IEEE emeritbadges.org Program
The IEEE emeritbadges.org program has developed hands-on electricity and electronics instructional material based on the Boy Scouts' merit badge requirements. Instructional material for computer education is being developed. Any student, boy or girl can use the program to enhance technical literacy and learn more about viable engineering and other technical career options. The IEEE emeritbadges.org program will be sponsoring the Electricity Merit Badge and the Electronics Merit Badge booth at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree.
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Survey Says Teachers Could Promote STEM Careers More
SURVEY SAYS TEACHERS COULD PROMOTE STEM CAREERS MORE
A recent ASQ/Harris Interactive survey asked students what they thought of their science teachers. The students gave U.S. teachers high marks for science smarts, but their grade drops significantly when it comes to connecting learning to STEM career options. The survey shows 63 percent of youth say their teachers are not doing a good job of talking to them about engineering careers, and 42 percent feel their teachers aren't good at showing them how science can be used in a career. The survey was aimed at uncovering how well teachers translate their knowledge and passion for science to getting kids excited about engineering and science careers. The survey asked 1,134 students in grades 3-12 to provide an A-F scaled report card on their science teachers' skills in the classroom. The results?
* Eighty-five percent of students say their teachers deserve at least a "B" grade when it comes to knowledge about science topics with 55 percent giving them an "A."
* Nearly one third of students give their teachers a "C" or lower grade for making science more exciting and fun to learn and assigning fun hands-on projects in the classroom.
* Younger students (3-6 grades) rate their science teachers with higher marks for making science exciting and hands-on than older students (7-12 grades) do.
*When teachers do promote engineering and science careers, they are doing it more with boys than girls.
* Girls (20 percent) are more likely than boys (12 percent) to give teachers a failing "F" grade for discussing engineering as a future career. Forty-eight percent of girls give a "C" or lower grade for showing how science can be used in a future career, compared to 38 percent for boys.
Triangle Coalition member, the Sloan Career Cornerstone Center, provides a wide range of resources educators and others can use to help students explore over 185 STEM and healthcare careers. The site explains education requirements for each field -- including those launching from an associate's degree -- along with salary data, precollege ideas, summer STEM camp listings, and a snapshot showing what it might be like to work in each field. Browse interviews with hundreds of professionals who offer candid insight into their own diverse careers. Most resources are also as PDFs, PowerPoints, and podcasts. There are newsletters, RSS feeds, and a Twitter option to keep students up to date on the latest in STEM careers. Find out more at www.careercornerstone.org.
A recent ASQ/Harris Interactive survey asked students what they thought of their science teachers. The students gave U.S. teachers high marks for science smarts, but their grade drops significantly when it comes to connecting learning to STEM career options. The survey shows 63 percent of youth say their teachers are not doing a good job of talking to them about engineering careers, and 42 percent feel their teachers aren't good at showing them how science can be used in a career. The survey was aimed at uncovering how well teachers translate their knowledge and passion for science to getting kids excited about engineering and science careers. The survey asked 1,134 students in grades 3-12 to provide an A-F scaled report card on their science teachers' skills in the classroom. The results?
* Eighty-five percent of students say their teachers deserve at least a "B" grade when it comes to knowledge about science topics with 55 percent giving them an "A."
* Nearly one third of students give their teachers a "C" or lower grade for making science more exciting and fun to learn and assigning fun hands-on projects in the classroom.
* Younger students (3-6 grades) rate their science teachers with higher marks for making science exciting and hands-on than older students (7-12 grades) do.
*When teachers do promote engineering and science careers, they are doing it more with boys than girls.
* Girls (20 percent) are more likely than boys (12 percent) to give teachers a failing "F" grade for discussing engineering as a future career. Forty-eight percent of girls give a "C" or lower grade for showing how science can be used in a future career, compared to 38 percent for boys.
Triangle Coalition member, the Sloan Career Cornerstone Center, provides a wide range of resources educators and others can use to help students explore over 185 STEM and healthcare careers. The site explains education requirements for each field -- including those launching from an associate's degree -- along with salary data, precollege ideas, summer STEM camp listings, and a snapshot showing what it might be like to work in each field. Browse interviews with hundreds of professionals who offer candid insight into their own diverse careers. Most resources are also as PDFs, PowerPoints, and podcasts. There are newsletters, RSS feeds, and a Twitter option to keep students up to date on the latest in STEM careers. Find out more at www.careercornerstone.org.
