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Partnerships for STEM Exposure for Every
Student
Bill Hatch, M.A. J.D.NCDPI CTE Equity, Civil Rights and Special Populations Coordinator
NC
Nontraditional Careers
–An occupation or field of work, including computer science, technology, and other emerging high skill occupations, and
–For which individuals from one gender comprise less than 25 percent of the individuals employed in the occupation or field of work.
Two of Eight CTE Core Indicators
Secondary
nontraditional
participation and
completion rates
are trending
slightly higher,
however it may not
make any
significant changes
to the future STEM
job force.
24.525
25.526
26.527
27.528
28.529
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
Source: 2007 NC CAR
NC NT Enrollment Rates
NAPE Five Step Process
STEM occupations have education requirements that range from
a high school diploma and on-the-job training to a PhD.
NC’s RttT STEM Objectives
• Provide new opportunities for students in the lowest-achieving schools and districts to attend schools that will better support their achievement and successful graduation and lead them to college and career readiness.
NC’s RttT STEM Objectives
To reduce a potentially crippling workforce knowledge gap and to prepare more students – especially those who traditionally have been underrepresented – for STEM careers
Present and Future Job Market
A globally competitive, knowledge-based economy is a fact of life for North Carolina’s high school students – now and for the foreseeable future – STEM skills are critical drivers in that economy.
Career Opportunities
Fields such as biotechnology, software design, aeronautical engineering, and others – will require adaptability, creativity, critical thinking, and technical competence in STEM.
Career Opportunities
• Employment in these areas is projected to grow 70 percent faster than growth for other occupations.
• STEM graduates on average are expected to enjoy better employment prospects and higher starting salaries than graduates in non-STEM fields.
Getting More Students
in the STEM Pipeline
Nontraditional
Underrepresented (UR)
•African Americans account for about 15 percent of the population between ages 20 and 24, however, earn only about 8 percent of science and engineering degrees.
•The ratio is similar for Hispanics.
National Science Foundation
PR
OJ
EC
TS
Gaps and Perceptions
Engineering is Elementary
• http://www.mos.org/eie/
We hear that little kids can’t engineer . We say they’re born engineers - they naturally want to solve problems - and the current process tends to educate it out of them.Christine Cunningham, Engineering is Elementary
Inviting and engaging to
students who are “at risk” or
traditionally UR.
Rachel Freeman Elementary 2010 EOG
5th Grade Reading 75% … 26%
Math 81% … 10%
Science 83% … 37%
http://www.nhcs.k12.nc.us/freeman/
Rachel Freeman ElementaryEOG 2010
4th Grade Reading 62% … 11%
Math 69% … 2%
3rd Grade Reading 53%
Math 73%
Rachel Freeman Elementary
• http://www.nhcs.k12.nc.us/freeman/
• http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp?S=9889513&nav=menu157_2
• http://www.changetheequation.org/featuredprograms/teaching-children-that-engineering-is-elementary/
Looking for STEM curriculum that provides pathway of
feeder schools from Elementary…
…to Middle…
…to High School…and beyond.
Positive Outcomes of
PLTW students who began sixth grade at lower
proficiency levels in math, reading and science, and with lower attendance rates had
greatly reduced those gaps by the eighth grade.
~2009 Study by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• NCSU Engineering Department and WISE as clearing house for speakers–NT or UR role models at Science Fun Days, Career Fairs, Career Nights, or Family STEM Nights
STEM Symposiums
Pre-K STEM Programs
Afterschool STEM Programs
Elementary Exploring Career Decisions
Seek Out Partners/Explore Ideas
Challenges
& Questions
Partnerships for STEM Exposure for Every
Student
Bill Hatch, M.A. J.D.NCDPI CTE Equity, Civil Rights and Special Populations Coordinator