{"id":1707,"date":"2018-11-14T22:24:06","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T03:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=1707"},"modified":"2018-11-14T22:24:06","modified_gmt":"2018-11-15T03:24:06","slug":"anyone-can-be-a-scientist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2018\/11\/anyone-can-be-a-scientist\/","title":{"rendered":"Anyone Can Be A Scientist"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Minorities in STEM<\/h2>\n<p>Mae Jemison. Virginia Apgar. George Washington Carver. Gertrude Elion. Alan Turing.<\/p>\n<p>What do these five people have in common? Not much, besides the fact that each one is responsible for an incredible advancement in the field of STEM.<\/p>\n<p>According to National Science Foundation, in 2015 only 1,818,000 women worked in the STEM field compared to the 4,590,000 men that worked in the STEM field. In that same report, of the 6,408,000 men and women in a STEM occupation, only 387,000 people are Hispanic or Latino. Only 10,000 are American Indian or Alaskan Native, and only 308,000 are Black or African American. These numbers don&#8217;t seem like much until you know another number- 3,123,000.<\/p>\n<p>Three million one hundred twenty-three thousand. Of the 6,408,000 people in STEM, that is how many people in a STEM occupation are white men.<\/p>\n<p>THAT IS ALMOST 50% PEOPLE!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1702\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/11\/10-Startling-Stats-About-Minorities-in-STEM-2.png?resize=600%2C450\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/11\/10-Startling-Stats-About-Minorities-in-STEM-2.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/11\/10-Startling-Stats-About-Minorities-in-STEM-2.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/11\/10-Startling-Stats-About-Minorities-in-STEM-2.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>How Do We Help?<\/h2>\n<p>We have to change those statistics. As a community we can do a number of things to get ALL members of society involved and interested in STEM. Below is a list of a few things we can do outside of the classroom to try and increase those statistics.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hold STEM nights in community buildings or at Park Districts where all families can come together and complete STEM challenges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Never discourage someone from following their dreams, especially if they are pursuing <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1710 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/11\/Women-In-STEM.jpg?resize=284%2C191\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"191\" \/>a career in STEM. Instead, offer them words of encouragement and you can even try and research programs and communities for them to join so they have even more support!\n<ul>\n<li>STEMPOWER is a great organization on college campuses that tries to increase interest in STEM and self-confidence in all girls 8-12 years old!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Make resources and the field itself more accessible to minorities.\n<ul>\n<li>So many science labs seem inaccessible to people with disabilities, especially those who need a wheelchair to move around. This may discourage them from ever working in a lab. Instead, we can create stations with lower bench tops, lower vents, wider room to work, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClaireCreight10\/status\/1062904861350600706<\/p>\n<h2>How To: Encourage STEM in the Classroom<\/h2>\n<p>At this point, it&#8217;s no secret that the majority of the people working in STEM are white males. As a teacher, it&#8217;s our job to encourage the world&#8217;s future scientist, mathematicians, engineers, and tech-wizards to pursue whatever they may dream. Read up on some tips and activities to increase interest in STEM among your classroom.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For each chapter, introduce a person who worked in STEM that is a minority in some <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1712 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/11\/STEM-Challenges-410x1024.jpg?resize=284%2C709\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/11\/STEM-Challenges.jpg?resize=410%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 410w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/11\/STEM-Challenges.jpg?resize=120%2C300&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/11\/STEM-Challenges.jpg?w=564&amp;ssl=1 564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/>capacity. Have the students research different things like how they became interested in the subject, what their personal life was like, and their amazing STEM advancement!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In your classroom, have some books or scientific journals or articles written by or about different women or minorities in STEM. Highly encourage all of your students to read some of them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Let the students pick a famous woman or minority in STEM and have them research all<br \/>\nabout their person. Have them give a short presentation on their woman or minority STEM celebrity!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Once a week, have the students do STEM challenges in small groups to work on their skills and show them STEM is fun!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re still not convinced everyone should be involved in STEM, watch this short \u00a0interview with Mae Jemison, the first woman of color in space, in which she explains why learning about STEM is important to every single person, no matter your career!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mae Jemison On Minorities Entering STEM\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rWLn79cS-cw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Minorities in STEM Mae Jemison. Virginia Apgar. George Washington Carver. Gertrude Elion. Alan Turing. What do these five people have in common? Not much, besides <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2018\/11\/anyone-can-be-a-scientist\/\" title=\"Anyone Can Be A Scientist\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2515,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-equity"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2515"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1707"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1713,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1707\/revisions\/1713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}