Is Science a Possible Career for You? a Science Career Development Program Especially Designed for Deaf Students. Teacher/Counselor Guide
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 370 305 EC 303 037 AUTHOR French, Mary O. TITLE Is Science a Possible Career for You? A Science Career Development Program Especially Designed for Deaf Students. Teacher/Counselor Guide. INSTITUTION Research for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. SPONS AGENCY National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. PUB DATE Jul 78 CONTRACT SP177-19901 NOTE 107p. PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Use Teaching Guides (For Teacher) (052) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC05 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Career Development; *Career Education; Career Guidance; Curriculum; *Deafness; Developmental Programs; *Learning Activities; *Science Careers; Science Interests; Secondary Education; Teaching Guides; Vocational Interests ABSTRACT This teacher/counselor guide presents a science career development program especially designed for students with deafness in residential schools, day schools, or mainstream settings. The program consists of three sections: "Why Consider a Career in Science?"; "What Do People in Science Do?"; and "How Do You Find Out If Science Is a Career for You?" The learning activities are designed as teacher-led discussions to be used with small groups, where much of the direction for the activity can be based on students' individual experiences. For each activity, the purpose is stated, materials needed are listed, background information is provided, guidance is given for conducting the activity, optional activities are noted, and teacher and student references are listed. A chart describes each learning activity and lists science careers and scientists mentioned within that activity. Another chart provides a suggested activity sequence based on the amount of time available for teaching the unit. A list of professional societies with career information is included. 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"PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATE/2RIAL HAS BEEN RANTED BY AIL TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) A Science Career Development Program Especially Designed for Deaf Students 0 Research for Better Schools, Inc., 1700 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 2 Project Director: Joanne B. Stolte Writer: Mary 0. French Writer (filmstrip): Shirley C. Smith Layout Design and Illustrations: Judith K. M. Barbour Evaluator: Thomas W. Biester Editor: Geraldine A. Edwards Review Panel Stanley Benowitz, Supervising Teacher Mary Budd Rowe, Director Rochester School for the Deaf Institute for the Development of Human Resources Rochester, New York University of Florida Gainesville, Florida H. Latham Breunig Chemist/Senior Statistician - retired Frederick Schreiber, Executive Director Eli Lilly and Company National Association of the Deaf Arlington, Virginia Silver Spring, Maryland Judy Egelston-Dodd, Professor . Lewis Sears, Manager National Technical Institute for the Deaf Division Relations, Planning and Development Rochester, New York General Electric Corporation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Victor Galloway, Director Division of Education Richard C. Steffan Model Secondary School for the Deaf Special Projects Coordinator Gallaudet College Model Secondary School for the Deaf Washington, D.C. Gallaudet College Washington, D.C. Pilot School The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Field Test Schools Archbishop Ryan Mem. inst. for the Deaf Prince George's County Public Schools Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Upper Marlboro, Maryland Clarke School for the Deaf Rhode Island School for the Deaf Northampton, Massachusetts Providence, Rhode Island Florida School for the Deaf and Blind Rochester School for the Deaf St. Augustine, Florida Rochester, New Yerk Jefferson High School Margaret S. Sterck School for Hearing Impaired Rochester, New York Newark, Delaware Kendall Middle School Washington, D.C. Acknowledgements Continental Bank of Chicago Albert Einstein College of Medicine Chicago, Illinois New York, New York E: I. du Pont de Nemours & Company National Weather Service Wilmington, Delaware National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Camp Springs, Maryland Eastern Regional Research Center U. S. Department of Agriculture The Travelers Insurance Companies Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania Hartford, Connecticut 3 Teacher/Counselor Guide To IS SCIENCE A POSSIBLE CAREER FOR YOU? A Science Career Development Program Especially Designed for Deaf Students 1 Developed and published by Research for Better Schools, Inc., 1700 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Distributed by the National Association of the Deaf, 814 Thayer Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. Copyright C by Research for Better Schools, Inc. is claimed until 1985. Thereafter, all portions of this Work will be in the public domain. All rights reserved. With the exception of pages 15,31,53, and 77, no part of this Work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing. For permissions and other rights under this copyright, please contact Research for Better Schools. All of the materials incorporated in this Work were developed with the financial support of the National Science Foundation Grant SPI7719901. However, any opinions, findings conclusions, or recommendations expre,sed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation. July, 1978. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION Objectives vi Content Outline vi Activity Sequences, vi The Teacher/Counselor Guide ix Bulletin Board ix A. WHY CONSIDER A CAREER IN SCIENCE? 1. Science Offers Career Opportunities for Deaf Students 1 2.I Have Interests in Science 13 3.I Have Assets and Abilities Suitable for a Science Career 16 4. A Science Career May Meet My Needs 21 5. Science Is a Growth Industry 24 6. Scientific Work Is Important 29 7. The Results of Scientific Work Change Our Lives: One Example 32 B. WHAT DO PEOPLE IN SCIENCE DO? 1. People in Science Work on Many Topics 37 2. People in Science Have Various Responsibilities 49 3. People in Science Observe the Natural World 55 4. People in Science Share Their Findings 60 5. People in Science Often Work as a Team 63 6. Some People in Science Are Committed to Their Work 67 C. HOW DO YOU FIND OUT IF SCIENCE IS A CAREER FOR YOU? 1. Consider the Different Places People Work and Things They Do in Science 70 2. Think About What Training/Education You Would Need 74 3. Invite a Guest Speaker 79 4, Go Out and See for Yourself 81 5. Write for Information 83 6. Keep Up with Science 87 Introduction "Is Science a Possible Career for You?" is a science career development program especially designed for deaf students. It was funded by a grant from the Physically Handicapped in Science Program, Division of Scientific Personnel Improvement of the National Science Foundation. Handicapped students face several barriers when they consider sciencecareers: the lack of role models, little science content in their schooling, discrimination, and negative personal aspirations. Deaf students face all these problems, yet suffer the additional burden ofa communication barrier. This program responds to these conditions. Designed to meet the unique needs of deaf students in language, science education, and science career development, it fillsa void in the career development resources now available for deaf students. These materials are sensitive to thesyntax, vocabulary development, and experiences common to many deaf students. Their special needs in projective and imaginative thinking and in inquiry skills are also considered. Throughout the program, students are encouraged in many ways to study and learn more about science: there are role models,1 visits to places where scientists work, a look at what science-related jobsare available, an awareness of what science preparation beyond high school is now accessible, and a realization that science does offer career opportunities2 for handicapped people,women, and/or minorities. The materials are designed for thirteen- to sixteen-year olds in a residential school, day school, or mainstream setting where students use oral, finger spelling and speech, or total communication techniques. Since the lessons are supplementary in nature, they can easily be infused intoan existing course and/or program (e.g., a career development program, sciencecourse, or social studies program). The materials are versatile: they could be usedas the basis of a one-day career workshop with follow-up activities; they could be used on successive days;or they might be integrated into the present curriculum. The materials were first tested with a group of fifty students at a residential school for the deaf,