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

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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

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