1. STEM Recruitment and Retention Strategies for the Non-Traditional Student CFE Institute Susan Rainey Non-Traditional & AdvancED Coordinator, Oakland Schools/Career Focused Education Susan.rainey@oakland.k12.mi.us Julie Ouellette Lakeland High School – Huron Valley Schools Julie.Ouellette@hvs.org Christine Trent Harrison High School—Farmington Public Schools Christine.trent@farmington.k12.mi.us Cathy Artley School-to-Career Coordinator, Oakland Schools Technical Campus NE/Career Focused Education cathryn.artley@oakland.k12.mi.us Laura Cloutier Walled Lake Northern High School lauracloutier@wlcsd.org

2. Training is by an organization called the Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS) Learn about various recruitment & retention strategies geared towards female students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Pathways. Donna Milgram Executive Director, Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science Trainer, WomenTech Educators Online Training http://www.iwitts.org/ 10 WEEK ONLINE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION TRAINING

3. GOALS FOR TODAY Discuss recruiting techniques in depth Share success stories

4. PROBLEM SOLVING/PAIRING Team Work Pen Assembly Activity

5. PERKINS REQUIREMENTS 6S1 Non-Traditional Participation (Recruitment) 6S2 Non-Traditional Completion (Retention) Carl Perkins is the largest federal source of grant money for public education distributed to the states states distribute funds to ISD/county service agencies Non-traditional definition is less than 25% of either gender employed in any given career field nursing used to non-traditional, but males are now more than 25% part of the work force

6. OS NON TRADITIONAL PROGRAM NUMBERS

7. Engineering Challenge Teamwork exercise using spaghetti noodles, tape and one marshmallow Should include structured assigned roles or it could lead to lack of confidence in female students if male students take over - switch roles throughout exercise

8. COUNTY LEVEL RECRUITMENT Into the Middle Schools Twice a year County wide challenge with awards Teacher swap with high school/middle school Chance to meet future students Websites/communication to promote activity and winners Social media

9. Send your event to www.studentandeducator.org EVENT-BASED RECRUITING HOW TO GET FREE PRESS Have your district do a press release

10. Lesson Plan for Day

11. Benchmarks

12. Promotion Ideas

13. Take pictures & get signed releases Write up larger press release type story Make use of local access channels Make use of local papers (patch, OP, hometown etc.) Send your event to www.studentandeducator.org

14. RECRUITMENT— OAKLAND SCHOOLS TECHNICAL CAMPUS Career Night Have students demonstrating hands-on project in classrooms Invite post-grad students to speak to guests Have current students hang posters in their sending schools Bring a Friend Day Create a letter for current female students to give invite female friend/guests Student will do hands-on project with their guest Give extra credit

15. RECRUITMENT—SCHOOL Career Day 8 th & 11 th grade 8 th grade field trips Curriculum Fair/scheduling presentation get out to kids Grade level parent meeting Open House Classroom presentations Tables at lunch Expo Night Incoming 9 th grade parents

16. SOLUTIONS FOR GATEKEEPING CLASSES Math integrated into program Hands-on activities that teach lab techniques Tool identification game Spatial reasoning game Problem solving Slower paced summer programs

17. SPATIAL RELATION ACTIVITY Problem solving

18. SPATIAL REASONING WEBSITES FOR PRACTICE www.aptitude-test.com/spacial-visualization1.html

19. www.globalclassroom.org/rulergame200/ MATH INTEGRATED INTO PROGRAM

20. TOOL IDENTIFICATION GAME FLASH CARDS http:quizlet.com/12626415/tool-identification-flash-cardhttp:quizlet.com/12626415/tool-identification-flash-card/

21. ROLE PLAYING Non-gender specific dialogue How NOT to talk Audience feedback Welcoming conversation script

22. LEARNING STYLES Driving & Navigating Techniques www.careercruising.com See your building CareerCruising Administrator for access

23. LEARNING DIFFERENCES

24. LEARNING STYLES

25. GIRLS - BOYS

26. Girls function differently in single gender groups when experiencing science or technology which they often perceive as intimating or difficult. Studies show that teachers tend to pay more attention to boys that “call out” answers. Boys tend to take over leaving girls to be the recorder for the group. Girls tend to stop trying when things get harder. Blind Building (building Lego™ structures behind a screen while telling a partner how to build the same structure) is a great activity for working on spatial skills. LEARNING STYLES

27. REMEMBER : Drop your participation form and $10 for SCECH’s at the front desk on your way out.