Planning Your Future in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

Welcome!  

Starting Wright is a program for middle school and early high school students with disabilities and their parents/caregivers to help prepare them for education and careers after high school in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.  The program explores careers in the STEM fields and presents information that students and parents can use to get ready for 2 or 4 year college experiences and make informed and realistic decisions.  How Starting Wright Works - Starting Wright uses internet web broadcasting technology to produce live, interactive programs.  Programs are produced on selected weekday evenings so that families can participate together.  Minimum requirements are a home computer (PC) with an internet connection.

How To Participate -  We are currently recruiting students and parents to help us test and improve the pilot webcast programs.   The ideal participant in our program is a student with a disability currently enrolled in grades 6-10 with expectations of earning a regular high school diploma.  The participants must have access to a computer with an internet connection and be willing to participate as a family (student and parents/caregivers) in a series of 40-minute webcast programs on scheduled weekday evenings. The participant will also be required to complete one survey before the program series begins and one survey after the series is completed.  The first webcasts were produced during the summer of 2008 and are available for review on our archives.  The fall 2008 series ended in December and is also recorded in the archives.  An all new series of web casts will begin in February 2009.

The Johnson Scholarship Foundation                 

Starting Wright is funded by a three-year grant from the Johnson Scholarship Foundation.  The Johnson Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation with a mission to assist disadvantaged people to obtain education.  The Foundation believes that education can empower disadvantaged people to improve their economic circumstances and quality of life.  The Foundation supports the education of disabled, economically disadvantaged and American Indian students.

(For a printable Program Brochure)

(View our NEW Introduction to Starting Wright  produced by the Starting Wright Team - September 2009)