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Linking STEM Careers to Student Work Values

Acknowledgements . National Alliance For Partnerships in Equity Education Foundation. Linking STEM Careers to Student Work Values. The objective of this session is to: introduce a framework for guiding STEM career conversations and interactions based on work values, and

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Linking STEM Careers to Student Work Values

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  1. Acknowledgements National Alliance For Partnerships in Equity Education Foundation Linking STEM Careers to Student Work Values The objective of this session is to: introduce a framework for guiding STEM career conversations and interactions based on work values, and prepare you to counsel students using language that is attractive to students. Workshop Resources Available Online at meaganross.com/workshops_cteec2012_stemworkvalues/ K-12 Engineering Education Consultant Ph. D. Student in Engineering Education, Purdue University 2011 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Recipient

  2. With ONEitem per post it, list qualities that are important to your students in selecting their career.

  3. CREATE A CONCEPT MAP

  4. White females Over 10 years 10% increase African Amer. Asian males A sample of 31,731 students were surveyed from 1995 to 2004

  5. intrinsic

  6. Intrinsic: Autonomy • The most common undergraduate degree among Fortune 500 CEOs is Engineering. • 1 in 5 CEOs have an engineering degree. Source: Spencer Stuart 2005 Report

  7. social

  8. Social: Contribution STEM careersare essential to our health, happiness& safety STEM professionalsare creative& collaborative problem-solvers STEM professionalsmake a world of difference and help shape the future

  9. extrinsic

  10. MARKET WATCH Understand the demand 5.4 Million Numbers of workers in scienceand engineering occupations Average annual growth rate of 5.9% 5Xthe growth rate for total workforce 182,000 1950 2009 7 out of 10 of the fastest growing occupations (requiring at least a 2 year degree) are in STEM!

  11. Compare Salaries http://www.jobsearchintelligence.com/NACE/jobseekers/salary-calculator.php provides a salary calculator. Identify a career that is NOTScience Technology Engineering or Math and compare that starting salary to a starting STEM salary. STEM Career Salary $ ________ Non-STEM Career Salary $ ________

  12. prestige

  13. Prestige: Respect Ellen Ochoa Engineer & first Latino female astronaut Valerie Thomas Inventor of 3D displays & AsstChief of Space Science &Data Operations,NASA Jane Goodall Biologist who studied the intelligence of chimps and apes

  14. Patent Lawyers are needed to protect the many advanced technologies that have been and will be created. We need more engineers, and thus we need more people to teach those engineers In order to market and sell to engineers, you have to know the language! 14% of MIT engineering graduates are hired by financial firms… WHY? Problem Solving Skills! Biomedicical or mechanical engineers may go onto medicine to better create technologies to improve health. The most common undergraduate degree among Fortune 500 CEOs is Engineering. 1 in 5 CEOs have an engineering degree. CEO Doctor Finance Patent Lawyer Teacher Sales & Marketing With an Engineering Education, the SKYis the limit for Career Opportunities! Your Engineering Education becomes a Launching Pad Add Strong Building Blocks Bio- Medical Industrial Environ-mental Chemical Electrical Mechan-ical Civil Engineering Disciplines Foundation in Science & Math

  15. Linking STEM Careers to Student Work Values The objective of this session is to: introduce a framework for guiding STEM career conversations and interactions based on work values, and prepare you to counsel students using 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/workshops_cteec2012_stemworkvalues/ Mail@MeaganRoss.com

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