NPEA Presentation:

“Increasing & Diversifying the STEM Pipeline through Enrichment

Programming”

Shawna YoungExecutive Director

MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs (OEOP)

Julian S. GreenProgram Coordinator, SEED Academy & CORE ProgramMIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs (OEOP)

Our Mission:

To increase the number of students pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and math with emphasis on underserved populations.

To create a bridge between the world-class resources of MIT and the communities we serve.

To empower students to become stewards of the science and engineering as well as ambassadors of change.

Our Programs: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

(STEM) Program

MIT Science and Baseball Program (MSBP)

Saturday Engineering Enrichment and Discovery (SEED) Academy

Confronting Obstacles and Realizing Expectations (CORE) Program

Minority Introduction to Engineering and Sciences (MITES) Program

Erin M. SaliusProgram Manager, Middle School Programs

Summer Institute (July 6 - August 7 ‘09)

Mentoring Program (October ‘09 - May ‘10)

Parents Programming Series (Academic Year)

LEVEL Grade Entering Courses

1 6th grade Biology & Topics in Algebra

2 7th grade Chemistry & Physics

3 8th grade Probability/Statistics & Vector Mechanics

4 9th grade Precalculus & Robotics

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Erin M. SaliusProgram Manager, Middle School Programs

Summer Institute (July 6 – July 31 ‘09)

Mentoring Program (October ‘09 - May ‘10)

Parents Programming Series (Academic Year)

Time Activity

9:00 – 9:30 am Homework review; breakfast

9:45 – 10:45 am Morning class session I

11:00 am – noon Morning class session II

Noon – 12:45 pm Lunch + Chalk Talk

1:00 – 3:45 pm Baseball practice

3:45 – 4:00 pm Reflection period

4:00 pm Dismissal

(Middle School Student + MIT Student) x 8 months = Mentoring

Mentoring Program Year

04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10

# Students Participating

36 48 52 59 56 62

Date Time Activity

10/24/09 11:00am-2:00pm Orientation + MIT Admissions Presentation

11/7/09 11:00am-2:00pm Eat brunch in Google’s cafeteria in Kendall Square and tour the facilities

11/21/09 11:00am-2:00pm Ninth-grade cohort only

12/5/09 11:00am-2:00pm Ninth grade graduation; Challenge activity

2/6/09 11:00am-2:00pm Service project planning + Mid-year check in

3/6/09 11:00am-2:00pm Service project

4/24/09 11:00am-2:00pm Bowling

5/8/09 11:00am-2:00pm Closing Ceremony

MIT Saturday Engineering Enrichment & Discovery (SEED)

Academy

Ms. Julian S. GreenProgram Coordinator

• Three and half semester program

• Serves 80-90 students in grades

9-12 from many different backgrounds and perspectives

• Curricula in seven engineering strands and Life Mastery

• Evaluation focused on academic, attitudinal, and collaborative assessment

• Weekly tutoring program

• Parent Programming, Mentoring, Leadership Seminars, and College Information Sessions

Fall Session (September 2009 – December 2010)

Spring Session (February 2010 – May 2010)

Parents Programming Series (Academic Year)

Leadership Series (Academic Year)

•9th grade (Spring Semester)– Mechanical Engineering

•10th grade (Fall Semester)– Civil Engineering

•10th grade (Spring Semester) – Aero/Astro Engineering

•11th grade (Fall Semester)– Computer Science

•11th grade (Spring Semester) – Robotics

•12th grade (Fall Semester)– Electronics

•12th grade (Spring Semester) – Synthetic Biology

9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

FALL 2008

Theme

Application & Selection

Civil Engineering Computer Science Electronics

Core SubjectsGeometryPhysics

Python ComputerLanguage

Pre-CalculusPhysics

Life Mastery

Time ManagementStudy Skills

Writing SkillsTest Taking Skills

SAT Prep

Applying toCollege &

Financial Aid

Final ProjectBridge Building &

Levee AnalysisComputer Game

Development

Circuit Designfor Games or

Music Filtering

SPRING 2009

Theme Mechanical EngineeringAeronautics/ Astronautics

RoboticsSynthetic Biology/ Biological

Engineering

Core SubjectsAlgebraPhysics

GeometryPhysics

Pre-calculusPhysics

Pre-calculusBiology

Life MasterySelf-AssessmentTeamwork Skills

Writing Skills

Writing &Communication

Skills

SAT Prep &College

Exploration

Preparing forCollege Life

Final ProjectThe EngineeringDesign Process

 Aircraft WingDesign

Lego MindstormNXT Robots

BiologicalEngineering

Ms. Julian S. GreenProgram Coordinator

Summer 2009

• Two week summer program to increase quantitative reasoning skills of Boston & Cambridge area youth

• Serves 10-15 students rising 9th & 10th graders from many different backgrounds and perspectives

• The premise for CORE is that all students can excel in math and scientific reasoning if they are provided with a fundamental core of mathematical knowledge.

• Evaluation focused on academic, attitudinal, and collaborative assessments

Summer Session 2008 Session (August 11-15,

2008)

Summer Session 2009 Session ( August 10-

21, 2009)

Summer Session 2010 Session

(planning for mid-August)

Curricula in covers six major topics:

• Basic Computation

• Conversion and Transformation

• Estimation and Approximation

• Ratios and Proportions

• Unit Analysis

• Variable Manipulation and Equalities

Life Science:› Chemistry› Biology› Bio-Chemistry

Math:› Calculus I› Advanced Calculus

Physics:› Physics I (Mechanics)› Physics II

(Electromagnetism)› Physics III ( Waves and

Optics)

Electives:› Mechanical Design› Electronics› Genomics › Computer Science

Classes are at a MIT Undergraduate level

Fun Activities› Ice Cream Social› Trolley Tour› 4th of July BBQ› Final Awards

Banquet› Talent Show

Field Trips› Six Flags› Boat Cruise › Google

Career Seminars› MIT Dean of the School

of Engineering› MIT Dean of the School

of Science › MIT Science and

Engineering Faculty

College Prep Activities › Admissions Dinners› Financial Aid Seminar› College Fair

All students can apply to the MITES Program The following students are encouraged to

apply› 1st Generation to go to college› Absence in the individual's family of science

and engineering backgrounds; › individual's from high schools who have

historically sent less than 50% of its graduates to 4-year colleges;

› Attends a school that presents challenges for success at an urban elite university

› Underrepresented minorities

Received ~1000 applications 70 students accepted

› # of students is based on funding and application pool

~7% Acceptance Rate, lower than MIT Students from 25 states, Washington, DC and

Puerto Rico› Massachusetts – 6 › California – 8› Texas – 7› New York – 6 › Florida – 5

We have a broad definition of diversity, which includes:

• Working extremely hard to get a diverse applicant pool by recruiting at schools with diverse student bodies

• Build relationships with administration and teachers at underserved schools in Boston, Cambridge, & Lawrence, MA and urban areas

• Host students from local and national regions at MIT and visit target schools to recruit students

• Partner with other community organizations and outreach programs to recruit students

• Provide students and parents with opportunities that they want to share with others

• Provide OPEN access - All of our Programs are FREE of charge!

• Selecting students based on their academic record and potential, enthusiasm for science and math, and teacher recommendations

OEOP Student Demographics

Total number of Students = ~300

• 50-70% Underrepresented Minorities

• 50-70%Free/Reduced Lunch

• ~50%Female and ~50% Male

• ~75% Boston area and 25%Other States

Tracking students after they graduate from our programs

Helping our students transition to high school

Helping the most deserving students through the application process

Securing funding for the programs

Helping our students transition to college & tracking

Increased applications!!!!!› Moving to more comprehensive

online application submission and selection process

Lower Acceptance Rate› Collaborating with other programs

to share applications› Should we expand or replicate?

Need more college counseling › Students need professional

development and career counseling, in addition to content and networking opportunities

Local Collaborations

•Girl Scouts – Event w/ MIT Aero/Astro Department for ~100 middle school girls

•YMCA Black Achievers – 2 week summer program for 8th-10th graders

•B-SAFE – Visits to MIT

•Steppingstone – Future collaboration

Julian S. Green Shawna L. Young

Program Coordinator, Saturday Engineering Enrichment & Discovery (SEED) Academy

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySchool of Engineering77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 1-123Cambridge, MA 02139

p. 617-253-5063f. 617-324-1120

e. jsgreen@mit.eduurl. http://web.mit.edu/seed

Executive Director, OEOP

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySchool of Engineering77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 1-123Cambridge, MA 02139

p. 617-324-7199f. 617-324-1120

e. shawnay@mit.edu