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Addressing the Needs of Minority Students Presented by: University Academy Site Coordinators

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Addressing the Needs of Minority Students

Presented by: University Academy Site Coordinators

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Presenter
Presentation Notes
Focus on the picture on the bottom left that illustrates the high number of white students who move into STEM careers vs. our minority students. Also, minority women in STEM careers. Include that women are also in the minority in STEM careers.
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Minority Student Trends and Facts

Presenter
Presentation Notes
For many middle and high school students, answering the question of what they want to be when they grow up doesn’t include careers in the high-demand STEM fields. Too often, areas like biotechnology, nanotechnology, mechanical engineering, agribusiness, and the medical and health industry are not careers these students can even imagine
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For many 6-12 grade minority students, answering the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” doesn’t include careers in the high-demand STEM fields.

Role models tend to be limited to sports and entertainment figures who are rich and famous.

Research shows across the nation, too few students of color take coursework to prepare themselves for STEM careers.

According to a June 2012 article on Phys.org, “Minority college students who major in the STEM fields…earn at least 25 percent more than their peers who study humanities or education…”

“While minority groups continue to be underrepresented in the STEM fields, researchers believe this will change if students understand how much more money can be earned in those fields.”

Minority Student Trends and Facts

Presenter
Presentation Notes
Add activity: As a child think back to what you wanted to be when you grew up? Part Two: What trends have you seen in your minority students? Video of afterschool students
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Dr. Irving Pressley McPhail writes the following in his 2011 article for U.S News and World Report:

African-Americans, American Indians, and Latinos account for 34 percent of the total U.S. population (ages 18 to 24), but earn only 12 percent of all undergraduate degrees in engineering.

Women account for nearly half—46 percent—of the U.S. labor force but account for just 10.8 percent of U.S. engineers.

“In order to remain competitive in the global marketplace, our education system must progress alongside our nation's evolving demographic.”

Minority Student Trends and Facts

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Allowing students to become more involved in and expressive about their culture Creating a minority-friendly climate on campus to successful

retention Celebrate different cultural awareness events thorough

afterschool (i.e. Cinco De Mayo) Hiring a culturally diverse staff that reflect the population of

students Professional development for afterschool instructors on STEM

careers and diverse populations Develop peer-mentoring program designed to expose middle

school students to science, technology, engineering and mathematics by engaging them in activities with older, high school students already interested in these subjects

Strategies that Enhance Retention

Presenter
Presentation Notes
Exposing minority students to STEM during the middle school years, we will help them see the value of education It’s important for minority students to see someone in a white coat that looks like them and is the same gender pursuing a career in STEM.  For example, African- American male students need to see more role models outside of just the sports and the entertainment industries
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Exposing minority students to STEM during the middle school years will help them see the value of education. It’s important for minority students to see someone in a white coat that

looks like them and is the same gender pursuing a career in STEM. For example, African- American male students need to see more role models outside of just the sports and the entertainment industries.

STEM Careers

Presenter
Presentation Notes
Does this person think like me? Look like me? Maybe I can do it too!!
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New York Washington San Jose

San Francisco Boston Chicago Los Angeles Houston Atlanta Dallas

Top Ten Cities for STEM Jobs

Presenter
Presentation Notes
Discuss other opportunities with your students outside of their hometown
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• Seek college students in STEM

• Local/Area hospitals and businesses

• Internet

• Visit local women’s groups and other STEM related organizations for mentors, classroom visits, donations and judges at your competitions and events.

• Visit community ethnic group organizations

• Activity: Make one contact—use your iPad/tablet, iPhone/smartphone, or laptop and look up one minority group or person in your area and make contact—call or email.

Where are Minority Role Models and How Can We Use Them?

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Robotics Design Squad Lego Mind storms Anatomy and Physiology CSI Astronomy Grossology Green Thumbs Gardening Club GamerZone Putt Putt boats

Current STEM Courses from UA Sites

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Student Description: Explore the nasty, snotty, germy, and overall gross parts of the human and animal body.

Grossology Course Description: Students will engage in hands-on experimentation and learning about various body systems, germs and bacteria, animal digestion, plant and animal science, and more.

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Student Description: There are three major rules that we want our robots to follow: do not harm a human, obey us, and protect us. We need to make robots smarter.

“Transform It” Course Description: Create the ultimate robot from a collection of parts. Use your imagination and create a robot that nobody has seen before. Design, build and program robots using Lego Mind-Storms and Vex robotic kits while having a good time.

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Student Description: If you enjoy building, creating, and working with your hands, Design Squad is the class for you!! Unleash your imagination and discover the power of teamwork, while learning the design process. Activities in this class include building macaroni and rubber band cars, creating your own zip line, making an electric game box and engineering your own solar oven etc. Build it, make it, test it!

Design Squad Course Description: Students participate in hands-on engineering activities, they expand their thinking, unleash their imagination, and discover the power of teamwork. Students will build macaroni cars, rubber band cars, an aluminum boat that will hold pennies, etc.

www.pbskids.org/designsquad

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Course Description: In this class students will create steam powered boat using a variety of materials such as aluminum cans, styro-foam, straws and construction paper. Once students have completed the construction of their boat, they will test their durability and record data as to why their boat did or did not work.

Putt Putt Boats Student Description: Putt-putt boats (also called pop-pop boats) were once very popular throughout the world in the first half of the 20th century. So why did they disappear?

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Student Description: We’ve got a top secret mission to run some special experiments. Don’t share it with the other kids in class because No Boys Allowed!

No Boys Allowed Student Description: This class was created due to a survey conducted on campus. In our survey it was found that the girls on our campus did not feel comfortable being in a science class with boys, especially the robotics class. Therefore, based on the survey and the need to ensure that our girls participated in STEM classes, we designed the class especially for girls.

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Student Description: Think you can game? Take your gaming skills to a new level by inventing and designing your own video game. Join GamerZone and become a developer.

Gamer Zone

Course Description: Students will explore the world of on-line video game development through guided hands-on learning and practice. Culminating projects will be "released" for play during a special school day event.

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Offer/expose all students to STEM courses

Grab their attention

Staff/train appropriately

Essential Elements

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National Society of Black Engineers’ Nsbe.org/seek

Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement MESAUSA.org

Advanced Placement STEM Access-collegeboard.org

Project Lead the Way Pltw.org

Summer Math and Science Honors Academy LPFI.org/smash

STEM Resources

Presenter
Presentation Notes
See paper slides for descriptions of organizations
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Create an Afterschool Event

Closing Activity

Presenter
Presentation Notes
Attendees will be given a target minority group and must develop and share an afterschool activity/course that would interest this particular group. 10 mins