Chapter 14: Cultivating a Scientific Mindset Through Inquiry-Based Science Learning Utilizing Nasa Resources For Educators

In the coming years, the United States will need more STEM workers than ever before. It is estimated by the President’s Council of Advisors of Science and Technology (PCAST, 2012) that the United States needs to produce one million additional STEM professionals in the next decade in order to retain its historical preeminence in science and technology. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, (2017) report predicted a shortfall of nearly 3.4 million skilled technical workers by 2022. The computer occupational group alone is projected to yield over 1 million job openings from 2014 to 2024 (United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2017).