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Digital Citizenship: Guide for Parents - 1 views

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    Guidance for parents
kaliasnow

STEM Education - 0 views

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    One section focuses on Gender and STEM Education
kaliasnow

STEM Fields and the Gender Gap: Where are the Women? - 1 views

  • where is the female equivalent of Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg?
  • Create programs that will encourage women to study tech.
  • Rework the K-12 curriculum.
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  • Combat stereotypes.
  • encourage young girls to pursue opportunities in STEM by offering more hands-on workshops for girls to learn about science and technology.
kaliasnow

Schools and Closing the Gender Gap Related to STEM - 0 views

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    This article focuses on gender equity and what is/isn't being done to address it.
elleneoneil

Statistics | National Girls Collaborative Project - 1 views

  • In 2012, 11.2% of bachelor’s degrees in science and engineering, 8.2% of master’s degrees in science and engineering, and 4.1% of doctorate degrees in science and engineering were awarded to minority women
  • Women make up half of the total U.S. college-educated workforce, but only 29% of the science and engineering workforce
  • Minority women comprise fewer than 1 in 10 employed scientists and engineer
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    Statistics on diverse learners in STEM fields (including minorities and women)
elleneoneil

How Can We Encourage More Women to Study Computer Science? - 0 views

  • 1995, 29 percent of bachelor’s degrees in computer science were awarded to women; by 2012, the most recent year for which NSF data is available, only 18 percent of computer science undergraduates were women.
  • I also know firsthand how computer science and technology make for a great career, offering a good income, work-life balance and opportunities to travel. They also offer a chance to make significant contributions to the world, by working on important societal problems.
  • more on creative problem-solving. They included topics to show the breadth of the field and the ways in which it could benefit society.
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  • the faculty assigned team-based projects so students coded together. And most importantly, they made the courses fun.
  • A number of studies have shown that research experiences for undergraduate students increase retention and confidence in STEM fields, factors that are particularly important for women and minorities.
  • students get to see role models and are excited about the many amazing technology career paths they can pursue.
  • The National Science Foundation’s most recent (2012) report shows that computer science has the lowest proportion of women receiving bachelor degrees of all the STEM fields. The percentage dipped to a mere 11 percent from 2007 to 2009 and gradually returned to 14 percent by 2013 to 2014.
llisai

Common Sense Media: DC Family Toolbox - 0 views

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    Common Sense Media improves the lives of kids and families by providing independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media.
llisai

CyberWise | No Grownup Left Behind! Online Safety | Parents/Teachers - 0 views

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    CyberWise is the go-to source for BUSY adults (parents and teachers) who want online safety and education information that will help them help kids!
elleneoneil

Harvey Mudd College offers unique curriculum in computer science - Business Insider - 0 views

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    How Harvey Mudd College is changing their teaching to prepare students for the world outside of school. This relates to the Newsweek article because their example is of how Harvey Mudd College went about encouraging woman participants in Computer Science degrees. Clearly, harvey Mudd College is doing something right since their students earn a lot of money.
khoyttech

Educators - 1 views

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      Lessons for k-12 students on internet safety
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    Website dedicated to internet safety provides resources for parents, educators, and students of all ages. I am following the site on Twitter.
khoyttech

Internet Safety & Digital Responsibility | School Safety Resource Center - 1 views

  • Internet Safety & Digital Responsibility
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      This is a list of resources that can be used by teachers/students/parents
mjheald

Universal Design Learning Visually Explained for Teachers - 3 views

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    April 14, 2014 Universal Design Learning is a framework for learning that includes all students. Being grounded in socio-cultural theory, UDL views learning environments and social interactions as being key elements in development and learning. In UDL students are allowed to express their learning in a variety of ways.
mjheald

UDL in Your Classroom - Maryland Learning Links - 0 views

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    It is important for you to understand the basis and the context of UDL, but what is most relevant, of course, is how you can use UDL in your classroom. In this part of the site, we use a case study to look at ways you can apply UDL in four main areas of a ...
anonymous

Lack of Home Internet a Challenge for Students - Education Week - 0 views

  • Nationally, the Federal Communications Commission notes that 7 out of 10 teachers assign homework that requires high-speed Internet access, yet in some communities, only 1 in 3 students can access the Web at home.
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    edweek.org has a ton of articles about internet access and students. This particular article talked about a girl in high school who lived in a home without internet and how she struggled with doing online homework until the free Kajeet program gave her family free internet.
anonymous

Equal Internet Access Is a K-12 Must-Have - Education Week - 1 views

  • This lack of access particularly affects minorities. Only 55 percent of African-American and 57 percent of Hispanic households are able to access the Internet at home, and only 50 percent of residents in rural areas have high-speed Internet, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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    Making sure that all students have Internet access, at home and in school, is crucial, writes Helen Brunner.
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    I found this website from a few years ago in our Diigo group. It explains that the lack of internet access in America is bad and that access is crucial to students because of the fact that we are becoming more dependent on internet access.
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