Career Exposure for STEM Pathways
Deadline
Oct 23
November 11, 2026 to December 09, 2026
Estimated time commitment: 3 x 90 minute sessions
Career Exposure for STEM Pathways is an intensive, application-based six-week learning experience that builds the capacity of primary and secondary STEAM educators and coaches to connect classroom learning with STEM careers and the challenges those careers help address. Selected participants will deepen their understanding of how to make these connections meaningful for students by learning alongside STEAM educators from across the network, drawing on the Career Readiness Education Framework and LabXchange's STEM Explorer, and using the Meaningful STEM Career Exploration Educator Guide to develop and implement a career exploration activity with students. They will then bring what they learned back to the group, reflect with peers on what worked and what they would approach differently, and draw on others' experiences to strengthen their ability to design and facilitate meaningful STEM career exploration.
Throughout this learning experience, you will learn how to:
- Learn what makes STEM career exploration meaningful for students. Explore how classroom learning connects to STEM careers and real-world challenges, and identify career pathways linked to issues students care about.
- Design and implement a career exploration activity with students. Gain practical insights and skills to turn challenges students care about into an activity that brings them into contact with real STEM work.
- Strengthen your practice by reflecting with STEAM educators across the network. Reflect on what worked and what to approach differently, and draw on educators' experience in other contexts to evolve how you design and facilitate career exploration.
*This opportunity is application-based. Before submitting your application please ensure your Teach for All network partner organization (participants and alumni) or manager (partner staff) is aware of your application*
This opportunity will be held in English, with interpretation and/or translation to Spanish. If you need live interpretation of the experience and/or translation of materials in additional languages to support your engagement, please indicate this via the registration/application form. We welcome all requests and will work to provide appropriate language support measures. However, please understand that we may not be able to accommodate all requests.
Apply in English or Spanish - Español by October 23rd.
Career Exposure for STEM Pathways is an intensive, application-based six-week learning experience that builds the capacity of primary and secondary STEAM educators and coaches to connect classroom learning with STEM careers and the challenges those careers help address. Selected participants will deepen their understanding of how to make these connections meaningful for students by learning alongside STEAM educators from across the network, drawing on the Career Readiness Education Framework and LabXchange's STEM Explorer, and using the Meaningful STEM Career Exploration Educator Guide to develop and implement a career exploration activity with students. They will then bring what they learned back to the group, reflect with peers on what worked and what they would approach differently, and draw on others' experiences to strengthen their ability to design and facilitate meaningful STEM career exploration.
Throughout this learning experience, you will learn how to:
- Learn what makes STEM career exploration meaningful for students. Explore how classroom learning connects to STEM careers and real-world challenges, and identify career pathways linked to issues students care about.
- Design and implement a career exploration activity with students. Gain practical insights and skills to turn challenges students care about into an activity that brings them into contact with real STEM work.
- Strengthen your practice by reflecting with STEAM educators across the network. Reflect on what worked and what to approach differently, and draw on educators' experience in other contexts to evolve how you design and facilitate career exploration.
*This opportunity is application-based. Before submitting your application please ensure your Teach for All network partner organization (participants and alumni) or manager (partner staff) is aware of your application*
This opportunity will be held in English, with interpretation and/or translation to Spanish. If you need live interpretation of the experience and/or translation of materials in additional languages to support your engagement, please indicate this via the registration/application form. We welcome all requests and will work to provide appropriate language support measures. However, please understand that we may not be able to accommodate all requests.
Apply in English or Spanish - Español by October 23rd.