{"id":1653,"date":"2018-11-13T12:34:48","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T17:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=1653"},"modified":"2018-11-13T12:36:55","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T17:36:55","slug":"stem-for-one-stem-for-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2018\/11\/stem-for-one-stem-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"STEM for One, STEM for All!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Who Currently Works in STEM Fields?<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQVdRoGF4s_dNH0TUDJJQwo8c35LzjuicvLdKWk6X16T8ElF2JwCQ\" alt=\"Image result for white men scientist\" width=\"264\" height=\"161\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>As of now, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields are dominated by white males. While this may be changing year by year, <strong>it is our jobs as science educators to get\u00a0<em>all<\/em> students interested at an early age<\/strong>. STEM fields are not for one, but for all!<\/p>\n<p>People of all genders, races, abilities, and ethnicities are capable of doing great things in STEM fields, and there is <em>no<\/em> reason for these fields to be excluding minority groups.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRBRilTsl6zJefBy1nPEJ6HWsa6OjoHUHQIkJl4iw9333Ho4Bem\" alt=\"Image result for stem\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>So, What&#8217;s the Evidence?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>According to <strong>catalyst.org<\/strong>, an organization dedicated to women&#8217;s success in the workplace, <strong>women:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make up only 28.8% of the scientific research and development careers globally<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1662 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/11\/images-300x168.jpg?resize=300%2C168\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Are most likely to leave STEM careers\n<ul>\n<li>Over 53% of women leave careers in STEM, while only 31% of men leave<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Only make up for 12.2% of board members for the STEM industry<\/li>\n<li>Earn only 79.2% of what a man in the same STEM occupation would earn yearly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This video provides more statistics and a few reasons as to why women are so underrepresented in STEM fields. Take a look!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fQyCBTDproE\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fQyCBTDproE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to <strong>nationalacademies.org<\/strong>, racial minorities are also <em>incredibly<\/em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTXLYF8OnqQj5fdAxQL7MLqgln8fMyV2esrlthJTfIcPN8v4NxG\" alt=\"Image result for black scientist\" width=\"281\" height=\"187\" \/>\u00a0underrepresented. <strong>Racial minorities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make up over 31% of the United States population, but only 11% of STEM occupation<\/li>\n<li>Are incredibly likely to leave STEM careers<\/li>\n<li>Report wanting to go into a STEM field just as much as their white counterparts, but often switch at the K-12 or university level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>University of Delaware published research stating that <strong>people with disabilities<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT8iP5NijQ3MOzT6Ym4PorRjB-xM3eXoW1qiuYdyxe87wj-YpsC4g\" alt=\"Image result for scientists with disabilities\" width=\"262\" height=\"196\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make up for 13.4% of the United States population<\/li>\n<li>Only occupy 2% of all doctoral positions in STEM subjects, and even less careers in STEM<\/li>\n<li>Include both invisible and visible disabilities, such as cognitive, emotional, and physical disabilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>What Can We As Educators Do to Stop This Nonsense?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KYezierski\/status\/1062392286850572291\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/KYezierski\/status\/1062392286850572291<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Theinstitute.ieee.org provides many <strong>methods to get students of <em>all<\/em> genders, races, and abilities involved and interested in STEM<\/strong> at an early age:<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQDuEVRIj1Sh-XDonsGtVSxTFGvji1aDLqszpK1KajbxOfs-lWUUQ\" alt=\"Image result for stem clubs\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>STEM subjects should be introduced at the elementary school level through exciting experiments and demonstrations<\/li>\n<li>Projects in STEM must be made relevant to everybody<\/li>\n<li>Teachers must provide encouragement for all students to join STEM clubs, classes, et cetera<\/li>\n<li>At the large scale, society&#8217;s perception of who takes part in STEM careers must change<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Motivating STEM in the Chemistry Classroom<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1664 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/11\/images-1-300x162.jpg?resize=380%2C205\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/11\/images-1.jpg?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/11\/images-1.jpg?w=305&amp;ssl=1 305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chemistry is a complex science that luckily involves lots of mathematics and technology. In the chemistry classroom, many aspects of STEM are used even unintentionally. <strong>These provide great opportunities to get adolescents interested in STEM!<\/strong> Chemistry teachers can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Incorporate a computer program such as a <strong>phET Simulation\u00a0<\/strong>into the curriculum; these simulations often are used to explain a phenomenon at the particulate level<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1660 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-13-at-12.26.58-PM-300x175.png?resize=283%2C165\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-13-at-12.26.58-PM.png?resize=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-13-at-12.26.58-PM.png?resize=768%2C447&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-13-at-12.26.58-PM.png?resize=1024%2C596&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-13-at-12.26.58-PM.png?w=2000 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Have individual meetings with students about their strengths and interests in STEM classes<\/li>\n<li>Become an advisor for a local STEM club and recruit all groups of students in their classes<\/li>\n<li>Have students research a minority chemist and present their findings, as well as elaborate on why this research project was important\n<ul>\n<li>What were their setbacks?<\/li>\n<li>What did they contribute to chemistry?<\/li>\n<li>How do you relate to them, if at all?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Who Currently Works in STEM Fields? 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