Women Industrial Technology Project December 7, 2006

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Women Industrial Technology ProjectDecember 7,
2006
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Presenters

• Liisa Pine Shoonmaker, Welding Instructor
• Eden Area ROP, lpine_at_edenrop.org
• Louise Chiatovich, Project Monitor
• California Department of Education,
  lchiatovich_at_yahoo.com
• Maureen Givertz, Grant Administrator,
• San Diego County Office of Education
• nontrad_at_sdcoe.net

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Project Administrator

• San Diego County Office of Education
• 6401 Linda Vista Drive
• San Diego, CA 92111
• Maureen Gevirtz
• nontrad_at_sdcoe.net
• 619-284-5935

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Context for Project

• California is losing career and technical
  educators, in general, and female career and
  technical educators are a part of this.
• Women instructors reported feeling isolated and
  lacking opportunities to network.
• Studies show that role models whom students can
  relate to are more likely to influence students,
  including those who are nontraditional.

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Project Goals

• Recruit and support a network of female teachers
  in industrial technology who can support each
  other and share ideas
• Increase the number of female students who are
  recruited and retained in industrial technology

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What are IT Careers?

• Building Trades and Construction
• Energy and Utilities
• Engineering and Design
• This industry sector includes products and
  services related to engineering analysis and
  design, engineering development, and drafting and
  design.
• Manufacturing and Product Development
• Printing and Publishing
• Consumer Product Manufacturing
• Machine Tool Manufacturing
• Computer and Electronic Products
• Transportation Manufacturing
• Equipment Manufacturing
• Industrial Material Manufacturing
• Transportation

http//www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/ie/
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WIT Teachers Forum October 19, 2006

• 40 female educators attended
• 9 Presenters
• 2 round-table discussion periods
• Agenda
• Barriers
• Industry Support
• Working with non-traditional students
• Networking
• Next Steps

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Barriers Solutions

• Need for Additional Financial Resources
• Grants
• Business/Industry Gifts
• Gender Equity Stereotyping
• Increased Sense of Isolation for Female Teachers
• Mentors
• Media
• Professional Development
• Need for Increased Parental, Administrative,
  Community Support
• Make all Career and Technology courses A-G
  approved and meet academic standards
• Open-houses, Career Fairs
• PTA and School Board attendance
• Model programs and Industry certification

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Barriers Solutions

• Need for Comprehensive Counseling Services
• Create academies and pathways
• Ask students what they want to know
• Provide professional development for counselors
• Provide job shadowing, mentors, apprenticeships,
  alumni speakers
• High expectation for student skill development.
• Conflict Between Career and Technical Education
  and Academic Courses
• Integrate Career and Technical Education (CTE)
  and No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
• Gain University of California A-G Admission
  requirement approval for all Career and
  Technical Education courses

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Barriers Solutions

• College Bound versus Just Career and Technical
  Education
• Enhance image of Career and Technical Education
• Prove success of Career and Technical Education
  students in 4-yr colleges
• Develop white paper to justify, validate, and
  document Career and Technical Education
• Involvement of industry professionals working in
  positions requiring higher education.
• Need for additional Industry Buy-in, Support, and
  Involvement
• Industry groups
• Advisory Committees

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Tools Events

• WIT Teacher Forums
• October 19, 2006 Ontario, CA
• February 21, 2007 -- San Diego, CA
• March 27, 2007 Sacramento, CA
• www.nontrad.info
• Non-Trad 101 and 102