Session Number
B-2
Grade Level
Grade Levels: All
Start Date
4-3-2016 10:30 AM
End Date
4-3-2016 11:30 AM
Description
This presentation takes an intricate look at the factors that motivate gifted and talented Black and Latino students to engage in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). According to the literature, the U.S. workforce could employ as many as 140,000 additional Black and Latino college graduates in STEM fields annually if the gap in college completion by Blacks and Latinos closed to roughly match that of the White and Asian student graduation rates. Thus, the goal of this presentation is to inform administrators, educators, and programs of a 5-step motivation-based process that encourages Black and Latino students to engage in STEM.
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies Commons, Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons
Session B-2: Is STEM Truly for All: Motivating Black and Latino Students to Engage in STEM
This presentation takes an intricate look at the factors that motivate gifted and talented Black and Latino students to engage in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). According to the literature, the U.S. workforce could employ as many as 140,000 additional Black and Latino college graduates in STEM fields annually if the gap in college completion by Blacks and Latinos closed to roughly match that of the White and Asian student graduation rates. Thus, the goal of this presentation is to inform administrators, educators, and programs of a 5-step motivation-based process that encourages Black and Latino students to engage in STEM.