Supporting, Transforming, Empowering and Modeling:

Strategies to Strengthen STEM Advising

Badura, Bebensee, Carlisle

STEM at South Dakota State University

Midsized four-year public universityApproximately 12,000 undergraduates total

Agricultural & Biological Sciences Arts and Sciences Education & Human Sciences Engineering

STEM at South Dakota State University

Biological & Chemical SciencesAnimal, plant, and food sciences

Engineering & Technology Earth, Space, & Climate Environmental Science & Alternative

Energy

STEM at South Dakota State University

Groupings taken from 4-H STEM initiative

Extension office on main Brookings campus and Sioux Falls campus

STEM at South Dakota State University

ACE CampSponsored by NASA, this 4-day camp provides high-school students with an early start on aviation and aerospace careers2 hours of flight training

Jackrabbit Best Robotics

Ready SET-Go! CampEncourage female students to pursue STEM

STEM and Engagement Between 2008 and 2018, STEM job

growth will almost double non-STEM job growth

STEM is second only to health care as a job growth sector

STEM workers earn about 26% more thannon-STEM workers

STEM and Engagement 40% of first-year STEM students change

programs or quit higher education

“The math-science death march”Students experience “Weed-out” classesClasses Tend to focus on theory over hands-on applicationSignificant shift from their previous engagementwith STEM

Designing for the future

Appreciative Advising can be used to reignite interest in and passion for STEM

Designing for the future

Appreciative Advising can be the STEAM to power interest

DVISING

The Appreciative Mindset

“The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones who care.” – Anonymous

Deficit-based thinking vs. the appreciative mindset

Subject GradeBIOL 151/L B

ENGL 101 A

PSYC 101 B

MATH 102 F

Definition of Appreciative Advising

“Appreciative advising is the intentional collaborative practice of asking positive, open-ended questions that help students optimize their educational experiences and achieve their dreams, goals, and potentials.”

Bloom, J. L., Hutson, B. L., & He, Y. (2008). The appreciative advising revolution. Champaign, IL:  Stipes Publishing.

The Six Phases

Bloom, J. L., Hutson, B. L., & He, Y. (2008). The appreciative advising revolution. Champaign, IL:  Stipes Publishing.

Disarm: Make a positive first impression, build rapport, and create a safe, welcoming space.

Discover: Ask positive, open-ended questions to draw out students’ strengths, skills and abilities.

The Six Phases continued

Dream: Inquire about students’ vision for the future and help them develop life and career goals.

Design: Co-create a plan for making their dreams a reality.

Deliver: Encourage and support students as they follow through on their plans.

Don’t Settle: Challenge students to have high self-expectations.

Bloom, J. L., Hutson, B. L., & He, Y. (2008). The appreciative advising revolution. Champaign, IL:  Stipes Publishing.

Implementing Appreciative Education

Let’s do this!Dream

Share what you learned

Appreciative Education – What’s Next

Design

The Last Lecture

Supporting, Transforming, Empowering and Modeling:

Strategies to Strengthen STEM Advising

Badura, Bebensee, Carlisle