October 2011
PIPELINE NEWS
On November 14, NAPE COO Claudia Morrell will be honored for her contributions to women and
girls in STEM at the grand opening of the Maryland Women's Heritage Center's
exhibit, "Explorations & Discoveries: Maryland Women Science, Technology, Engineering
and Mathematics."
PUBLICATIONS
Women Making Slow, Sure Strides in Science, Math
Martha Irvine, AP National Writer
For many of the women, the chemistry lab was a home away from home -- a sorority
for nerds, of sorts, that hints at the slow but steady shift in technical fields
that have been traditionally filled with men. Rebecca Allred has fond memories of
that lab at the College of William and Mary in Virginia. She and her peers spent
hours there. They worked into the night for their professor, Elizabeth Harbron,
because they wanted to, blowing off steam by dancing to the soundtrack of "Mamma
Mia" or taking a break on Fridays to play Putt-Putt golf together.
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For Incoming I.B.M. Chief, Self-Confidence is Rewarded
Claire Cain Miller, New York Times
Early in her career, Virginia M. Rometty, I.B.M.'s next chief executive, was offered
a big job, but she felt she did not have enough experience. So she told the recruiter
she needed time to think about it. That night, her husband asked her, "Do you think
a man would have ever answered that question that way?" "What it taught me was you
have to be very confident, even though you're so self-critical inside about what
it is you may or may not know," she said at Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit
this month. "And that, to me, leads to taking risks."
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A Conversation with Daryl Chubin-Mythbuster
Elizabeth Litzler and Judy Cordes
The Women's Knowledge Center had the opportunity to talk with Daryl E. Chubin, a
thought leader and advocate for women in STEM. He not only destroys the myth that
women play the primary roles in increasing women's representation in STEM, but he
would be the first to tell you that if we are to succeed, the field needs the support
and involvement of more men advocating for women in STEM.
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National Teacher of the Year: Why STEM Is Important for All Students
Liana Heitin, Education Week
Science and math teacher Michelle Shearer, the 2011 National Teacher of the Year,
in this interview discusses her own experiences and the importance of attracting
more female students and students with special needs to STEM. "STEM is not just
four subject areas. It's a set of skills, habits of mind. It's problem-solving,
creativity, collaboration, communication -- all these skills that are going to apply
to any number of careers," she said.
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Getting Students of Color Hooked on Math and Science
Tina Barseghian, Mind/Shift
Juan Hernandez has had a life-changing summer. The 14-year-old math and science
whiz got to geek out with like-minded kids for five weeks on the lush Stanford campus,
learning about everything from computer programming to the infection rate of HIV.
Juan was among the 80 low-income, high-achieving students of color who are psyched
about STEM and were chosen to participate in the SMASH program.
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Free App Aims to Simplify Chemistry Learning for Students
Lindsey Christ, NY1
A new iPad app is aimed at simplifying the process of learning chemistry and is
being used by a group of students at an all-girls public school in Brooklyn, N.Y.
"Lewis Dots" is a free app that allows the students to create and manipulate chemical
bonds using the devices' touch screen. "Instead of having it as abstract objects
in a textbook or on the blackboard, you have something you can touch with and play
with and own it and make," professor Jin Kim Montclare said.
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California Students Get Engineering Experience at Energy Giant
Jason Koebler, US News & World Report
David Alvarez isn't sure where he wants to go to college-but when he decides, he'll
already have one thing going for him: a summer internship at one of America's five
largest corporations. Last summer, the Richmond, Calif., senior worked at Chevron,
measuring densities and viscosities of crude oils at the company's refinery in the
city. A few years earlier, he couldn't tell the difference between different types
of engineering.
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Chicago Public Schools to Roll Out High School-College Hybrid
Joel Hood, Chicago Tribune
A new type of school will enter Chicago's crowded public education system next fall,
a kind of high school-community college hybrid that, if successful, could one day
become a model for preparing students for professional careers without a university
diploma. Mayor Rahm Emanuel helped secure a $400,000 "challenge grant" from IBM
that will lay the groundwork for as many as five new schools in Chicago Public Schools
in 2012-13, each offering technical training in areas such as computer technology
and engineering.
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STEM Learning in Afterschool: An Analysis of Impact and Outcomes
Afterschool Alliance
This report analyzes evaluation studies gathered from afterschool programs offering
STEM all over the country and identified some common trends and outcomes in these
programs. In addition to improving access to these fields for a diverse group of
learners, the study found that high-quality afterschool STEM programs are yielding
STEM-specific benefits in three broad categories: improved attitudes toward STEM
fields and careers; increased STEM knowledge and skills; and increased likelihood
of graduation and pursuing a STEM career.
Access Report
STEM
Georgetown Center on Education and Workforce
This new report shows that 65 percent of Bachelor's degrees in STEM occupations
earn more than Master's degrees in non-STEM occupations. The report finds that of
out of every 100 students with a Bachelor's degree, 19 graduate with a STEM degree
but only eight are working in STEM occupations ten years after graduation. This
study is a treasure trove of useful economic data to promote the cause of STEM education.
Access Report
Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
Kristine De Welde et al.
Thsi 5-page fact sheet from Sociologists for Women in Society summarizes the current
educational and employment status of U.S. women in STEM.
Access Report
STEM EQUITY PIPELINE WEBINARS
All STEM Equity Pipeline webinars are archived. Past titles include:
- GESA Works! Generating Expectations for Student Achievement Assessing Effectiveness:
Do Your Program Activities Make a Difference?
- Cognitive Beliefs and Cultural Variables Matter in STEM Career Development
- Implicit Bias in STEM: The Power of Automatic, Unintended Mindsets
- Effective Program Assessments
- And more!
Access Webinars
NAPE 2012 PDI
"Access, Equity, and Diversity: We've Got an App for That" April 16-19, 2012 Arlington,
VA
Registration is now open! In addition, NAPE has issued a Request for Presentations.
Sponsorships and advertising are available.
Learn More!
RESOURCES
President Obama Meets with 3 Female Winners of Google Science Fair
Video
"Start Breaking Stuff": Advice from America's Top Women Scientists
Check out this video by a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists
and Engineers for young women interested in science.
The Engineering is Elementary
project fosters engineering and technological literacy among children.
Is There
an Engineer Inside You? by Celeste Baines covers women and minorities in
engineering, 32 different types of engineering, how to succeed in engineering school,
engineering careers that make you say "wow!", how much money engineers make and
much more.
My Next Move, a new federal
career website, offers quick facts about a variety of career paths.
ASME: DiscoverE
Educator Recognition Award focuses on the "unsung heroes" behind many exceptional
engineers--the teachers.
NSTA:
Shell Science Teaching Award recognizes one outstanding classroom science
teacher (K-12) who has had a positive impact on his or her students, school, and
community through exemplary classroom science teaching.
AAPT: Barbara
Lotze Scholarships for Future Teachers offer funds for future high school
physics teachers.
CALENDAR
STEM Equity Pipeline Webinar:
Professional Learning Communities: Connecting Faculty Development to Student Outcomes,
November 3, 2011, 12 pm ET
NGCP
Webinar Girls RISEnet: Strategies to Build Capacity to Engage Minority Girls,
November 9, 2011, 11:00 am Pacific
Grace
Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Portland, OR, November 9-12, 2011
WEPAN Webinar:
Stemming the Tide: Why Women Leave Engineering--What Companies and Educators Can
Do, November 10, 2011, 1 pm
American Indian Science
and Engineering Society (AISES) 2011 Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN,
November 10-12, 2011
CSCP Webinar CSTA: Services and Resources to Engage Youth in Computer
Science, December 12, 2011, 11:00 AM Pacific
American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and
Exposition, San Antonio, TX, June 10-13, 2012
WEPAN Columbus,
OH, June 26-28, 2012
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