{"data":{"ID":608,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1446491962,"CreatorID":4735,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Leaders Instead of Leaners: Inspiring women and underrepresented minorities to lead in STEM fields","Handle":"leaders_instead_of_leaners--inspiring_women_and_underrepresented_minorities_to_lead_in_stem_fields","ShortDescription":"As more women prepare to graduate college with degrees in STEM fields, there is an increased need for career mentorship and leadership for women. This conversation will address ways to nurture confidence and leadership in girls interested in STEM as early as elementary school to maintain and motivate their interests.","Description":"As more and more women prepare to graduate college with degrees in STEM fields, many are discovering that the path to navigate with career is unclear. While most are prepared to participate, few are prepared with lead. Without mentorship and modeling throughout school, our women and girls are still at a disadvantage. This conversation will address ways to nurture confidence and leadership in girls interested in STEM throughout their education. Starting with some key questions focused on interventions at elementary, middle, and high school levels.\r\n- Elementary: How do we empower young girls with strategizes to see past implicit biases related to aptitude and gendered careers opportunities?\r\n- Middle\/high: What are opportunities for our girls to shine? How do get our girls to speak up?\r\n- High: Without a Good-ole gals club, how do women network? And how early is appropriate it to start? \r\n- All grades: Who are our modern day role-models? How do we share their stories?","Link":["http:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"Following 2 minute video-clip testimonials from girl students addressing these questions, I will facilitate a brain-storming session where participants generate ideas on post-its on how schools can to mine local resources to make changes for their own students. Teams will then script a 2 minute skit on how they would start this conversation with administrators, class-room teachers, community organizations, and one-on-one with students.","Presenter":["Raja Y Schaar"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at GA Institute of Technology and Emory University Medical School"],"PresenterEmail":["raja.schaar@gmail.com"],"ScheduleSlotID":71,"ScheduleLocationID":2,"SubmitterID":4735,"AdditionalComments":"Sorry this is late! I have Nov. 2nd as the deadline. \r\n\r\nI'm an industrial designer with a masters in art education who teaches in a biomedical engineering program and designs museum exhibits. My interest in K-12 STEM\/STEAM education comes from a career in museum and design education. \r\n\r\nFor the past 5 years I've worked closely with K12 schools to develop projects and pedagogy focused on design thinking and grounded in STEAM. Our engineering program is in the unique position of having 60% women undergraduate student population, and 0% women in leadership. \r\n\r\nI've also worked closely with women engineering students on start-ups and through directed studies, and have had close conversations on their frustration with the lack of leadership and mentorship. so i am passionate about changing the conversation to reflect the changing times.","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":5}}