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Meaningful Making: Increasing Gender Diversity and Inclusiveness in STEM |
Participate and share : Poster
Jennifer Hall
Participants will see how we pinpointed the specific needs of our established creative spaces and noticed a diverse need in our female population in the area of design. Discover how we were able to increase student voice and choice by using data to support opportunities for all students.
| Audience: | Coaches, Teachers, Technology coordinators/facilitators |
| Skill level: | Beginner |
| Attendee devices: | Devices useful |
| Attendee device specification: | Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows |
| Topic: | Student agency, choice and voice |
| Grade level: | PK-5 |
| Subject area: | Computer science, STEM/STEAM |
| ISTE Standards: | For Students: Creative Communicator
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Participants will self-reflect on equatability in STEM and Makerspaces within their own schools and/or community.
Participants will learn how our school used student feedback to encourage female students to find a connection with STEM.
Participants will know how materials were purchased to support student voice and choice.
Participants will understand how these materials supported Project-based Learning within our school and helped diverse learners make connections with STEM.
Participants will brainstorm ways to connect female students to STEM by using research to guide the decision-making of STEM programs within their school.
As we analyzed data of our students, we noticed that even though we had an equal number of male/female participants in our robotics program at the elementary level this changed once students went to Middle School. We saw our number of female robotics students decline drastically as they advanced in school grades. In surveying our students, we found a drastic difference in the connections students were making to their lives and STEM. As we researched further, this was happening in other schools as well. We made it our mission to find ways to have our female population connect with STEM by providing new opportunities for student voice and choice in STEM areas. This also opened up new opportunities for many of our male students to see STEM differently. We will share how we saw a problem within our own established STEM program, pinpointed our needs, and executed a plan to create spaces for diverse learners to Mindfully Make!
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I am so thankful to be a part of a system where I am allowed to have a voice in the direction of creativity and innovation growth. I am passionate about all aspects of technology integration in schools but am especially focused on the role that technology has in our Makerspace, Outdoor Makerspace, Robotics Program, and DREAM Studio. As a presenter at many global conferences, I am always excited to work with others to learn and share so that I can help empower our students through authentic learning experiences.
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