February 2008
STEM Equity Pipeline News
STEM Equity Pipeline Leadership Institute
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Double Tree Hotel Crystal City, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA
For more information, please visit www.napequity.org/nape_steminstitute.htm.
The STEM Equity Pipeline Leadership Institute will follow the joint joint NAPE/Women Work conference scheduled for April 6-9,
2008, at the same location.
ARTICLES
(From ACTE 2/15/08 Career Tech Update)
In an opinion piece for BusinessWeek, John E. Kelly III, an IBM's senior vice-president
and director of worldwide research laboratories, writes, "As Presidents Day marks
the start of National Engineers Week, it's worth wondering what Presidents George
Washington and Abraham Lincoln might have said about the state of engineering today."
Kelly argues that "they might have wished we had done more to encourage minorities
to carve out careers in engineering and the sciences."
A Smith College professor is being hailed for devising a national model for re-engineering
an undergraduate engineering program for women.
(From ACTE 2/12/08 Career Tech Update)
California's Oakland Tribune reported that the Girl Scouts of Northern California's
Career Exploration Day, held at Oakland's Chabot Space and Science Center, "was
sponsored by the Girls Go Tech initiative, a Girl Scouts program designed to increase
girls' interests in science-related fields typically dominated by men."
Linn Griffiths, a Maryland environmental-science teacher, is a finalist for the
prestigious 2007-2008 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science
Teaching, whose recipients win a presidential citation and a $10,000 National Science
Foundation cash award. "I feel honored to have a teacher like [Griffiths]," student
Kylie Gaylen said. "She is so passionate about making the environment better, and
she is teaching us to do that. She makes science relevant."
An unprecedented public-private partnership designed to train and connect more than
100,000 students to jobs in Ohio's 21st century economy today announced a $12 million
grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The investment—part of a $50 million
commitment by state and private partners—will support the launch of the Ohio Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Learning Network, to be managed by Battelle,
the world's largest non-profit independent research and development organization.
SAVE THE DATE
April 9, 2008, 11:00-12:00 PDT
May 14, 2008, 11:00-12:00 PDT
How can I get my students excited about a career in technology, science, or engineering?
How can I work better with industry professionals and corporate partners to encourage
outreach to students? When a role model visits my classroom, how can I make sure
they are engaging and able to excite my students about careers in science, technology,
and engineering? Participate in this webcast and you will learn how to address these
questions and help role models connect with girls in your community.
(August 3-9, 2008)
A camp for deaf and hard-of-hearing girls entering 7th-9th grade interested in STEM.
RESOURCES
This is a comprehensive summary of recent surveys on salaries of scientists, engineers
and related technical professionals. This resource contains nearly 300 tables and
charts from more than 80 public and private sources on starting and advanced salaries
by field, experience level, degree level, and type of employer, with differentials
by sex, race/ethnicity, type of job, geographic area, and more.
The GSG Web site is designed to build the capacity of after-school centers and intermediaries
to deliver evidence-based programming that will broaden and sustain girls' interest
and persistence in STEM.
The half-hour documentary, Bold Visions: Women in Science & Technology, gives us
a glimpse into the lives of women who are dispelling the myths commonly associated
with professionals who work in the fields of science and technology: a research
scientist searching for genetic causes of diseases, an astronaut who applies her
engineering expertise in space, and a technologist who is as agile leading a team
of colleagues as she is playing soccer with her sons. Their work is exciting, collaborative,
and makes a difference to the quality of our lives.
Enhance and measure the effectiveness of your recruitment and activities targeting
girls and women by implementing AWE's integrated suite of assessment products. Built
around a family of tested and validated AWE surveys, the suite also offers tools
for program and activity development.
Between May 1 and January 31, schools in the United States and U.S. territories
are eligible to apply online for an opportunity to become a NASA Explorer School.
The NES project, launched in 2003, is designed to support educators' use of NASA's
engaging mathematics, science and technology with students, and families through
sustained professional development, exciting student learning opportunities, integration
of technology, and involvement of parents or care-givers.
PBS and several affiliate stations have added K-12 classroom-appropriate content
to Apple's iTunes U for free downloading. Science and history content are among
the new offerings, as well as popular series like Ken Burns' "The War."