Listed below are some sites that focus on gender equity and science education.
Some lists activities such as quizzes and discussion questions. Also listed are
sites that contain biographies of women scientists. When I was growing up, I
don't remember learning about very many women, let alone women who had been
scientists. Their omission made an impact on me about how my education had been
about the contributions of one gender, one race instead of about the multitude
of others who have contributed to making us a diverse and interesting planet.
Sharon Hushka
sharynh@earthlink.net
Achieving Gender Equity in Science Classroom
http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Dean_of_the_College/homepginfo/equity/Equity
_handbook.html
Compiled by Women Science Students and Science Faculty and Staff at NECUSE
Colleges* and Based Upon Initial Work by Students at Brown University.
Contents include observe classroom dynamics, personalize large classes, shift
from a competitive to a cooperative educational model, and fight narrow
stereotypes of science.
Critical Issue: Ensuring Equity and Excellence in Science
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/content/cntareas/science/sc200.htm
Ensuring equity and excellence must be at the core of systemic reform efforts,
not only in science, but in education as a whole. Cited are action options,
strategies for achieving equity, implementation pitfalls, and resources.
Hypatia Institute a website for gender equity in physics, astronomy, and
science education
http://www.geocities.com/~pandoracvi/
This site includes favorite science herstory books, resources for scientists and
teachers, resources for students, and science grrl.
Also posted are equity discussion questions
http://www.geocities.com/~pandoracvi/ed_equity/equity.html
Massachusetts Gender Equity Centers http://www.genderequity.org/index.html
Games and quizzes, tech talk, sites for young women, and resources for
educators and parents are available at this web site.
Rural and Urban Images: Voices of Girls in Science, Mathematics, and
Technology
http://www.ael.org/nsf/voices/index.htm
Voices give actual activities used by students, such as "Granny Did What?"
that suggests students research into traditional folk remedies and medicines,
examine possible scientific reasons for effectiveness of some traditional
treatments, and familiarizes students with the properties of some household
herbs, spices and plants. Also included is student survey responses about rating
their schools.
4,000 Years of Women in Science http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html
Thousands of biographies are posted,including photographs and references.
"4,000 years of women in science! Did you know that? Women are, and always
have been, scientists. This site lists over 125 names from our scientific and
technical past. They are all women!This site grew out of the public talks given
by Dr. Sethanne Howard, currently with the National Science Foundation. As we
learn more, we add it to this page. We hope you will share what you know with
us. This includes inventors, scholars and writers as well as mathematicians and
astronomers. We hope you enjoy learning about some of these women."
Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering
http://www.ai.mit.edu/people/ellens/Gender/wom_and_min.html
Provides links to a multitude of organizations, foundations, grants, profiles,
and historical sites.
The Role Model Project for Girls http://www.womenswork.org/girls/careers.html
The project lists professional women by careers and descriptions. It is a
"sampler" and is meant to give girls an idea of the breadth of their choices,
encourage them to explore ideas that they may not have thought possible before,
and offer ideas about how they could achieve their goals.You don't have to be
special to find a career that you like -- just know that you can do it.
Professionals are welcome to add to the list.
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