STEM Career awareness has been done in many ways, as has STEM experiences.
Students doing research projects is not new, nor is having mentors. What IS
novel is how a coordinated effort to move students from career awareness, to
interest, to proficiency through doing research in a mentored and well-resourced
environment with extensive Teacher PD at the core, really results in 89% of the
students choosing a STEM career. Based on a 12-year case study, the combination
of intentional (teacher/student) support centered around a specific STEM career
has outcomes tracked in a free online database. This presentation will share the
formula, coach teachers to create their own implementation plan during the
session, and offer web access to the free online database so teachers/students
can track their own progress and benchmark it to aggregated anonymous data of
others doing similar programs. Teachers are able to pull/share a PDF report of
their own outcomes and as compared to others.
TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will leave with a written plan for their chosen career focus and lists of resource suggestions to help implement this program locally, as well as access to an online data tracking system where they can benchmark outcomes and receive tabulated reports at no charge.
SPEAKERS:
Jill Ott (Science Coach: Saint Louis, MO)