Girls & tech
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Getting girls engaged in the digital world
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Presentation given at the Greek Women & Girls Go Digital conference on 04/04/2014
Transcript of Girls & tech
Getting girls engaged in the digital world
ABOUT EUROPEAN SCHOOLNETNetwork of 30 European Ministries of Education, based in Brussels. Not-for-profit organisation, aiming to bring innovation in teaching and learning to: Ministries of Education, schools, teachers, researchers and industry partners. European Schoolnet pledges to:- Support schools in achieving effective use of ICT in teaching and learning- Improve and raise the quality of education in Europe- Promote the European dimension in educationTransform teaching and learning processes, using ICT as a force for improvement.
Is coding the new literacy? In the past, people hired scribes to
write on their behalf, just as we hire developers to create computer
programs.
High youth unemployment + increasing demand for IT-skilled professionals
+ need for more innovation in Europe: can getting more girls (and boys) into IT
help bridge the gap?
WHY GIRLS AREN’T ATTRACTED TO TECH SECTOR: OUR STUDYStudied attitudes and perceptions of technology and tech jobs in NL, PL, FR, UK & IT, including girls, boys, parents and teachers.
Girls interested in IT but not IT jobs. Unrealistic perception of jobs: lack creativity, opportunities for travel, inflexible, anti-social, don’t relate to real world problems
Gender stereotypes
Negative impact of parents, teachers, role
models
Lack of confidence in STEM skills
WHAT WORKS?
Involvement in education-industry joint programs increases interest in STEM (inc. IT) jobs by 20%
Engaging girls early before gender stereotypes set in
Developing engaging teaching and learning approaches in computer science – not just digital literacy
Research evidence suggests solutions
HOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN?
Measurable multi-
stakeholder programs
Computer science in
the curriculum
Teacher training
Informal education
inGenious school in Croatia, 2013
Secondary school students building an electronic dice
Hands on IT activity jointly developed with Philips
Kodu Kup, UK, 2013Students developing games using a
simplified programming tool.
Cisco Girls in ICT Job Day, 2014Cyberteam young apprentices
at Cisco in Berlin as part of e-Skills 2014
inGenious Teacher Summer School in Croatia, 2013
160 teachers getting training and sharing best practice on integrating industry
examples in STEM teaching
OUR PARTNERS IN TECH
