Careers and CTE

Become Your Best STEM Self Part 1: If money were no object, what would you do? When you are doing something you love you feel energized, exited, alive, and in-tune with yourself. Conversely, you also know when you are doing something that makes you miserable! Time drags on super slow, you have to force yourself […]

Put your winter break to good use! While home for the holidays, take some time to explore your interests in STEM, try new things, and continue on the path to your future STEM career! Here are three fun STEM activities to try: Play STEM Games Take a step a way from WOW and Minecraft for […]

Try it Before You Major In It! You probably try on shoes and clothes before you buy them, right? I like to make sure my stuff fits me well and looks good on me, so I do! While we ‘try things on’ such as our clothing, which we only wear for a few hours at […]

The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries. Anyone, anywhere can organize an Hour of Code event. One-hour tutorials are available in over 45 languages. No experience needed. Ages 4 to 104. ~Hour of Code Congrats! You are among the 100 million people that have tried the […]

Scholarships for STEM There were nearly 8.6 million STEM jobs in May 2015 (BLS 2016), with many STEM occupations enjoying continued growth and increased demand. To maintain national competitiveness and fill the millions of new job openings in STEM, many scholarship opportunities exist to encourage students to pursue science, technology, engineering, or mathematics as a [...]

Must-Have College Prep Resources for STEM Majors You have done your research as described in my last post, and have a general idea of STEM careers that you are interested in. Congrats! Identifying your field of interest is often the hardest part. Glad that is over 🙂 Now you are ready to start preparing for college […]

Free Websites to Find Your Perfect STEM Career There are thousands of lucrative STEM careers out there, but which career is right for you? Fortunately there are many free online resources to help you explore different STEM careers. If you are looking for STEM career information but overwhelmed by your google search, check out these […]

In a recent survey of 1,000 middle and high school students, it was found that interest in STEM and confidence in STEM skills fade as students get older. Researchers also found that “most students do not associate STEM with mainstream brands, haven’t asked anyone about STEM jobs, and agreed that if they knew how STEM […]

BACKGROUND Only 16% of American high school seniors are interested in a STEM career, and only about half of those who major in a STEM field choose to work in a related career (U.S. Dept. Of Education, 2015). In our competitive global economy, these statistics are unacceptable. Despite the well-documented need for early STEM career […]

Apple picking, pumpkin spice coffee, and CareerInSTEM fall STEM programs! Summer was a very busy season here at CareerInSTEM, with successful online STEM summer camps, publications, and the addition of over 500 students and teachers to the CareerInSTEM community! Fall promises to be equally exciting. Here is a list of CareerInSTEM programs offered this fall: […]