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1:27 women:men in the VoIP/Erate session. We're modeling a ratio.

** NEIT15 - How to attract more girls and students of color into computer science **


 * In attendance: **
 * Tony Tanael, Convent of the Sacred Heart **
 * Jason Leath, Rye Country Day **
 * Jay Heath, ECFS **
 * Diana Potts, ECFS **
 * Olivia Harris **
 * Akbar Herndon, Director of Technology **
 * Jennifer Davenport, Speyer, watching notes from the VoIP session (@jenniever) **
 * Kim Deveaux, ECFS **
 * Michele Murphy, The Spence School **
 * Jenny Kirsch, English Department, The Hewitt School (@msjennykirsch) **
 * Erin Mumford, Technology Integrator and Computer Science Faculty, Friends Seminary **
 * Dylan Ryder, The School at Columbia University **
 * Virginia Avetisian, Technology & Media Specialst, Schechter School of Westchester **
 * Chris Caccamise, Allen-Stevenson Digital Media Specialist **
 * Tracy Chow, K-4 Technology Integrator, Brooklyn Friends School **
 * Annie Barrows, Packer Collegiate Institute, MS CS teacher **

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 * Problem: **
 * ** social pressure to “dumb yourself down” to be in some social circles **
 * ** diversity in workforce does not match that of our schools **
 * ** not having tech skills can prevent you from other opportunities **
 * ** generational effect - encourage people’s own children to take CS **
 * ** perception of “nerd culture” **

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 * Strategies: **
 * ** Educating Parents: **
 * ** [|__Family Creative Learning__] from MIT Media Lab - model for programming workshops for students + parents at your school **
 * ** Encourage families to attend a local [|__Scratch Day__] event in their area. **
 * ** Encourage families to attend a local [|__Maker Faire__] in their area. **
 * ** give choice in projects rather than assign specific assignments that may not interest them as much; remove barriers **
 * ** early exposure; **
 * ** giving students programming opportunities as early as possible; **
 * ** but what do you sacrifice (from current curriculum) to make room for it? **
 * ** educate teachers that CS can be used in any subject and DOES NOT need to replace their current content. Coded art, music, stories, animations, math explorations are all possible and enjoyed by kids. **
 * ** target girls and SoC? but will they feel “targeted”? **
 * ** Interact with people look like them who are in the field- [| __Kodable has a young male and female creators__], bring in alums, take field trips **
 * ** Hour of Code **
 * ** lunches with people in the industry **
 * ** after school coding workshops **
 * ** celebrate during a different, less busy week? **
 * ** HoC as “ [|__Buddies Activity__] ” at TSC **
 * ** beebots, scratch, animations, blockly **
 * ** do hour of code as a class “buddies” exercise (where older kids partner with younger kids) **

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 * Books/Resources: **
 * ** Stuck in the Shallow End, Jane Margolis (about the lack of students of color studying Computer Science) **
 * ** Whistling Vivaldi, Claude Steele (about stereotype threat) **
 * ** [|__Scratch Curriculum Guide__] **
 * ** [|__Family Creative Learning__] from MIT Media Lab **
 * ** [|__Dot Diva__] **

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 * Programs: **
 * ** Girls who code **
 * ** Tampon Run **
 * ** Bootstrap - language made for teaching Algebra **

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 * Tony’s presentation on need for more students, particularly girls and students of color, to be in CS **
 * ** [|__https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1X1BJlXiIghPasMHTTaxc6pEYJ9BeXQpfbOaibg54ESc/edit?usp=sharing__] **