The Road Ahead ...
The Road Ahead ...
"My ability to do STEM activities increases the more I learn about each subject and cars."
-2003 Participant
Goals: Discovery Under the Hood seeks:
· To form a partnership with area colleges and universities for the purpose of improving math, science, engineering and technology achievement by high school girls in rural Madison County, New York.
· To demonstrate an innovative curriculum and hands-on, conceptualized pedagogical method of education which is designed to meet and exceed the standards and gender-equitable recommendations set forth by of the National Science Education Standards, New York State Curriculum Frameworks, and the New York State Department of Education Math, Science and Technology Resource Guide.
· To evaluate methods of introducing gender-equitable and non-traditional education and career counseling among instructors, counselors and parents who influence students in formal and informal educational settings.
"I feel so much more comfortable working in an environment that is mostly [traditionally] guys."
-2003 Participant
Objectives: Our program is designed to positively affect the girls in the following ways:
· To encourage girls' interest, enthusiastic participation, and election of continued study in SMET, increase girls’ confidence in their own abilities in science, and give girls positive images of SMET learning and careers,
· To engage the girls in the process of scientific exploration and learning, giving them a sense of responsibility and control,
· To enhance in the girls an awareness of SMET career opportunities and a sense of the skills and abilities involved,
· To demonstrate the interrelationship of the various fields (careers) and the transferability of common skills among them,
· To develop a sense of empowerment in girls by having them learn about basic car maintenance and operation and how that relates to daily use.
