CareerQuesting

2008 ◽  
pp. 2863-2876
Author(s):  
Karen F. White ◽  
Mara H. Wasburn
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Teachers ◽  
Educational Strategy ◽  
Stem Careers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Middle School Girls ◽  
Unfair Advantage ◽  
Girls In Science ◽  
School Girls ◽  
And Mathematics

This paper develops an educational strategy to foster the interest and persistence of middle school girls in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers using existing websites. Criteria are specified that enable middle school teachers to evaluate websites that can serve as supplemental learning activities within prescribed curricula. In particular, these criteria help evaluate sites that provide materials appealing to both boys and girls. This allows teachers to adopt them without concern that they are providing an unfair advantage to girls.

CareerQuesting Revisited

2008 ◽  
pp. 121-134
Author(s):  
Karen S. White ◽  
Mara H. Wasburn
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Teachers ◽  
Educational Strategy ◽  
Stem Careers ◽  
Middle School Girls ◽  
Unfair Advantage ◽  
Evaluative Criteria ◽  
Girls In Science ◽  
School Girls ◽  
And Mathematics

This paper develops an educational strategy to foster the interest and persistence of middle school girls in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers, using existing websites. Criteria are specified that enable middle school teachers to evaluate websites as supplemental learning activities within prescribed curricula. In particular, the evaluative criteria help evaluate sites that provide materials appealing to boys and girls, allowing teachers to adopt them without concern that they are providing an unfair advantage to girls.

scholarly journals How do middle school girls of color develop STEM identities? Middle school girls’ participation in science activities and identification with STEM careers

2018 ◽  
Vol 103 (2) ◽  
pp. 418-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hosun Kang ◽  
Angela Calabrese Barton ◽  
Edna Tan ◽  
Sandra Simpkins ◽  
Hyang‐yon Rhee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Stem Careers ◽  
Middle School Girls ◽  
Girls Of Color ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Science Activities

Teachers' Knowledge, Beliefs, and Perceptions About Mathematics Teaching

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Adem Ekmekci ◽  
Anne Papakonstantinou ◽  
Richard Parr ◽  
Miten Shah
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Teachers ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Teacher Preparation Programs ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Preparation Programs ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Knowledge For Teaching ◽  
And Mathematics

Providing a study on mathematics teachers' technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK), the goal of this chapter is to investigate the predictive value of teachers' beliefs (e.g., self-efficacy) and mathematical knowledge for teaching (MKT) on their level of TPACK. Background variables, gender, ethnicity, certification, experience, and mathematics degree were all controlled for in this study. Two-step regression analysis results by school level (K-5, middle, and high) indicate that standards-based mathematics teaching beliefs positively predict mathematics teachers' level of TPACK for all teachers. Having a college/graduate mathematics degree is more predictive of TPACK for K-5 and middle school teachers while MKT is more predictive of TPACK for high school teachers. In addition, elementary teachers' mathematics self-concept and pedagogical preparedness and middle school teachers' mathematics teaching interest were significantly related to their level of TPACK. The implications for school districts and teacher preparation programs to develop TPACK for teachers are discussed.

Fashion Content Triggers STEM Discovery via Coding Camps for Middle School Girls

2021 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
pp. 61-70
Author(s):  
Barbara L. Stewart ◽  
Susan Schroeder ◽  
Carole Goodson ◽  
Susan Miertschin ◽  
Misha Chakraborty
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Stem Fields ◽  
Stem Careers ◽  
Middle School Girls ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Hands On ◽  
School Girls

Funded through a grant from Texas Workforce Commission, DesignHER Code Camps were created to use the fashion interests of underserved middle school girls as springboards to interest them in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Results were generally consistent with the achievement of camp goals—(a) increase the interest of middle school girls in coding and other STEM fields, and (b) provide hands-on experiences related to the fashion industry that simultaneously foster interest in STEM-related careers—although changes in interest in STEM careers were not statistically significant. This type of experience contributes to the growing recognition that FCS content can play a vital role in the development of STEM concepts for youth.

scholarly journals Board 135: MAKER: Simple Making Activities to Expose Middle School Girls to STEM Careers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lunal Khuon ◽  
Yalcin Ertekin ◽  
M. Eric Carr ◽  
Brandon Terranova ◽  
Simi Hoque ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Stem Careers ◽  
Middle School Girls ◽  
School Girls
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