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Wed, 13 Jan 1999 09:50:37 EST
Announcing the Futures Tool Kit available now from The National Institute for
Women in Trades, Technology & Science (IWITTS)! Including the NEW Video
"Futures: Preparing Young Women for High Skill, High Wage Careers."
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"The IWITTS materials are powerful tools for teachers and counselors working to
attract girls to technology and science careers."
-Naomi Obie, Program Administrator, Alaska Department of Education
"Great insights on how to get women involved in nontraditional careers."
-Ed Anderson, Advisor, Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, Utah
"The video does an excellent job of using specific situations to highlight
broadly applicable strategies educators can use to encourage female students to
explore opportunities in technical fields."
-Cy Pontillo, Ph.D, President, Technical Education Committee, American
Vocational Association
"Practical strategies STW coordinators and teachers can put into action right
away."
-Darl Naumann, Director of STW, Nebraska
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IWITTS's Futures Tool Kit includes the following resources:
Futures: Preparing Young Women for High Skilled, High Wage Careers
Video (40 min.) -- Still wondering why there was only one female student in
the auto tech or physics engineering class. and she dropped out after two weeks?
IWITTS's new interactive teacher training video combines acted
vignettes with documentary footage of teachers, students, internship
coordinators, and parents. Follow "Lisa" from career counseling to the
classroom to an internship. Observe how her teacher, counselor and internship
coordinator support her. Group discussion questions after each section:
Recruitment, Retention, and the Workplace.
A Video Facilitator's Guide (15 pages) -- The answers to the questions in
the Futures video! Highlights strategies and key points from the video. An
invaluable learning aide and reference, both for individuals and for those who
plan to conduct workshops using the video.
School-To-Work: Preparing Young Women for Nontraditional Careers
A Trainer's Workshop Guide (36 pages) -- Teachers, counselors, and
school-to-work and equity coordinators find strategies they can put to work
right away in this terrific guide to recruiting and retaining young women in
nontraditional classes and school-to-work activities. Rated "excellent" by
teachers, the guide also addresses how to prepare employers to welcome young
women in work-based learning experiences. Lecture notes, handouts, case studies
and transparency templates make the guide an indispensable tool for educating
others.
A Participant's Workbook (13 pages) -- Workshop facilitators can be sure to
keep workshop participants on track with this must-have companion to A
Trainer's Workshop Guide. Case studies and case analysis worksheets
An Annotated Bibliography of Practical Classroom Resources (16 pages) -- If
you're a teacher in technology, math, science, or trade and industry, a
counselor, or a school-to-work or gender equity coordinator, you won't want to
miss this vital inventory of practical resources you can use with your
students! Encourage young women to consider nontraditional careers with
resources on role models, careers, list-servs and partnerships with out-of-
school programs. Full citations and contact information for books, videos,
web sites, associations and more.
USE THE FORM BELOW TO ORDER INDIVIDUAL PUBLICATIONS. OR, SAVE 20% BY ORDERING
THE FUTURES TOOL KIT!
ALSO... Be sure to check out our recently launched second-generation web site
at www.serve.com/iwitts for more information about the above publications and to
visit our free clip art gallery of women in nontraditional jobs.
STW PUBLICATIONS ORDER FORM
ITEM
PRICE DISCOUNT
1) Futures Tool Kit (Contains all items below) $140.00 (20%
discount! Save $35.00!)
2) Futures Video (Includes one copy of $95.00
(26 - 50 copies = $80) A Video Trainer's Guide 51+ copies = $75)
3) Futures Video Trainer's Guide $10.00
(26 - 50 copies = $7) (51+ copies = $5)
4) STW Trainer's Workshop Guide $35.00
(26 - 50 copies = $30) (51+ copies = $25)
5) Participant's Workbook (pack of five) $25.00
(26 - 50 copies = $20) (51+ copies = $15)
6) STW Bibliography $20.00
(26 - 50 copies = $18) (51+ copies = $15)
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______ Futures Video $_______
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______ Futures Video Trainers Guide $_______
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______ STW Trainers Workshop Guide $_______
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______ Particpants Workbook (5-pack) $_______
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______ STW Bibliography $_______
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SHIPPING & HANDLING: $_______
10% for
orders under $200
5% for
orders over $200
TOTAL: $_______
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Donna Milgram
National IWITTS (Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Science)
3010 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite E-10
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(202)686-7275 phone or (202)686-1291 fax
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