September 2011
PIPELINE NEWS
STEM Equity Pipeline Project Recognized by White House
On September 26, 2011, the White House and the National Science Foundation announced
new workplace flexibility policies to support America's scientists and their families
and recognized the STEM Equity Pipeline Project as an initiative that adds "momentum
to a nationwide shift that promises to strengthen the US economy and job security
even as it strengthens families across the country."
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NAPE Received Grant to Form Educators' Equity STEM Academy
On September 15, 2011, NAPE announced it has received a three-year grant totaling
nearly $886,000 from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate
Education to establish the Educators' Equity STEM Academy.
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News from Iowa
A member of the STEM Equity Pipeline state team from Iowa coordinates an annual
"Taking the Road Less Traveled" career conference, which is sponsored by Iowa State
University's Program for Women in Science and Engineering. The conferences aim to
expose girls, sixth through twelfth grades, to STEM career paths, and more than
2,500 individuals participate in the program each year. This year's conference is
being held in Ames, Iowa, on October 13.
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Conference
Also from Iowa
In July 2011, the governor of Iowa created a STEM Advisory Council, which will be
using the Iowa STEM Roadmap, which was developed under the direction of NAPE Education
Foundation member and Iowa STEM Equity Pipeline State Team member Jeff Weld.
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News from New Hampshire
The NH e-Learning for Educators Project and the STEM Equity Pipeline Project have
developed an online professional development course, Understanding Gender Equity
Issues in STEM Education, to inform teachers and administrators about issues of
gender equity in STEM and about ways to increase the opportunities for girls and
women in STEM programs.
Learn More and Register
PUBLICATIONS
New STEM Schools Target Underrepresented Groups
Erik W. Robelen, Education Week
At a time of heightened national attention to improving education in the STEM fields,
the development of STEM-focused schools has gained momentum as a strategy to boost
knowledge and interest in the subjects. While they historically have tended to target
the top math and science students in a state or district, the newest wave appears
to have a broader reach, with many of the schools aimed especially at serving groups
underrepresented in the STEM fields, such as African-American, Hispanic, female,
and low-income students.
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Survey: Students Develop an Early Interest in STEM
Jason Koebler, US News & World Report
The majority of students who pursue a degree in science, technology, engineering
and math fields say their interest in STEM developed during high school, according
to a recent survey by Microsoft. Some even can trace their interest
to childhood games and school clubs. However, students also revealed dissatisfaction
with STEM education in middle and high school, saying there were not enough science
and math courses available.
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Companies Must Play a Vital Role in STEM Education
Bo Miller, Global Director of Corporate Citizenship, Dow Chemical Co., writing for
US News & World Report
Revitalizing STEM education and increasing the number of students who choose STEM
majors and careers is imperative for the future of the advanced manufacturing industry
in the United States. Dow, like other companies dependent on a workforce proficient
STEM, has a responsibility to use our credibility, capabilities, and resources to
make students, the workforce, and the economy stronger.
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Who Applies (and Gets In)
Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed
A paper presented at the American Sociological Association annual meeting discusses
the small numbers of Latino and black students enrolled at selective colleges. The
paper's authors emphasize the need for less attention on college admission policies
and more so to Latino and black students K-12 preparation.
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STEM Learning in Afterschool: An Analysis of Impact and Outcomes
Afterschool Alliance
This report analyzes evaluation data from afterschool STEM programs around the country
and shows that high-quality STEM afterschool programs yield STEM-specific benefits
such as improved attitudes towards STEM fields and careers, increased STEM knowledge
and skills, and higher likelihood of graduation and pursuing a STEM career.
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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!
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SAVE THE DATE!
The National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity's 2012 Professional Development
Institute (PDI) is scheduled for April 16-19, 2012, in Arlington, VA.
Learn more about the
2011 PDI.
RESOURCES
Palantir Technologies
Scholarship for Women & Minorities in Computer Science
The Knowles
Science Teaching Foundation awards fellowships in the areas of biological
and physical sciences and math to support high school teachers from the onset of
the credentialing process through the early years of their careers.
The National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics Professional Development Grants for Grades PreK-5
Teachers support professional development to improve the competence in the
teaching of mathematics.
Mathalicious designs
math lessons around real-world topics that students care about, from sports to technology
to health & wellness.
Science
Matters is a free newsletter produced by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
The SEDL website
includes free science and math lesson plans designed to help K-3 educators increase
the achievement of English language learners.
A Sightseer's Guide to Engineering
provides information on interesting tours and sites around the United States involving
engineering.
The Grand Challenges Contest asks K-16 students to summarize
their science or engineering solution to one of the following challenges: harnessing
solar power, providing access to clean water, or restoring urban infrastructure.
CALENDAR
Society of Hispanic Professional
Engineers (SHPE) Annual Conference 2011, Anaheim, CA, October 26-30, 2011
Scientists Dedicated
to Advancing Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Annual
Conference 2011, San Jose, CA, October 27-30, 2011
Grace
Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Portland, OR, November 9-12, 2011
American Indian Science
and Engineering Society (AISES) 2011 Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN,
November 10-12, 2011
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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