“What Is SHE Doing Here?”: Shattering The Status Quo On Girls In STEM

Thursday February 8, 2018
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Room 108

Let’s start with a math problem. There were 158 graduates of computer science from four-year institutions in West Virginia in 2015. Of those 158, 11 percent were women. Rounded to a whole number, how many female students of computer science graduated in 2015? 17. In 1984, 37 percent of computer science majors were women. In an era when innovation is propelling education forward, why are women going backward? The gender gap in computer science and related fields is real, relevant, and needs to be addressed at its core: K-12 education. Amber Ravenscroft will share her expertise and best practices on integrating female-focused STEM activities into your classroom. With a focus on addressing stereotype threat and imposter syndrome to ensure equal access and confidence to seek computer science education for all students, attendees will engage in interactive activities adapted from a female-focused curriculum and develop action plans to shatter the status quo on girls in STEM.

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type:
Workshop
theme:
instruction
audience:
classroom leaders
topics:
technology, differentiated instruction