Nontraditional Occupations, nontraditional careers, gender equity

Goals

Project Lead the Way (PLTW) and NAPE are working collaboratively with the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE's) Engineering Equity Extension Service (EEES) to increase the participation of girls in PLTW programs across the country. The team is focusing on three components to accomplish this goal:

1. Provide professional development on equity in engineering education to Master Teachers and Affiliate Professors, which will then be provided to teachers attending the Summer Training Institutes—thereby increasing the equity capacity of all PLTW Teachers.

2. Design and implement an equity in engineering professional development workshop for Guidance Counselors to be offered at the PLTW Guidance Counselor Conferences.

3. Recommend changes to the PLTW curriculum to incorporate equity in instruction and offer resources and student-based activities that will appeal to a more diverse student population.

A PowerPoint presentation provides a brief overview of the EEES Project and its implementation to date. Use this presentation with groups as an orientation to increase their awareness of the project goals and activities. Be sure to also refer individuals to NAE's EEES website at http://eees.nae.edu and to this NAPE webpage.

	Engineering Equity Extension Service (EEES) The Foundation is collaborating with the National Academy of Engineering to identify experts to act as EEES agents. Once identified, these agents will be trained to incorporate gender equity principles related to engineering and engineering technology into a number of professional development activities offered at the national, state, and local levels. The Foundation will also work with Project Lead the Way (PLTW) to identify and train a cadre of master teachers who will train others to integrate gender equity principles into the PLTW summer teacher training institutes. Goals Project Lead the Way (PLTW) and NAPE are working collaboratively with the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE's) Engineering Equity Extension Service (EEES) to increase the participation of girls in PLTW programs across the country. The team is focusing on three components to accomplish this goal: 1. Provide professional development on equity in engineering education to Master Teachers and Affiliate Professors, which will then be provided to teachers attending the Summer Training Institutes—thereby increasing the equity capacity of all PLTW Teachers. 2. Design and implement an equity in engineering professional development workshop for Guidance Counselors to be offered at the PLTW Guidance Counselor Conferences. 3. Recommend changes to the PLTW curriculum to incorporate equity in instruction and offer resources and student-based activities that will appeal to a more diverse student population. A PowerPoint presentation provides a brief overview of the EEES Project and its implementation to date. Use this presentation with groups as an orientation to increase their awareness of the project goals and activities. Be sure to also refer individuals to NAE's EEES website at http://eees.nae.edu and to this NAPE webpage.
	Activities STI Prep Sessions, Rochester, NY, April 2006 Why Are There Still Groups Underrepresented in Engineering? Understanding the Issues Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology Increasing the Participation and Completion of Women in Project Lead the Way Mimi Lufkin, NAPE Handouts (some of these are documents that are linked to the PowerPoint presentation): Improving Performance on Perkins III Core Indicator for Nontraditional Participation and Completion (Root Causes) Am I a Fair Counselor Checking Your School for Sexism Gender Equity Tip Sheets Curriculum Checklist Achieving Equity Through Gender-Neutral Language Tips for Non-Stereotyped Teaching Behaviors of the Nonbiased Educator Using Role Models to Encourage Nontraditional Participation Ways to Keep Women from Dropping Out of Nontraditional Programs Recruiting Women for Male-Intensive Tech Prep Programs Encouraging Female Participation in Mathematics Preventing Sexual Harassment in Schools How to Plan and Facilitate a Job Shadowing Experience Ways for Parents to Support Expanded Occupational Options Gender Equity Implementation Planning Worksheet Breakout sessions were held with course groups and a worksheet completed that identified strategies that could be used to integrate gender equity principles, information, and resources in the Summer Training Institutes. Follow up Survey Summary All Master Teachers and Affiliate Professors were asked to complete an online survey in the Fall of 2006 that asked them about the equity activities they completed at the Summer Training Institutes. STI Prep Sessions, Rochester, NY, April 07 Creatively Motivating Students to Pursue Engineering Celeste Bain, Engineering Education Service Center Using Evaluation Feedback to Move Instruction from Good to Great Dr. John Hansen Generating Expectations for Student Achievement Dr. Dee Grayson, Graymill Supplemental Handouts Student Teams in Engineering, The Foundation Coalition The Art of Effective Demonstrations, David A. Katz Web-based Resources for Equity in Engineering Education, Mimi Lufkin What Can I Do? Making Engineering Classrooms More Effective for Women and Men Campbell-Kibler Associates EEES Reverse Site Visit, December 2007 Slides and Notes
	Resources Strategies for Incorporating Gender Equity Activities in the Summer Training Institute This tool, to be used by Master Teachers, Affiliate Professors, and Affiliate University staff organizing Summer Training Institutes, provides suggested equity in engineering education activities to be implemented at the Summer Training Institutes.
	Contact Information
	Mimi Lufkin Executive Director NAPE P.O. Box 369 Cochranville, PA 19330 Phone: (610) 593-8038 Fax: (610) 593-7283 Email: mimilufkin@aol.com	Diana Jensen-Dooling Project Director Project Lead the Way Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES 3599 Big Ridge Road Spencerport, New York 14559 Phone: (585) 352-2641 Fax: (585) 352-2434 Email: ddooling@monroe2boces.org

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