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		Curriculum: A technology curriculum that appeals to female interests improves retention of women and girls.

Alice v2.0, Learn to Program Interactive 3D Graphics

Alice version 2.0 is free educational software. Its inviting interface and support of storytelling makes computer programming easier to learn as well as fun for girls and women.

"Alice v2.0, Learn to Program Interactive 3D Graphics," Carnegie Mellon University.

Engineering Education: How to Design a Gender-Inclusive Curriculum Download PDF Now

This article finds that women prefer engineering in a total context, including social and environmental issues as well as purely technical matters. Find out more about designing a curriculum that fits with women's learning styles.

Armstrong, J. and G. Leder, "Engineering education: how to design a gender-inclusive curriculum," Proceedings of the International Congress of Engineering Deans and Industry Leaders, Melbourne, July 1995, pp. 292-297.

Gender and Science Learning Early in High School: Subject Matter and Laboratory Experiences Download PDF Now

A study of more than 12,000 high school students calls for increasing the emphasis on hands-on instruction. It finds that active involvement in the lab is critically important for all science students, in particular for girls.

Burkam, David, Valerie Lee, Becky Smerdon, "Gender and Science Learning Early in High School: Subject Matter and Laboratory Experiences," American Educational Research Journal, Vol. 34, No. 2 (Summer, 1997), 297-331.

Copyright 1997 by the American Educational Research Association. Reproduced with permission of the publisher.

K-12 and University Collaboration: a Vecicle to Improve Curriculum and Female Enrollment in Engineering and Technology Download PDF Now

Address a dearth of female students in technology classes by introducing projects that appeal to women. One school in Massachusetts changed their design activities from robotic arms and sumo cars to handicapped ramps for local buildings, along with making other changes.

Gralinski, Thomas, and Janis P. Terpenny. "K-12 and University Collaboration: A Vehicle to Improve Curriculum and Female Enrollment in Engineering and Technology," Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2003), American Society for Engineering Education.

Model Eliciting Activities: An In-Class Approach to Improving Interest and Persistence of Women in Engineering Download PDF Now

Answer the question on many women's minds: What does my academic work have to do with the real world? These Model Eliciting Activities put engineering in a larger context and keep students engaged.

Diefes-Dux, Heidi, Deborah Follman, P.K. Imbrie, Judith Zawojewski, Brenda Capobianco, Margret Hjalmarson, "Model Eliciting Activities: An In-class Approach to Improving Interest and Persistence of Women in Engineering," Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, 2004.

Retaining Women in First Year CS Courses Download PDF Now

Collaborative learning and new laboratory courses were among the strategies that worked to retain computer science undergrads. This presentation illustrates these and other interventions that kept women and African Americans in the Computer Science Department.

Williams, Aurelia T. and Sandra J. DeLoatch, "Retaining Women in First Year CS Courses," Grace Hopper Women in Computing Conference, 2006.

Scigirls DVDs and Activity Guides: Science For Girls, By Girls Preview SciGirls Videos and Activity Guides at WomenTechStore.com

DragonflyTV's SciGirls feature a group of hip, racially diverse girls from around the country having fun with science and getting down and dirty while explaining and demonstrating science concepts and serving as role models for your female students. Over four hours of videos, a 15-minute teacher-training case study, 18 profiles of female scientists, and 2 corresponding full color activity guides are available.

The Maui County High School Technology Survey Download PDF Now

In a survey of Maui County High Schools, females were twice as likely as males to indicate that they didn't think they were good at science. Read about how the young women felt about making science relevant to their lives, and learning about jobs in technology.

Maui Economic Development Board, "The Maui County High School Technology Survey", Jan. 2001.

The Women in Technology Project is administered by the Maui Economic Development Board and funded in part by the U.S. Department of Labor.

WonderWise Women in Science Kits Provide Real Women Scientists as Role Models for Your Students Preview WonderWise Videos at WomenTechStore.com

These 9 WonderWise: Women in Science Kits feature exciting careers, via a DVD, CD-ROM and print activity guide. These real women scientists are role models who will make science come alive for your female (and male!) students. Your students will see that scientists are people who are curious about the wonders of the world...just like them!

	The CalWomenTech Project is Funded by The Program for Research on Gender in Science and Engineering from The National Science Foundation - Grant no. 0533564

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