Opening Schools to STEM Careers

A nine-week professional development course for school teachers and school leaders on connecting classroom learning with the STEM job market. It covers STEM careers and career pathways, characteristics of STEM leading schools, gender stereotypes in STEM education, the complementary roles of teachers, mentors, parents and role models, the benefits of external school-to-work programmes, and the organisation of career orientation events.

Syllabus

Module 1: STEM careers in schools and in the job market
Module 2: STEM career pathways
Module 3: STEM leading schools
Module 4: Gender stereotypes in STEM education
Module 5: Balancing the roles of teachers, mentors, parents and role models
Module 6: Benefits of external school to work programs
Module 7: Career orientation events on STEM education