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2021-2023
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Contact Jade Leung, Projects Chair 2021-2023
Submit Your Chapter’s STEM Stories to the Website
Submit Your Chapter’s STEM Stories to the Website
Thanks to Becky Johnen for the attached powerpoint on Women in STEM.
Powerpoint
We need to encourage girls/women to consider a career in STEM fields Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. I believe that we need to start in the primary grades introducing girls to more science and math activities. We need to show them how these fields can be fun and all the hands- on experiences while learning and problem solving. Too often our primary classrooms spend more time on ELA and rote math.
In a report by AAUW in 2019, women make up only 28% of the workforce in
science, technology, engineering and math. The gender gaps are particularly high
in some of the fastest growing and highest paid jobs of the future like computer
science, engineering and architects. We need to give girls and women the skills and confidence to succeed in math and science. We need to support STEM education and support girls starting in early education and through 12th grade.
Last year our keynote speaker was Kaylyn Gibilterra Senior Manager, Lead
Software Engineer at Capital One, specializing in Core Innovations. Kaylyn is a
Regional Director for Women Who Code and NYC Organizer for Women Who Go.
This year's keynote was Laura Overdeck Numeracy: The Keystone for a Thriving
Society. In 20 years, today’s kids will be taking care of us: building our bridges,
measuring our medicines, tuning up our airplanes. We better make sure they can
do the math! Also, we sold her Bedtime Math books.
There are many ways chapters can address STEM, here are a few suggestions:
In a report by AAUW in 2019, women make up only 28% of the workforce in
science, technology, engineering and math. The gender gaps are particularly high
in some of the fastest growing and highest paid jobs of the future like computer
science, engineering and architects. We need to give girls and women the skills and confidence to succeed in math and science. We need to support STEM education and support girls starting in early education and through 12th grade.
Last year our keynote speaker was Kaylyn Gibilterra Senior Manager, Lead
Software Engineer at Capital One, specializing in Core Innovations. Kaylyn is a
Regional Director for Women Who Code and NYC Organizer for Women Who Go.
This year's keynote was Laura Overdeck Numeracy: The Keystone for a Thriving
Society. In 20 years, today’s kids will be taking care of us: building our bridges,
measuring our medicines, tuning up our airplanes. We better make sure they can
do the math! Also, we sold her Bedtime Math books.
There are many ways chapters can address STEM, here are a few suggestions:
- Have a meeting where members work with students on STEM projects
- Offer a STEM workshop for teachers who are currently teaching
- Assemble a box of materials that go with a STEM lesson, include a book and
- give this box to a teacher.
- Possible books -
- The Apollo Missions for Kids by Jerome Pohlen
- The Book of Ingeniously Daring Chemistry by Sean Connolly
- Captain Aquatic’s Awesome Ocean by Jess Cramp
- Scholars of Science by Rob Colson
- Scampers Thinks Like a Scientist by Mike Allegra
- Science is Magic by Steve Mould
- Science You Can Eat by Stefan Gates
- Space Travel by Jerry Stone
- STEM Lab by Jack Challoner
- Top Secret Science in Medicine by Ellen Rodger
- Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty
- Rosie Revere Engineer by Andrea Beaty
- Iggy Peck Architect by Andrea Beaty
- Possible books -
- Some chapters have a meeting to inform members what STEM is
- Another chapter partnered with a Girl Scout troop to complete the STEM badge
- Visit a local business that is a STEM field
