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"The statistics surrounding STEM education and jobs in the US are rather staggering to me. The latest that I’ve read indicate that US students are still trailing WAY behind other nations in Science and Math education (US ranks 47th in Math and Science education quality, and 78% of high school graduates don’t meet the standard levels for at least one entry level STEM class). To top it off, there’s a pretty strong gender divide in the STEM subjects: Many fewer girls are interested in even studying these subjects, and they don’t feel at all confident about their skills."
Via Beth Dichter
News reports let us know that the number of students studying the STEM subjects needs to rise, and that there is a strong gender divide. What can we do as teachers? How about finding some great websites that look at STEM and are designed for girls. This post provides a look at 7 websites. They are:
* Black Girls Code (for ages 7 - 17)
* DigiGirlz (through Microsoft)
* Center for STEM Education for Girls(transformational opportunities for girls)
* Engineer Girl (National Academy of Engineering)
* The National Girls Collaborative Project (high school and college aged)
* National Center for Women and Information Technology (high school and college)
* Dot Diva (WGBH and for high school girls)
Each site is discussed in the post and links to each are available.
This website gives advice on good organizations for girls interested in a career in a STEM field.