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what to do AND not to do Talk to the teacher in advance about what to expect in terms of the kids knowledge level. Be mindful that literacy can be a hurdle to the kids understanding the program you have planned even before you get to the math or science part.Talk to the teacher about how to convey the background knowledge necessary to engage with the task you have planned. Work with the teacher to cocreate a lesson plan based on knowing the students and the school environment. Expose kids to scientific career paths.One issue that we come up against is that doing math and science in school is very different from doing math and science in the workplace. A big way that STEM professionals can affect students is by giving students exposure to those career paths and demystify those positions. What To Do What NOT To Do Bill Day Expect Hurdles Do not criticize the kids existing level of knowledge if it is not up to your expec- tations.Dont slam their educations. We need to meet kids where they are. Its not productive to say kids today. . . Acknowledge the work kids are doing be respectful of it. Know what to expect the students will know.When youre in a classroom acknowledge the work students are doing and then build up from there. Bring supplies you can leave behind for future projects. Stafford did a city-planning project in geometry class. An architect came in at the beginning and then again at the end to serve as an audience for the kids final projects. The top students selected by the architect got to go to the firms office and give a presentation there. He also had representatives from the National Security Agency visit his class with a cipher code that they taught the students how to break. Then they gave the kids another one to work out on their own. What To Do What NOT To Do Will Stafford Buildem Up Dont lecture.The biggest pitfall Ive seen is when profes- sionals come in and try to give a presentation on what it is that they do for more than five minutes. The best advice is talk for five minutes include some kind of video or hook and then get the kids doing something. Karl Reid My role model was... My Dad I was fortunate that my personal connection was to my dad. My dad never graduated from college. He went to Hampton Institute now University for two years and dropped out and joined the Navy. But he had an engineering mind. When I was three years old he had me repeat Massachusetts Institute of Technology. When I was five years old he saw my interest in trains. He said Karl engineers drive trains. I said thats what I want to be an engineer. And as I got older he expanded the definition Well they actually design and build trains too. I was seven years old and trying to decide whether I was going to drive a train design a train or build a train. And as I got older he expanded the definition more to include airplanes. He was a police officer at one point and he used to take me to Kennedy Airport and tour the hangers. And I just loved that. A lot of what I do is in a way a tribute to him creating access and opportunity for young people. So heres to you dad. FOR VIDEO GO TO www.carnegiescience.Edu