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EVEN THOSE WHO DO NOT PURSUE WORK IN STEM FIELDS WILL NEED SOME LITERACY IN THESE AREAS IN ORDER TO NAVIGATE ISSUES SUCH AS POLICY , CLIMATE, HEALTH, AND TECHNOLOGY . STEM KNOWLEDGE EXTENDS BEYOND A CAREER; IT’S KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE. WHY IT MATTERS WHAT WE CAN DO Triggering students’ interest in pursuing more technical fields begins in schools. There are many effective strategies for engaging students and improving their performance in STEM subjects: OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, GROWTH IN STEM JOBS WAS 3X GREATER THAN THAT OF NON-STEM JOBS. ON THE 2009 PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT (PISA), THE U.S. RANKED: WORKERS WHO HOLD STEM DEGREES ENJOY HIGHER EARNINGS REGARDLESS OF OCCUPATION AND WORKERS IN STEM OCCUPATIONS: 75% of all college students are women and students of color, but they represent only 45% of STEM degrees earned each year. ARE LESS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE JOBLESSNESS. COMMAND 26% HIGHER WAGES THAN NON-STEM WORKERS. Interdisciplinary project-based learning Real-world learning through internships, mentors Teachers trained to work in specific STEM disciplines Opportunities for college instruction during high school years STEM FOR THE AGES THE VALUE OF EDUCATING STUDENTS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY , ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS 99% of STEM school graduates enroll in college within one year of high school while 79% complete college in four years. 75% 45% A COLLABORATION BETWEEN EDUTOPIA AND COLUMN FIVE TO LEARN ABOUT INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR STEM TEACHING AND LEARNING, GO TO: EDUTOPIA.ORG/STEM-STRATEGIES 80% of the fastest growing occupations in the United States depend upon mastery of mathematics and scientific knowledge and skills, but students are not currently equipped to satisfy this growing need. 2000-2010 2008-2018 STEM EMPLOYMENT NON-STEM EMPLOYMENT 7.9% 17% 9.8% 2.6% 1 YEAR 4 YEARS COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS PHYSICISTS PETROLEUM ENGINEERS SURVEY TECH. FOREST TECH. ENGINEERING MANAGERS SALES REP. COLLEGE STUDENTS STEM DEGREES WOMEN AND STUDENTS OF COLOR STEM 00.80 99% 79% 34 34 MATH SCIENCE 1. REPUBLIC OF KOREA 2. FINLAND 3. SWITZERLAND 1. FINLAND 2. JAPAN 3. REPUBLIC OF KOREA 24TH 17TH 80% Sources Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | Career Academy Support Network | Journal of Engineering Education | National Research Council | Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development | President’s Commission on STEM Learning Engagement | President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology | The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation | U.S. Department of Commerce | U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Transcript of Stem graphic from edutopia
EVEN THOSE WHO DO NOT PURSUE WORK IN STEM FIELDS WILL NEED SOME LITERACY IN THESE AREAS IN ORDER TO NAVIGATE ISSUES SUCH AS POLICY, CLIMATE, HEALTH, AND TECHNOLOGY.
STEM KNOWLEDGE EXTENDS BEYOND A CAREER; IT’S KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE.
WHY IT MATTERS
WHAT WE CAN DOTriggering students’ interest in pursuing more technical fields begins in schools. There are many effective strategies for engaging students and improving their performance in STEM subjects:
OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, GROWTH IN STEM JOBS WAS 3X GREATER THAN THAT OF NON-STEM JOBS.
ON THE 2009 PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT (PISA), THE U.S. RANKED:
WORKERS WHO HOLD STEM DEGREES ENJOY HIGHER EARNINGS REGARDLESS OF OCCUPATION AND WORKERS IN STEM OCCUPATIONS:
75% of all college students are women and students of color, but they represent only 45% of STEM degrees earned each year.
ARE LESS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE JOBLESSNESS.
COMMAND 26% HIGHER WAGES THAN NON-STEM WORKERS.
Interdisciplinaryproject-based
learning
Real-world learning through internships,
mentors
Teachers trained to work in specific STEM disciplines
Opportunities for college
instruction during high school years
STEM FOR THE AGESTHE VALUE OF EDUCATING STUDENTS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS
STEM FOR THE AGESSTEM FOR THE AGES
99% of STEM school graduates enroll in college within one year of high school while 79% complete college in four years.
75%
45%
A COLLABORATION BETWEEN EDUTOPIA AND COLUMN FIVE
TO LEARN ABOUT INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR STEM TEACHING AND LEARNING, GO TO: EDUTOPIA.ORG/STEM-STRATEGIES
80% of the fastest growing occupations in the United States depend upon mastery of mathematics and scientific knowledge and skills, but students are not currently equipped to satisfy this growing need.
2000-2010 2008-2018
STEM EMPLOYMENT NON-STEM EMPLOYMENT
7.9%
17%
9.8%
2.6%
1 YEAR 4 YEARS
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
PHYSICISTS PETROLEUM ENGINEERS
SURVEY TECH. FOREST TECH.ENGINEERING MANAGERS
SALES REP.
COLLEGE STUDENTS
STEM DEGREES
WOMEN AND STUDENTS OF COLOR
STEM00.80
99% 79%
34 34
MATH SCIENCE
1 .REPUBLIC OF KOREA 2 .FINLAND 3 .SWITZERLAND
1.FINLAND 2.JAPAN3.REPUBLIC OF KOREA
24TH17TH
80%
Sources Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | Career Academy Support Network | Journal of Engineering Education | National Research Council | Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development | President’s Commission on STEM Learning Engagement | President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology | The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation | U.S. Department of Commerce | U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
