careers in science, math, and engineering

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



Questions & Closing

CEO

DoctorFinance,

Marketing& Sales

Patent Lawyer

Coach

Chemical

Mechanical

Civil

Electrical

Environmental



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



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…



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…



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…



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…



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…



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…



Questions & Closing

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?



Questions & Closing

Discussion

Name that Career!

What careers did you identify from your magazine items?



Questions & Closing

Discussion

Name that Career!

What have you learned about careers in Science & Math?



Questions & Closing

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



Questions & Closing

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.



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



Questions & Closing

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



Questions & Closing





SteM

1970



Questions & Closing



Questions & Closing

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.



Questions & Closing

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



Questions & Closing

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



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



Questions & Closing

Leaky Pipeline

Chilly Climate



Questions & Closing

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



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



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



Questions & Closing

Objective: You will be able to recognize and address gender bias and

stereotypes.





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



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



Questions & Closing





SteM



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



Questions & Closing

REVIEW

Questions?



Questions & Closing

Discussion

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Extra slides

Technological Literacy

Technology is the process by which humans modify nature

to meet their needs and wants.



Questions & Closing

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



Questions & Closing

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


difference and help shape the futureExample


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


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

References

Closing the gap in engineering

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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

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high

poorly developed

highly developed

limited

extensive