The Forward Engineering Collective has assembled several key resources that can help you on your journey to advancing the ‘E’ in STEM.
This guide supports inclusive and equity-driven engineering outreach for K-12 programs, offering practical strategies and a rubric to assess and improve efforts in challenging stereotypes, promoting diversity, and supporting pathways to engineering careers as part of the 30 by 30 initiative.
This critical review explores the limited and often unclear representation of engineering in STEM education, emphasizing the need for clearer definitions, curriculum reform, and teacher support to authentically integrate engineering as a distinct discipline.
This presentation introduces a collective impact approach to advancing engineering in K-12 STEM education across Canada, highlighting the need for coordinated leadership, common messaging, and clear pathways to increase engagement and diversity in the engineering profession.
This National Academy of Engineering report, Changing the Conversation, outlines research-based strategies for improving public understanding of engineering, particularly among youth. It presents tested messages and taglines aimed at reshaping perceptions of engineering as creative, socially relevant, and accessible, with recommendations for coordinated outreach and messaging efforts.
This report from Let’s Talk Science reflects on a decade of STEM learning in Canada, examining what has changed, what hasn’t, and what still needs to evolve to better prepare youth for future careers and citizenship. It highlights trends, persistent gaps, and offers recommendations to strengthen STEM engagement, equity, and workforce readiness from early learning through post-secondary education.
The Evolution of STEM Education in Canada: A Pan-Canadian Report explores how STEM education has evolved across provinces and territories, identifying promising practices and systemic barriers. The report highlights the importance of equity, interdisciplinary learning, and real-world engagement, providing recommendations to build a more inclusive and future-ready STEM ecosystem.
This report highlights the impact of Let’s Talk Science’s career awareness programming, demonstrating how its initiatives increase youth interest in STEM, promote diverse role models, and support post-secondary volunteers in developing career readiness skills. It emphasizes the importance of early, sustained exposure to STEM opportunities to help youth make informed decisions about their futures.
Explore a variety of resources to support gender diversity in engineering on the ONWiE Resource Hub. You'll find classroom activities, outreach toolkits, research, best practices, and materials designed for educators, students, and advocates working to build a more inclusive engineering community.