Tag Archives: gender

Girls in IT: The Facts [infographic]

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Sylvia Martinez
Share
Posted in gender issues in tech | Tagged , , , | Comments Off

White girls can’t do math, teachers say

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Sylvia Martinez

From NCWIT (National Council of Women in IT) - Did you know that a recent study using data on 15,000 students from the National Center of Education Statistics found that teachers consistently rate girls as less good at math than … Continue reading →

Share
Posted in gender issues in tech, STEM | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Generation STEM: What Girls Say about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Sylvia Martinez

The Girl Scout Research Institute has released Generation STEM: What Girls Say about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (2012). Generation STEM is a national research report investigating girls’ perceptions, attitudes, and interests in the subjects and general field of science, … Continue reading →

Share
Posted in gender issues in tech, STEM | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Stereotype Threat - why it matters

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Sylvia Martinez

Recently I attending the National Council of Women in IT (NCWIT) Summit on Women and IT: practices and ideas to revolutionize computing (I wrote about my session presentation here - Tinkering and STEM – good for girls, good for all.) The … Continue reading →

Share
Posted in education reform, gender issues in tech | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

Tinkering and STEM - good for girls, good for all

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Sylvia Martinez

I’m excited to be an invited panelist at the National Council of Women in IT (NCWIT) Summit on Women and IT: practices and ideas to revolutionize computing next week in New York City. The topic is Tinkering: How Might ‘Making Stuff’ … Continue reading →

Share
Posted in conferences, constructivism, education reform, gender issues in tech | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Tinkering and Technology

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Sylvia Martinez

Before this all slips my mind, I wanted to post some thoughts about the conversation I led at Educon 2.2 last weekend called Tinkering Towards Technology Fluency. I had a few slides prepared, and a general list of things I … Continue reading →

Share
Posted in conferences, constructivism, education reform, games, professional development | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Teaching Girls to Tinker

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Sylvia Martinez

Education Week: Teaching Girls to Tinker. Yet, even as girls open new gender gaps by outpacing their male peers in most subjects, men still receive roughly 77 percent of the bachelor’s degrees awarded in engineering and 85 percent of those … Continue reading →

Share
Posted in Generation YES | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Does your tech room say “stay out” to girls?

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Sylvia Martinez

Science Notes 2009. Professor Sapna Cheryan led her student into a small classroom in Stanford University’s computer science building. Star Wars posters adorned the walls, discarded computer parts and cans of Coke clustered on a table, and a life-size bust … Continue reading →

Share
Posted in education reform, GenYES, research | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off

Only the Developed World Lacks Women in Computing

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Sylvia Martinez

Only the Developed World Lacks Women in Computing | blog@CACM | Communications of the ACM. Mark Guzdial wrote this short report from a gathering of the National Center for Women & IT Computing (NWCIT). Several talks focused on international studies … Continue reading →

Share
Posted in education reform, Generation YES, global, research | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments