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K-12 Instructional Strategies
Resources which address the integration of technology into learning environments, how to get girls interested in STEM, and best practices for general education.
Why me? Why my classroom?
http://www.campbell-kibler.com/Whyme.pdf
This paper discusses why gender equity needs to be a priority in all math and science classes and offers concrete steps teachers can take to ensure their coed classroom is not gender biased. This resource is appropriate for all users, particularly for girls and women, because it addresses concerns relating to gender-bias and/or discrimination and was written/developed by a woman......
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Ten Tips on Getting Girls Interested in Computers
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/club/girls.html#Introduction
As part of a larger site called GirlTECH, this resource lists ways to get girls interested in computers. Some suggestions are to start a computer club that would appeal to girls, to explain what computer scientists really do, to encourage girls to problem solve instead of giving them the answer, and show girls how to use the computer as a productivity tool........
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Research on young women in computer science
http://cythera.ic.gc.ca/htos/allfemalecs/
This study examines the results of research, conducted in an Ontario high school, about the experiences of women in an all-female computer science course versus a mixed gender course. This resource is appropriate for all users, particularly for girls and women, because it addresses concerns relating to gender-bias and/or discrimination and was written by a woman........
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Engineering in the classroom
http://www.nae.edu/nae/cwe/cwemain.nsf/weblinks/KGRN-5AZRXV?OpenDocument
This section of the A Celebration of Women in Engineering website provides tips and teaching practices to make the general classroom a positive experience for boys and girls. Based on our own experiences as adults, we often hold biases and stereotypes that unknowingly influence our work in the classroom. Studies of multiple classrooms show that teachers of all ages, gender, ethnic and racial backgrounds.......
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Eyes to the Future
http://www.terc.edu/etf/index.html
This resource describes the Eyes to the Future mentoring program based at TERC in Cambridge, MA. The program seeks to keep middle school girls interested in science and technology through web based mentorships with high school girls and women in the science and technology fields. This resource is appropriate for all users, particularly for girls and women, because it uses inclusive images of girls.......
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