Did you know that you can access no-cost, standards-aligned classroom activities to support future career success for your students? I’m thrilled to be introducing you to the STEM Careers Coalition - the first-of-its-kind national STEM initiative powered by corporate leaders and anchored in schools by Discovery Education.
The STEM Careers Coalition addresses the STEM workforce and inspiration gap by bridging industry and classrooms at an unprecedented scale. It is powered by a coalition of corporate leaders and anchored in schools in Discovery Education—a trusted curriculum partner committed to equity in education by leveraging the power of digital to close the access gap.
Need teaching resources? I am always looking for new, engaging, free STEM-based activities, and I recommend Discovery Education's STEM Careers Coalition to any formal or informal educator. From sustainability to chemistry, health to technology, the STEM Careers Coalition has a great set of ready-to-go curriculum, career profiles, and so much more. Each activity features important STEM skills and a step-by-step guide for implementing activities into your classroom.
Growing up, I knew I wanted to pursue a career in science, but how? My first love was paleontology, but as I learned more about the world, I became interested in Egyptology, archaeology, marine biology, animal behavior, zoology, and ecology. I was insatiable. This made for a bit of a confusing journey when I was looking into colleges. As a high school student, you never fully understand what it's like to work in STEM careers until you start taking classes and speaking with advisors. In my case, I emailed several paleontologists at universities looking for advice, but never heard back. My journey to finally becoming a paleontologist is considered “non-traditional”. Instead of majoring in paleontology, which is actually only offered in a few undergraduate programs in the United States, I majored in Anthropology, patching my coursework with geoscience, biology, and other applicable courses. If I had access to a resource like the Careers Portal, it may have made my journey a bit easier.
On the Careers Portal, have your students browse the extensive list of STEM careers for organizations such as Chevron, AES, P&G, Caterpillar, and more. Watch videos of bat conservationists, data scientists, geologists, software engineers, and so many more! Download activity sheets to have students evaluate their own interests in these STEM careers to better help them realize their strengths and understand the requirements needed to pursue specialized careers in STEM.
Having access to no-cost STEM resources helps break barriers to science and bring diversity and representation into STEM. If we’ve learned anything from biology, we know that diversity makes for a healthier and more robust ecosystem, creating a stronger world, and that’s what the STEM Careers Coalition and Discovery Education is all about.
I can't wait for you to see how you can use the STEM Careers Coalition!
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