Improving Students’ Access to and Awareness of STEM Careers
Module Materials
Sections
Demand and Opportunity
- STEM 2.1 Agenda
- STEM 2.2 Section Learning Objectives
- STEM 2.3 Engineering Our World
- STEM 2.4 Grand Challenges for STEM
- STEM 2.5 Discover the 14 Grand Challenges
- STEM 2.6 Introduction to STEM Demand
- STEM 2.7 Sustained Growth for STEM
- STEM 2.8 STEM Knowledge and Skills
- STEM 2.9 Demand
- STEM 2.10 Underrepresentation in STEM
- STEM 2.11 Startling Statements
- STEM 2.12 STEM as a Launching Pad
- STEM 2.13 Pathways and Opportunities
- STEM 2.14 Meet Five STEM Professionals
- STEM 2.15 Summary
Messaging
- STEM 3.1 Agenda
- STEM 3.2 Section Learning Objectives
- STEM 3.3 Early STEM Career Misunderstandings
- STEM 3.4 Why We Must Improve STEM Career Awareness
- STEM 3.6 Underrepresentation in STEM
- STEM 3.7 Deconstructing the Gender Disparity
- STEM 3.8 Stereotypes and Bias
- STEM 3.9 Changing the Conversation
- STEM 3.10 Key Messaging for STEM
- STEM 3.11 Health, Happiness, Safety
- STEM 3.12 Health, Happiness, Safety (continued)
- STEM 3.13 Summary
Work Values
- STEM 4.1 Agenda
- STEM 4.2 Section Learning Objectives
- STEM 4.3 Why Do People Choose a Specific Career?
- STEM 4.4 Types of Work Values
- STEM 4.5 Differing Motivations
- STEM 4.6 STEM for All Values
- STEM 4.7 Extrinsic Work Values: Job Security
- STEM 4.8 Extrinsic Work Values: High Wages
- STEM 4.9 Prestige Work Values
- STEM 4.10 Prestige Work Values: Respect
- STEM 4.11 Intrinsic Work Values
- STEM 4.12 Social Work Values
- STEM 4.13 Work Values Activity
- STEM 4.14 Summary
