STEM In The News:
“Diverse role models shape the futures students envision”
“To help promote more diversity in presentations in school, educators can consider options, such being mindful of the people they invite as guest speakers, selecting books that highlight girls and women and being thoughtful of the unconscious gender bias they’re using as they speak.” It is also important that role models reflect what students look like, from race to gender. “It is especially critical to give students access to these role models in the STEM content areas of science, technology, engineering and math because students of color and females are underrepresented in these fields.” Read more to learn about how diverse role models can increase future workplace diversity
“There’s A Nationwide STEM Teacher Shortage. Will It Cost Us The Next Einstein?”
We are losing Einsteins every day! Imagine what the world would be like if Albert Einstein was never known and his scientific discoveries were never shared. Now consider a current world where we are losing Einsteins every day due to children not having access to STEM classes and education. Raj Chetty, a Harvard economist “found that children born in low-income and middle-class families, students of color, and children from the South are less likely to become inventors than students from the small remainder of other U.S. families. Chetty calls those students lost Einsteins – people who could “have had highly impactful innovations” if they had just been given the opportunities they deserved.” Read more to learn about the reasons that we may be losing out on so many future inventors, and how we can face this challenge and prevent it from happening.
“Girls Scouts CEO Shares Three Ways To Advance Young Women In Tech”
Sylvia Acevedo, the CEO of Girl Scouts, gives three tips to advance young women in technology. “Given the positive impact that Girls Scouts had on shaping Acevedo’s career in STEM she is determined to pay it forward, by enabling the next generation of women leaders in technology.” Her tips include “Create the right environment for young women to learn, Develop every girls baseline knowledge of technology, and Check your technology biases at home.” Read more to learn about how Acevedo’s tips encourage young women in the field of STEM.
“How Do We Prep Students for the Future Tech Revolution?”
As technology expands and becomes more advance “There will be more opportunities than ever in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), and today’s learners need to be prepared to excel in these fields once they leave school.” In order for students to match well with future STEM employers students, especially girls, should be encouraged to learn and get excited about STEM. Read more to learn about four ways you can help prep your student for a future in STEM.
“Bus Stops May Be as Good a Place as Any for a STEM Lesson”
“Be it for school or just running errands, thousands of children and their parents wait for the bus every day. A pilot program in Pennsylvania is trying to squeeze a little more science, technology, engineering, and math learning into those waits.” In Philadelphia, local architects and researchers are building science-related art at neighborhood bus stops. This art contains “spatial puzzle walls, patterns of footsteps for jumping, or pictures containing hidden objects and shapes.” These art installations have encouraged students to talk about STEM in their own household and among their peers. Read more to learn about how bus stops are helping students and their parents learn about STEM… Video included in article.
