TECHNOS

September 8, 2010

TECHNOS QUARTERLY Fall 1994 Vol. 3 No. 3

Technology Programs for Girls

Girls Inc. teaches both SMART (science, math, and relevant technologies), developed in 1985, and Eureka at six sites in the United States. Eureka, which engages girls in math, sports, and technology, was developed by Alice Miller, director of Women's Studies at Brooklyn (New York) College. In both curriculums, role models in industry meet with the students. Contact:

EQUALS, at the University of California at Berkeley, provides teacher training and curriculum materials to promote female participation in mathematics courses and math-based careers, such as computer science. Contact:

Screen Play, located in Hillsborough, California, conducts computer workshops for parents and children; its efforts are focused on girls and women. “Screen Play gave me a chance to work with computers and people,” says Lily Rosenman,13, a former student of Screen Play and a current aide for the program. “Screen Play has increased my interest in computers.” Contact:

The Women's Education Equity Act Program (WEEA) supports equal education rights for females. Its catalog contains gender equity material for all grade levels. Contact:

Jo Sanders, director of the Gender Equity Program at the City University of New York's Graduate Center, has written several articles and two books on activities to entice girls to use computers. See The Neuter Computer: Computers for Girls and Boys, and Lifting the Barriers for strategies and resources for increasing girls' participation in math, science, and computers. Contact:

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