The Little Girl Geek Wants to Play
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The Little Girl Geek Wants to Play Jennifer Argüello {SheCodes} Conference August 9, 2013
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The horrible state of computer science K-12 education in the US and why it's important for your career, well-being, and society to work with youth.
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The Little Girl Geek Wants to Play
Jennifer Argüello
{SheCodes} Conference
August 9, 2013
Your First Geek Moment
A Computer Scientist is Born
~10 million HS Students
State of US CS K12 Ed
California K12 Enrollment vs. AP CS Exam Takers
Women in Computing
Deterrents from computing
Irrelevant curriculum
Lecture based instruction instead of project-based
Teaching styles that discourage collaboration
Failure proof environments
Absence of role models and mentors
Limited visibility or inaccurate perceptions of computing careers
Are we doomed?
CS in the classroom
CS 101
Benefits
Just showing you exist goes a long way
Engaging and teaching youth grows your facilitation skills and increases subject area mastery
You become a better learner and problem solver
They inspire you more than you think you inspire them
YOU ARE CREATING THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE!
How to get involved?
Volunteer for programs
Ask your company for financial and in-kind support of CS schools and programs
Be a mentor
Advocate for CS Certification and adoption of CS curriculum standards
More Resources
http://www.ncwit.org/sites/default/files/resources/btn_02272013web.pdf
http://www.exploringcs.org/resources/cs-statistics
http://www.code.org/stats
http://changetheequation.org/stemtistics-facts-figures
NCWIT K-12 Alliance Members
Let the Little Girl (or Boy) Geek
Play
