Improving women's problem solving skills leads to greater comprehension and success in the technology classroom.
Problem Solving Resources for Community Colleges: An Annotated Bibliography - Download PDF Now!
A collection of resources including print publications, software options, and online tools that can help improve your female (and male) students’ problem-solving skills, increasing their success. Many female students come to the classroom without a problem solving schema due to less informal hands-on technology experience.
PicoCrickets: Girl Friendly Kits that Teach Robotics and Engineering Skills - PicoCricket Kits engage your female students in robotics, programming, math, science, and engineering principles! PicoCrickets are tiny computers that can make things spin, light up, and play music! As your female students work on PicoCricket project themes, they learn important math, science, and engineering principles -- and gain a deeper understanding of the process of design and invention. Your girls (or boys!) can plug lights, motors, sensors, and other devices into a PicoCricket, then program them to react, interact, and communicate. Let your students' creativity thrive with the many possibilities that PicoCrickets provide!
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