STEM and the Millennial Generation

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STEM and the Millennial Generation
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Johnny J. Weissmuller Occupational Analyst
Futurist
STEM Panel Moderator at the 2006 TETC AFSO21
Links at www.icodap.org
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Panel Overview

• What is STEM?
• What is the Millennial Generation?
• What is the Problem?
• Who are the Panel Members?

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What is STEM?

• STEM is The Educational BRIDGE from STUDENTS to
  PROFESSIONALS in
• Science
• Technology
• Engineering and
• Mathematics
• --- The Backbone of Future Progress

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What is the Millennial Generation?

• Children born since 1980.
• Digital Natives
• Our Children
• Our Future Workforce
• Our Biggest Problem and our Best Hope.

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Digital Natives The Up Side

• Are Like STEAM a power source which needs
  focus to be productive
• Want to Excel in what they do well
• Fiercely Mission Oriented
• Want just-in-time Competencies
• Accept Technology as a birth right

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Digital Natives The Down Side

• Dont like to be told procedures
• Do not like Authority, Traditions or
  Organizational Structure
• Prefer Communities of Practice
• Naturally form TEAMS even for Test Compromise
  Networks
• Cannot be bothered with assignments

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The Problem Ahead

• An Unmovable Object (our traditional workplace)
• is about to encounter
• An Irresistible Force (our Future Workforce the
  Millennial generation)
• Somethings Got To Give
• I have a wager

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The Problem Ahead

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A Flowery Metaphor
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The STEM Professionals
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The Enablers - US
The STEM - Education
The STUDENTS
US Enablers Parents, Teachers, Coaches,
Instructors, Mentors, Employers, Educational
Institutions, Business and Government
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A Solution to Capture Millennials

• Add the Following A to STEM
• Art Visualization over Words
• Attitude Relevance
• Adaptability Alternatives
• Action Experimentation
• A Sense of Mission/Gaming

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Todays Panel Members

• (Missing Moderator Sean Dooley)
• Rand Goldstein President of Wright Flyers
  Academy
• Andrew Schuetze Chemistry, Physics
  Engineering Teacher at Edgewood Academy
• Bill Sturgis Director, Engineering and
  Technologies Academy at Roosevelt High School
• Cliff Zintgraff Principal of Green Sky
  Consulting
• Works with Clients to commercialize early-stage
  technologies and develop venture plans.