High Heels - High Tech: Preparing Tomorrow's Engineers
A professional development workshop for high school guidance counselors, math
teachers, and science teachers.
“Why do I need calculus?”
“Why should I take physics?”
“What am I going to be when I grow up?”
Sound familiar? We know you want to motivate your students to excel academically
and to pursue exciting careers. What better way to provide such incentive than
to introduce them to an exciting field that opens a world of opportunity –
engineering!
Join us for High Heels – High Tech as we walk into the world of engineering!
You will experience engineering first hand and learn about the exciting opportunities
in engineering. The workshop will pay particular attention to the great need
for women in the field of engineering and you will hear from female engineers
and engineering students! Participants earn 7 CEUs.
Did you know?
Women control 80% of family purchase decisions, yet only 10% of working
engineers are women.
A degree in engineering opens the doors to careers in medicine, law, and
business in addition to engineering-related jobs.
On average nationwide, women earn only 20% of BS degrees in engineering,
17% of MS degrees, and 12% of Ph.D. degrees.
Not even he Texas Distinguished Curriculum prepares students for college
engineering!
