go green to get girls green technology improves classroom gender equity
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Go Green to Get Girls
Green Technology Improves Classroom Gender Equity
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Who I AmRetireeGraduate studentRecovering engineerGrandnannySWE FY11 Outreach ChairConsultantTeacherMusician
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Why I CareSeek to understand:
Why girls are approximately 50% of the population, yet at 1:10 ratio, they are significantly UNDER-REPRESENTED in most Technology Education secondary classrooms and technology based college programs.
Why those figures haven’t changed that much over the last 30 years.
What I can personally do differently to change that ratio.
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What Do Girls Want?Varies, depending on age and cultural norm
Top 5 across all age groups Fun Teams Make a difference Acceptance Flexibility
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Survey Says…When choosing a class to take, type of
projects is more important than teacherTop 5 Project preferences
Projects that help others Projects that help the environment Build a Dance Pad Recycled toy Home Design
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Survey Also Says40% prefer female technology education teacherTop 5 reasons they would choose to take class:
Working in teamsFreedom to talk and walk around during classGet to design and build thingsGet to use creativity
1/3 of first-timers aren’t likely to take another classTop reasons they wouldn’t choose TE as an elective
Too much bookworkToo much math
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Green Technology ProjectsPrimarily use recycled materials from home
or businessEncourage creativityOften involve researchWork both individually and in teams of twoDo not involve “smash and crash”
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Green Technology Projects
Recycled ToyCereal Box Marble MazeCardboard ChairProsthetic DeviceHome and Site Design
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Recycled Toy (7th grade)Lesson on creativity and ideationDesign Brief outlines objective,
specifications, constraints and scoringObjective – design and build a toy from recycled
materials suitable for elementary grade childrenSpecifications – use recycled materials from
home; use graphic and verbal ideationConstraints – size, safetyScoring – can estimate before submitting
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Cereal Box Maze (6th grade)Lesson on problem solving prior to activityDesign Brief outlines objective,
specifications, constraints and scoringObjective – design and build a marble maze
from cereal or other thin cardboard boxesSpecifications – use recycled boxes, tape, glue;
required travel time, direction changes, eventsConstraints – size, supportScoring – can estimate before submitting
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Cardboard Chair (8th grade)Design Brief outlines objective,
specifications, constraints and scoringObjective – design and build a full size chair
from large corrugated cardboard boxesSpecifications –teacher must sit in it, three
scaled down modelsConstraints – No tape/glue, sizeScoring – can estimate before submitting
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Prosthetic Device (7th grade)Lesson on biotechnology, specifically
prosthetic devicesDesign Brief outlines objective,
specifications, constraints and scoringObjective – design and build a model of a
prosthetic deviceSpecifications –use recycled materials brought
from home, must make sketchesConstraints – size, functionalityScoring – can estimate before submitting
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Home Design (6th grade)Lesson on floor and site plansDesign Brief outlines objective,
specifications, constraints and scoringObjective – Using small box (provided), design
and build a model home and site plan.Specifications –LR, DR, KIT, 3 BR, 2BA, laundry,
egress, floor plansConstraints – # rooms, sizeScoring – based on aesthetics, detailing,
artisanship
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SummaryMost female engineers and technologists
had some exposure to hands-on technology activities during K-12 years
Girls are more likely to be interested and successful in activities that: Help others or make a difference Allow them to work in teams Define the rules ahead of time (grading rubric) Allow them to be creative and use their hands
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Resources Society of Women Engineers
Activity Plans Role Models/ Activity Partners Funding (in partnership with SWE member) Scholarships www.aspire.swe.org
National Lab Day www.nationallabday.org Mary Phelps [email protected]