Linking STEM Careers to Student Work Values The objective of this session is to: 1)introduce a framework for guiding STEM career conversations and interactions based on work values, and 2)prepare you to counsel students using language that is attractive to students. K-12 Engineering Education Consultant Ph. D. Student in Engineering Education, Purdue University 2011 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Recipient Acknowledgements National Alliance For Partnerships in Equity Education Foundation Workshop Resources Available Online at meaganross.com/workshops_ cteec2012_stemworkvalues/ meaganross.com/workshops_ cteec2012_stemworkvalues/

With ONE item per post it, list qualities that are important to your students in selecting their career.

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White African Amer. Asian males females A sample of 31,731 students were surveyed from 1995 to 2004 Over 10 years 10% increase

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Intrinsic: Autonomy The most common undergraduate degree among Fortune 500 CEOs is Engineering. 1 in 5 CEOs have an engineering degree. Source: Spencer Stuart 2005 Report

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STEM careers are essential to our health, happiness & safety STEM professionals are creative & collaborative problem-solvers STEM professionals make a world of difference and help shape the future Social: Contribution

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182, Numbers of workers in science and engineering occupations 5.4 Million Average annual growth rate of 5.9% 5X the growth rate for total workforce MARKET WATCH Understand the demand 7 out of 10 of the fastest growing occupations (requiring at least a 2 year degree) are in STEM!

Compare Salaries kers/salary-calculator.phphttp:// kers/salary-calculator.php provides a salary calculator. NOT Identify a career that is NOT Science Technology Engineering or Math and compare that starting salary to a starting STEM salary. STEM Career Salary $ ________ Non-STEM Career Salary $ ________

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Prestige: Respect Valerie Thomas Inventor of 3D displays & Asst Chief of Space Science &Data Operations,NASA Ellen Ochoa Engineer & first Latino female astronaut Jane Goodall Biologist who studied the intelligence of chimps and apes

© National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity Education Foundation Foundation in Science & Math Industrial Environ- mental Chemical Electrical Mechan- ical Civil Bio- Medical Teacher Doctor Patent Lawyer CEO Sales & Marketing Finance Engineering Disciplines Engineering Disciplines Add Strong Building Blocks With an Engineering Education, the SKY is the limit for Career Opportunities! Your Engineering Education becomes a Launching Pad The most common undergraduate degree among Fortune 500 CEOs is Engineering. 1 in 5 CEOs have an engineering degree. 14% of MIT engineering graduates are hired by financial firms… WHY? Problem Solving Skills! In order to market and sell to engineers, you have to know the language! We need more engineers, and thus we need more people to teach those engineers Biomedicical or mechanical engineers may go onto medicine to better create technologies to improve health. Patent Lawyers are needed to protect the many advanced technologies that have been and will be created.

Linking STEM Careers to Student Work Values The objective of this session is to: 1)introduce a framework for guiding STEM career conversations and interactions based on work values, and 2)prepare you to counsel students using language that is attractive to students. 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 Workshop Resources Available Online at meaganross.com/workshops_ cteec2012_stemworkvalues/ meaganross.com/workshops_ cteec2012_stemworkvalues/