SXSW EDU 2019
Engineering Makes Equity - and We DON’T MEAN Jobs
Description:
An unlikely discipline - engineering - can help solve the equity problem. This is not another panel about 21st century jobs. It’s about how engineering teaches the exact skill set that’s needed to solve sensitive challenges: collaboration, problem solving, understanding and creativity. The Museum of Science of Boston, which has taught more than 15 million K-12 students the basics of engineering, will put this theory to the test with those who’ve studied equity on the ground.
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Takeaways
- Show how problem-solving skills and collaboration in engineering can be a guidebook for working through social tension and inspire inclusion
- Discuss research and real-life experience that show how engineering helps underrepresented students -- and not just with jobs
- Engage experts in social disparity who can discuss the current situation in classrooms, and whether engineering could be an aid
Speakers
- Glenn Singleton, President and Founder, Courageous Conversation by PEG
- Kristy Kidd, Project Director, STEM Starters+, Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- Christine Cunningham, Vice President, Museum of Science, Boston
- Heidi Carlone, Hooks Distinguished Professor of STEM Education, University of North Carolina Greensboro
Organizer
Jacob Berkman, Founder, One Allen Communications
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