Opening Minds to STEM Careers

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Free Online Course: Opening Minds to STEM Careers provided by Independent is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 8 weeks long, 2-3 hours a week. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Opening Minds to STEM Careers is taught by Aikaterini Topalidou, Naír Carrera and Teodora Ioan.

Overview
  • Demand for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) professionals and associated professionals is expected to grow by around eight percent between now and 2025. This means that Europe needs more young people to pursue STEM subjects and careers to become part of a much needed qualified workforce in the coming years. In the Opening Minds to STEM Careers MOOC, we will explore different ideas and we will introduce a number of tools to help you be an active actor in STEM career guidance processes.Essentially, this course is meant to train and empower you in successfully introducing and attracting young people to STEM careers from an early age, as well as to learn about private and public initiatives on STEM education.

Syllabus
  • Module 1: STEM careers in schools and in the job market
    Module 2: STEM Careers pathways I
    Module 3: STEM Careers pathways II
    Module 4: Career induction activities, materials and guidelinesModule 5: Gender stereotypes in STEM education
    Module 6: Balancing the roles of teachers, mentors, and parents
    Module 7: Benefits of external school to work programs
    Module 8: Career orientation events on STEM