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The Importance of Math and Science In The 21st CenturyBy: Dave Schulz

Innovation is the futureWhat has changed in your lifetime?Cell PhonesComputersSocial NetworkingTelecommutingWho will develop the next life changing innovation?

The Reasons WhyWhat will the careers of the future look like?EngineeringCivil EngineersMechanical EngineersComputer ScienceNetwork Systems AnalystComputer Applications Software EngineersBiological SciencesBiotechnologyGeneticistsMathematicsFinancial AnalystsActuaries

Careers of the Future

In 2012 sixty-five countries took the PISA (Program for International Assessment)23rd in mathematics31st in scienceChina graduates 5 times as many engineersMajority of graduate students in the U.S. are from China and South Korea

Where We Stand

1 million more STEM graduates needed. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)40% switch from STEM majorsLowest unemployment rate at 4.7%

Why We Need to do Better Now

The Future is Here2.8 million jobs will open in STEM professions1 in 20 jobs will be a STEM job92% of these jobs will require post-secondary educationMost growth will be in mathematical sciences and computer science

Familiar with the natural world.Understand the key concepts and principles of STEMScientific ways of thinking.Mathematics, technology, and science are dependent upon one another.Use scientific knowledge and ways of thinking for personal and social purposes.

What We Need From StudentsWays to make science and math relatableScience programs (Zula Patrol, Dragonfly TV)Professionals from STEM fieldsFun experimentsHighly trained teachers in the STEM fieldsMathematiciansBiologistsPhysicistsActual Computer Programmers

What Students Need From UsWhat Students GetEmphasis on understandingWorking across disciplinesFuture occupations (No more ditch diggers)Hiring issues

Highly educated workforce Innovators who are adept at solving problemsA citizenry of critical thinkersAn increase to our GDP2/3 percentage point per yearA country ready to tackle the problems of the future

What Our Society GetsWe have to start youngK-8 emphasisWaiting until high school and college is too late More than recitationDeep understandingMultiple disciplines working togetherPrograms to encourage studentsScholarships and GrantsExtra outside helpMentors

How Do We Get Therehttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/09/opinion/bennett-stem-educationhttp://www.brookings.edu/blogs/the-avenue/posts/2012/06/01-science-oriented-society-rothwellhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/07/education/07education.html?_r=0http://www.project2061.org/publications/articles/articles/ripon.htm

References

http://online.wsj.com/ad/article/mathscience-risinghttp://curiosity.discovery.com/question/career-science-math

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