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Encouraging girls to choose Encouraging girls to choose Advanced Level Science and Advanced Level Science and
TechnologyTechnology studiesstudies
Encouraging girls to choose Encouraging girls to choose Advanced Level Science and Advanced Level Science and
TechnologyTechnology studiesstudies
Dr. Ronit Dr. Ronit AshkenazyAshkenazyPedagogical Pedagogical managermanager
Girls To Science TechnologyGirls To Science Technology
Engineering & MathematicsEngineering & Mathematics
Girls To Science TechnologyGirls To Science Technology
Engineering & MathematicsEngineering & Mathematics
42- multidisciplinary schools29- junior high schools29- technological and Industrial schools14- two year colleges for technicians and practical engineers14 -vocational training colleges for adults
42- multidisciplinary schools29- junior high schools29- technological and Industrial schools14- two year colleges for technicians and practical engineers14 -vocational training colleges for adults
Amal Group includes schools in the Jewish, Bedouin, Arab (Moslem and Christian), Druze communities, secular and orthodox alike
Learning through experience,Learning through experience, research and integrating advanced toolsresearch and integrating advanced tools
Pedagogic fitting to the student's potentialPedagogic fitting to the student's potentialMulti-disciplinary schools. Matching the spirit of theMulti-disciplinary schools. Matching the spirit of the
times: Selecting a combination of arts, times: Selecting a combination of arts, culture, science and technology tracks.culture, science and technology tracks.
Developing creativity, Combining an emotional solutions, values Developing creativity, Combining an emotional solutions, values and social Skills.and social Skills.
Raising the extent to which girls choose to Raising the extent to which girls choose to study Scientific and/or technological study Scientific and/or technological subjects such as Physics, electronics, subjects such as Physics, electronics, electricity, computer sciences and robotics electricity, computer sciences and robotics on a secondary school level.on a secondary school level.
GoalsGoals
Israel's economic future is based on its technological and Scientific capability.
National ImportanceNational Importance
There is a growing need for Science and Engineering Graduates.
It is desirable to develop and utilize the latent potential amongst girls and women who compromise 50% of the population.
• Hi-tech is a very profitable sector into which advanced level Mathematics, physics and engineering graduates integrate well.
• Girls who are graduates of these courses will encounter career opportunities and integrate successfully into the business world.
Individual importanceIndividual importance
Choice of Profession
influences our future earning power
..
Hi-tech professions are also very suited to girls. you don’t need any physical power. In this field there is
less discrimination between men and women ,the salaries women
and men get are the same.International high tech companies begin to build
creative ways to family consideration work pathes
Modes of ActionModes of Action
Information and publicity for school principals, science and technology teachers,
parents and students.
We hold meetings workshops and lectures for the school principals, science and technology teachers, students and parents.We present them with the data available on the choice of science and technology studies amongst girls as compared to the boys, and bring them the research findings of the reasons behind the data, and what can be done about it, for example:
Allow equal time for boys and
girls to answer questions
Give meaningful feedback to both girls
and boys:
Raise expectations amongst the girls
Girls prefer verbal feedback
Changing StereotypesChanging Stereotypes
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Implementation of teaching/learning/evaluation methods suited to girls.
Variation of instructional strategies.Exposure of leading science and technology inspectors/instructors and teachers to the different learning styles of girls and boys.
Adaptation of methods of teaching/learning/evaluation
Implementation of teaching/learning/evaluation methods suited to girls.
Variation of instructional strategies.Exposure of leading science and technology inspectors/instructors and teachers to the different learning styles of girls and boys.
Adaptation of methods of teaching/learning/evaluation
Modes of ActionModes of Action
Modes of ActionModes of Action
We held a course which dealt for teaching strategies in Physics, where the emphasis was placed on
teaching strategies which strengthened understanding.made use of previous knowledge to build new knowledge,
and other strategies which have been proved to narrow the gap between boys and girls.
We held a course which dealt for teaching strategies in Physics, where the emphasis was placed on
teaching strategies which strengthened understanding.made use of previous knowledge to build new knowledge,
and other strategies which have been proved to narrow the gap between boys and girls.
Exposing girls to role modelsExposing girls to role models
Meetings with successful woman from the fields of science and technology
in the academic and industrial world:
Women scientists, industrialists and students meet up with high school students (girls)
who chose to study advanced level science or engineering courses.
Integration of films and websites.
Meetings with successful woman from the fields of science and technology
in the academic and industrial world:
Women scientists, industrialists and students meet up with high school students (girls)
who chose to study advanced level science or engineering courses.
Integration of films and websites.
Integration of everyday subjects,
relevant to both sexes, into the
learning context.
A lecture on the subject of Physics and Music
Increased use of Increased use of team work in team work in
learning activitieslearning activities
Lowering the Lowering the level of level of
competitiveness competitiveness in the classin the class
Cooperative Cooperative LearningLearning
Integration of alternative
evaluation, basing the evaluation on implementation of a final project in
addition to the test.
Integration of tests which
require answers including
extensive verbal explanations
..
Exposing the girls to exciting challenges, fields of interest and activities in the sciences and technologies.Hands-on field trips in museums, research institutes and industrial centers.. Specials program at science museums as preparation for the selection process, where they are exposed to scientific subjects which are not taught at school, or to an interesting way of learning. For example: Physics and Music, Fractals, robotics….
Increasing the belief of girls in their ability to succeed,Encouraging them to cope with those subjects,
Holding workshops for the empowerment of girls, where they discuss the different aspects of the ability to succeed:
belief in themselves and the courage to take risks in tests,to answer in class even if you are not 100% sure that your
answer is correct, to cope with a grade which is lower than what you expected
Increasing the belief of girls in their ability to succeed,Encouraging them to cope with those subjects,
Holding workshops for the empowerment of girls, where they discuss the different aspects of the ability to succeed:
belief in themselves and the courage to take risks in tests,to answer in class even if you are not 100% sure that your
answer is correct, to cope with a grade which is lower than what you expected
Holding workshops disscussing real questions girls have about their career
Like how they can combine career
and family in general and a career in the scientific or technological fields in particular.
Thank youThank youThank youThank youDr. Ronit Dr. Ronit AshkenazyAshkenazyPedagogical Pedagogical managermanager
Girls To Science TechnologyGirls To Science Technology
Engineering & MathematicsEngineering & Mathematics
Girls To Science TechnologyGirls To Science Technology
Engineering & MathematicsEngineering & Mathematics