An introduction to engineering for K-12 counselors and educators. Strategies are introduced for introducing students to engineering. This presentation was designed for the educators who participate in the T-STEM Gender Equity workshops hosted by WTIF-HTHH. This specific workshop was presented on Dec 1, 2010 by Meagan Ross (mail@meaganross.com).

1. 01 December 2010 What is engineering? Meagan Ross Ph.D. Student Engineering Education Purdue University Tegwin Pulley Strategic Planning & Diversity Women of TI Fund A partnership with the Dallas Women’s Foundation

2. Objective You will learn about engineeringin the context that appeals to students, and you will be prepared to use these messagesto introduce students to engineering according to their work values.

3. In groups of 2, make a list of 20 things you’ve used TODAY that have been engineered. Activity

4. Can you identify ONE thing that you used today that wasn’t touched by an engineer? Activity

5. Life takes engineering How can you use these activities to talk about engineering with your students? Application

6. Do you know an engineer? What do they do? Engineers make a world of difference and help shape the future Discussion

7. Engineers make a world of difference and help shape the future Example

8. Engineers make a world of difference and help shape the future Example

9. Tom Landry Industrial Engineer Engineers make a world of difference and help shape the future Example

10. The most common undergraduate degree among Fortune 500 CEOs is Engineering. 1 in 5 CEOs have an engineering degree. Engineers make a world of difference and help shape the future Source: Spencer Stuart 2005 Report Example

11. Mechanical Civil Environmental Chemical Electrical Business Leader Teacher Doctor Patent Lawyer Marketing& Sales Engineers make a world of difference and help shape the future

12. Engineers make a world of difference and help shape the future How can you use real life Examples to introduce engineering to your students? Application

13. What do engineers look like & how do they work? Stereotype vs. Actual Divide into two teams. Team 1 will make a list describing the stereotypical engineer. Team 2 will make a list describing an actual engineer. Activity Discussion Activity

14. How do engineers think & work? Engineering Design Process Engineersare creative and collaborative problem-solvers Boston Museum Of Science

15. Engineersare creative & collaborative problem-solvers How can you use this knowledge to advocate career/education opportunities in engineering to your students? Application

16. Engineering is Essential to our Health, Happiness, & Safety Work in groups of two, read through the matrix of engineering jobs and categorize accordingto health, happiness & safety Activity

17. Engineering is Essential to our Health, Happiness, & Safety How can you use what you learned in this activity to describe engineering to students or teachers? Application

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19. SteM Careers, Preparing Students Gender Bias & Stereotypes Implementation Survey 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

20. Work Values White females African Amer. African Amer. Asian Asian males Latino/a

21. Divide into four groups. Each group will take a quadrant from the work values table and prepare a short blurb on how to introduce engineering to a student with that value. Take notes, and be prepared to share with the group. Activity

22. What is the student’s passion or primary interest? Relate this to a career in engineering. intrinsic values typically refer to the importance placed on autonomy and interest

23. Engineering is here to stay… demand for jobs! extrinsic values refer to an importance to make money and have job security

24. prestige values refer to an importance placed on having a prestigious and respected occupation

25. social values refer to an importance placed on working with people and making contributions to society Engineering makes a world of difference and is Essential to our Health, Happiness, & Safety Engineering is collaborative & interdisciplinary

26. Role Play Practice with a partner counseling a student on engineering based on their work values. Ask the student questions to determine their interests & values Use what you’ve learned today to “sell” engineering.

27. Strategies for Introducing Students to Careers in STEM Use 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. Awareness Interest Confidence Application

28. 3-2-1 Reflection 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

29. Backup

30. Status STEM is necessary for sustaining US capacity and global competition for technological innovations

31. 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.

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34. C1970: A survival manual for the girl who wants it all Why shouldn't a girl have everything: career, husband, children, and a fascinating social life.

35. 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

36. Girls In Math & Science Girls 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 Awareness Interest Confidence Application

37. 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 out of 10 engineers is a woman. Computer Engineer 2010 Barbie Doll

38. Leaky Pipeline vs. Chilly Climate Attracting and retaining more women in the STEM workforce will maximize innovation, creativity, and competitiveness

39. Strategies strategies to encourage females in STEM teaching females students that success in mathematics and science is not based on innate ability increasing exposure of female students to successful female mathematicians, scientists, & engineers providing “prescriptive, informational feedback” creating classroom environments that engage and create lasting interest in science and math Have girls recruit girls: attain a critical mass Emphasize usefulness and relevance Start early and young Application

40. Objectives You will be able introduce students to careers in engineering based on artifacts, news, and the environment around you You will learn about the gender gap in engineering, and be prepared to address issues impeding girls’ entry into engineering

41. Backup

42. References mail@MeaganPollock.com Closing the gap in engineering

43. Paper Table Design Project Engineersare creative and collaborative problem-solvers Activity