This report shares the findings from the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation Commission on Technology, Gender, and Teacher Education based on focus groups of female students, online surveys of teachers, and existing research. Some key recommendations from Tech Savvy include changing the public face of computing, offering multiple entry points into technology and computing, and rethinking educational software and games to appeal to girls as well as boys. Check out the complete report for recommendations for educators, school districts, students, parents, and software/game designers on how to get more girls interested in technology.
Read the full report on the AAUW website.
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American Association of University Women. Tech-Savvy: Educating Girls in the New Computer Age. Washington, DC. AAUW, April 2000. |
The WomenTech Educators Training got us thinking intentionally about who we were going to target for outreach, how we were going to target them, and how we would follow up to make sure we had actual results linked to the different programs and events that we were holding. Since then, it has grown organically and blossomed into something that our college just does naturally.
I think getting together as a team with intention—because we're all so busy—and developing a written plan that we could stick to was what made all the difference. I don’t think we would have ever done that if it wasn't for the WomenTech Educators Training.