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Julian S. Green, Program Coordinator of the MIT Saturday Engineering Enrichment & Discovery (SEED) Academy and Shawna L. Young, Executive Director of the MIT Office of Outreach Programs, spoke about the initiatives the MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs (OEOP) has undertaken to create a pipeline for middle and high school students to enter the STEM fields.
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NPEA Presentation:
“Increasing & Diversifying the STEM Pipeline through Enrichment
Programming”
Shawna YoungExecutive Director
MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs (OEOP)
Julian S. GreenProgram Coordinator, SEED Academy & CORE ProgramMIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs (OEOP)
Our Mission:
To increase the number of students pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and math with emphasis on underserved populations.
To create a bridge between the world-class resources of MIT and the communities we serve.
To empower students to become stewards of the science and engineering as well as ambassadors of change.
Our Programs: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
(STEM) Program
MIT Science and Baseball Program (MSBP)
Saturday Engineering Enrichment and Discovery (SEED) Academy
Confronting Obstacles and Realizing Expectations (CORE) Program
Minority Introduction to Engineering and Sciences (MITES) Program
Erin M. SaliusProgram Manager, Middle School Programs
Summer Institute (July 6 - August 7 ‘09)
Mentoring Program (October ‘09 - May ‘10)
Parents Programming Series (Academic Year)
LEVEL Grade Entering Courses
1 6th grade Biology & Topics in Algebra
2 7th grade Chemistry & Physics
3 8th grade Probability/Statistics & Vector Mechanics
4 9th grade Precalculus & Robotics
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Erin M. SaliusProgram Manager, Middle School Programs
Summer Institute (July 6 – July 31 ‘09)
Mentoring Program (October ‘09 - May ‘10)
Parents Programming Series (Academic Year)
Time Activity
9:00 – 9:30 am Homework review; breakfast
9:45 – 10:45 am Morning class session I
11:00 am – noon Morning class session II
Noon – 12:45 pm Lunch + Chalk Talk
1:00 – 3:45 pm Baseball practice
3:45 – 4:00 pm Reflection period
4:00 pm Dismissal
(Middle School Student + MIT Student) x 8 months = Mentoring
Mentoring Program Year
04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10
# Students Participating
36 48 52 59 56 62
Date Time Activity
10/24/09 11:00am-2:00pm Orientation + MIT Admissions Presentation
11/7/09 11:00am-2:00pm Eat brunch in Google’s cafeteria in Kendall Square and tour the facilities
11/21/09 11:00am-2:00pm Ninth-grade cohort only
12/5/09 11:00am-2:00pm Ninth grade graduation; Challenge activity
2/6/09 11:00am-2:00pm Service project planning + Mid-year check in
3/6/09 11:00am-2:00pm Service project
4/24/09 11:00am-2:00pm Bowling
5/8/09 11:00am-2:00pm Closing Ceremony
MIT Saturday Engineering Enrichment & Discovery (SEED)
Academy
Ms. Julian S. GreenProgram Coordinator
• Three and half semester program
• Serves 80-90 students in grades
9-12 from many different backgrounds and perspectives
• Curricula in seven engineering strands and Life Mastery
• Evaluation focused on academic, attitudinal, and collaborative assessment
• Weekly tutoring program
• Parent Programming, Mentoring, Leadership Seminars, and College Information Sessions
Fall Session (September 2009 – December 2010)
Spring Session (February 2010 – May 2010)
Parents Programming Series (Academic Year)
Leadership Series (Academic Year)
•9th grade (Spring Semester)– Mechanical Engineering
•10th grade (Fall Semester)– Civil Engineering
•10th grade (Spring Semester) – Aero/Astro Engineering
•11th grade (Fall Semester)– Computer Science
•11th grade (Spring Semester) – Robotics
•12th grade (Fall Semester)– Electronics
•12th grade (Spring Semester) – Synthetic Biology
9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade
FALL 2008
Theme
Application & Selection
Civil Engineering Computer Science Electronics
Core SubjectsGeometryPhysics
Python ComputerLanguage
Pre-CalculusPhysics
Life Mastery
Time ManagementStudy Skills
Writing SkillsTest Taking Skills
SAT Prep
Applying toCollege &
Financial Aid
Final ProjectBridge Building &
Levee AnalysisComputer Game
Development
Circuit Designfor Games or
Music Filtering
SPRING 2009
Theme Mechanical EngineeringAeronautics/ Astronautics
RoboticsSynthetic Biology/ Biological
Engineering
Core SubjectsAlgebraPhysics
GeometryPhysics
Pre-calculusPhysics
Pre-calculusBiology
Life MasterySelf-AssessmentTeamwork Skills
Writing Skills
Writing &Communication
Skills
SAT Prep &College
Exploration
Preparing forCollege Life
Final ProjectThe EngineeringDesign Process
Aircraft WingDesign
Lego MindstormNXT Robots
BiologicalEngineering
Ms. Julian S. GreenProgram Coordinator
Summer 2009
• Two week summer program to increase quantitative reasoning skills of Boston & Cambridge area youth
• Serves 10-15 students rising 9th & 10th graders from many different backgrounds and perspectives
• The premise for CORE is that all students can excel in math and scientific reasoning if they are provided with a fundamental core of mathematical knowledge.
• Evaluation focused on academic, attitudinal, and collaborative assessments
Summer Session 2008 Session (August 11-15,
2008)
Summer Session 2009 Session ( August 10-
21, 2009)
Summer Session 2010 Session
(planning for mid-August)
Curricula in covers six major topics:
• Basic Computation
• Conversion and Transformation
• Estimation and Approximation
• Ratios and Proportions
• Unit Analysis
• Variable Manipulation and Equalities
Life Science:› Chemistry› Biology› Bio-Chemistry
Math:› Calculus I› Advanced Calculus
Physics:› Physics I (Mechanics)› Physics II
(Electromagnetism)› Physics III ( Waves and
Optics)
Electives:› Mechanical Design› Electronics› Genomics › Computer Science
Classes are at a MIT Undergraduate level
Fun Activities› Ice Cream Social› Trolley Tour› 4th of July BBQ› Final Awards
Banquet› Talent Show
Field Trips› Six Flags› Boat Cruise › Google
Career Seminars› MIT Dean of the School
of Engineering› MIT Dean of the School
of Science › MIT Science and
Engineering Faculty
College Prep Activities › Admissions Dinners› Financial Aid Seminar› College Fair
All students can apply to the MITES Program The following students are encouraged to
apply› 1st Generation to go to college› Absence in the individual's family of science
and engineering backgrounds; › individual's from high schools who have
historically sent less than 50% of its graduates to 4-year colleges;
› Attends a school that presents challenges for success at an urban elite university
› Underrepresented minorities
Received ~1000 applications 70 students accepted
› # of students is based on funding and application pool
~7% Acceptance Rate, lower than MIT Students from 25 states, Washington, DC and
Puerto Rico› Massachusetts – 6 › California – 8› Texas – 7› New York – 6 › Florida – 5
We have a broad definition of diversity, which includes:
• Working extremely hard to get a diverse applicant pool by recruiting at schools with diverse student bodies
• Build relationships with administration and teachers at underserved schools in Boston, Cambridge, & Lawrence, MA and urban areas
• Host students from local and national regions at MIT and visit target schools to recruit students
• Partner with other community organizations and outreach programs to recruit students
• Provide students and parents with opportunities that they want to share with others
• Provide OPEN access - All of our Programs are FREE of charge!
• Selecting students based on their academic record and potential, enthusiasm for science and math, and teacher recommendations
OEOP Student Demographics
Total number of Students = ~300
• 50-70% Underrepresented Minorities
• 50-70%Free/Reduced Lunch
• ~50%Female and ~50% Male
• ~75% Boston area and 25%Other States
Tracking students after they graduate from our programs
Helping our students transition to high school
Helping the most deserving students through the application process
Securing funding for the programs
Helping our students transition to college & tracking
Increased applications!!!!!› Moving to more comprehensive
online application submission and selection process
Lower Acceptance Rate› Collaborating with other programs
to share applications› Should we expand or replicate?
Need more college counseling › Students need professional
development and career counseling, in addition to content and networking opportunities
Local Collaborations
•Girl Scouts – Event w/ MIT Aero/Astro Department for ~100 middle school girls
•YMCA Black Achievers – 2 week summer program for 8th-10th graders
•B-SAFE – Visits to MIT
•Steppingstone – Future collaboration
Julian S. Green Shawna L. Young
Program Coordinator, Saturday Engineering Enrichment & Discovery (SEED) Academy
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySchool of Engineering77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 1-123Cambridge, MA 02139
p. 617-253-5063f. 617-324-1120
e. jsgreen@mit.eduurl. http://web.mit.edu/seed
Executive Director, OEOP
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySchool of Engineering77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 1-123Cambridge, MA 02139
p. 617-324-7199f. 617-324-1120
e. shawnay@mit.edu
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