experienced or observed gender bias or stereotyping in
STEM. Using the strategies you’ve learned, discuss ways you can address
this in the future.
Activity
SteM Careers, Preparing StudentsGender Bias & Stereotypes
ImplementationSurvey
Questions & Closing
Objective: You will be able to recognize and address gender bias and
stereotypes.
Objectives You will be able introduce and counsel
students (and parents) on careers in SteM
You will be able to recognize and address gender bias and stereotypes
You will develop a plan to introduce students and inform parents of careers in
SteM
Implementation
Using the strategies you’ve learned, and working with your colleagues, develop a plan to introduce STEM careers to your students, and/or inform parents of how to help guide their children in STEM career preparation.
Activity
SteM Careers, Preparing StudentsGender Bias & Stereotypes
ImplementationSurvey
Questions & Closing
Objective: You will be able to develop a plan to
introduce students and inform parents of STEM careers
Survey
As you are wrapping up your action plan, please begin the post-survey.
Pass it in when you are finished.For information on the purpose of this assessment,
please see your handout.
–Thank youSurvey
SteM Careers, Preparing StudentsGender Bias & Stereotypes
ImplementationSurvey
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Objectives You will be able introduce and counsel
students (and parents) on careers in SteM
You will be able to recognize and address gender bias and stereotypes
You will develop a plan to introduce students and inform parents of careers in
SteM
SteM Careers, Preparing StudentsGender Bias & Stereotypes
ImplementationSurvey
Questions & Closing
REVIEW
Engineering makes a world of difference
Career exploration and planning for STEM careers is important
Gender bias exists & hurts students
Enduring Understandings
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REVIEW
Questions?
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Discussion
BACKUP
Extra slides
Technological Literacy
Technology is the process by which humans modify nature
to meet their needs and wants.
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What is TECHNOLOGY?
Technological Literacy
the goal of technological literacy is to provide people with the tools to participate intelligently and thoughtfully in the world around them
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What is Technological Literacy?
Engineers make a world of
difference and help shape the futureExample
• The most common undergraduate degree among Fortune 500 CEOs is Engineering.
• 1 in 5 CEOs have an engineering degree.
Source: Spencer Stuart 2005 Report
Engineers make a world of
difference and help shape the futureExample
Engineers make a world of
difference and help shape the future
Tom LandryIndustrial Engineer
Example
How do engineers think?
Engineering Design Process
Boston Museum Of Science
Engineersare creative and
collaborative problem-solvers
Average starting salary offers for engineers
Source: 2009 survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers
Engineersare creative and
collaborative problem-solvers
Engineers make a world of
difference and help shape the future
Application
How can you use real life Examples to introduce engineering
to your students?
Why do we care about the gender gap
in engineering?
Gender gap in EngineeringDiscussion
Scenarios1. Zoe2. Maura3. Rebecca
Gender bias in the classroomActivity
Strategies• Start early and young. • Have girls recruit girls: attain a critical mass. • Emphasize usefulness and relevance. • Use role models. • Revisit curriculum and teaching styles. • Teach the parents. • Teach other teachers and staff. • Do it again next year.
Closing the gap in engineeringApplication
Resources to help you• List of resources that they can use to advise
students.
Closing the gap in engineering
Capabilities
Ways of Thinking & Acting
Knowledge
low
high
poorly developed
highly developed
limited
extensive