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1) "Real Men Read" encourages influential male community members to volunteer one hour per week reading stories to elementary school students to provide positive male reading role models.
2) "Girls in Science" organizes science workshops on Saturdays presented by local scientists, engineers and mathematicians to encourage girls' interest and skills in STEM fields.
3) "Books for Babies" promotes the importance of reading to infants and bonding, which improves early communication and literacy skills and engenders a lifelong love of reading. It highlights partnerships with Imagination Library programs in Australia.
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This document discusses gender equality in education and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). It finds that girls are less likely than boys to pursue STEM subjects and careers. Stereotypes influence the expectations and performance of both female and male students from an early age. For example, in the 1960s most students drew male scientists, whereas now about one-third draw female scientists. The document also discusses how questioning styles in exams can influence student performance, with girls benefiting more than boys from scaffolded questions. It emphasizes the importance of creating inclusive, equitable learning environments to encourage more girls and women to participate in STEM.
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This document summarizes three strategies that Rotary clubs can implement to support gender equity and early childhood literacy in local schools:
1) "Real Men Read" encourages influential male community members to volunteer one hour per week reading stories to elementary school students to provide positive male reading role models.
2) "Girls in Science" organizes science workshops on Saturdays presented by local scientists, engineers and mathematicians to encourage girls' interest and skills in STEM fields.
3) "Books for Babies" promotes the importance of reading to infants and bonding, which improves early communication and literacy skills and engenders a lifelong love of reading. It highlights partnerships with Imagination Library programs in Australia.
The document discusses several "mad ideas" related to education, including creating a virtual department to educate students, focusing on student outcomes like creativity and problem solving, and allowing children to learn independently through open access to the internet without direct teaching. It also references projects like "holes in the wall" that showed children in India could learn on their own this way. The overall theme is that the current education system is outdated and new, "mad" ideas are needed to transform and improve it.
Go-Lab activity in Israel – lesson in a biology class (10th grade) about the importance of natural and sexual selection processes in understanding the evolution using the online laboratory “Sexual Selection in Guppies” and the ILSs platform. The activity was conducted and shared with Go-Lab by Ms. Stella Magid, biology teacher of a secondary school in Tel-Aviv. Thank you, Stella!
Ginny Catania presented on improving belonging in Greenland science. She noted that the cryospheric sciences are dominated by men, with the AGU Cryosphere Section having 3 times more male than female members. Some reasons for this disparity include unconscious and conscious bias, a chilly academic climate, and unequal access to resources such as social support networks and funding opportunities. Examples were provided of ways in which bias manifests, such as overburden of service work, lack of mentorship and collaboration, and harassment. The presentation discussed how the university system and field of glaciology were historically designed to exclude women, and how notions of academic skill still emphasize outdoor experiences more common among men.
This document discusses improving belonging and representation in Greenland science. It summarizes that women and other minoritized groups are underrepresented in cryospheric sciences. Specifically, the AGU Cryosphere Sciences Section has 3 times more men than women. It explores reasons for this disparity, such as unconscious and conscious bias, a chilly academic climate, and unequal access to resources. The document outlines specific examples of how bias shows up, such as overburden of service work or lack of mentorship. It proposes that the research culture needs to change and discusses the impacts of academic culture on diversity. Finally, it summarizes the successes and challenges of a new Slack workspace community aimed at supporting underrepresented groups in glaciology and
This slide is part of MOOC - Mini open online Course for educators interested in applying Scientific Dilemmas in the classroom.
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2. Technology is integrated throughout the curriculum, and assessment focuses on measuring what matters most using technology.
3. Teachers collaborate in online networks to continuously learn and improve.
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The document discusses emerging trends in education including the rise of social media, the increasing pace of knowledge creation, and the need for schools to shift from standardized teaching to personalized learning. It notes that technology has increased the speed of communication and that educators must help students learn real-world problem solving using online tools and collaboration beyond the classroom.
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Dear Ms./Mr. [Teacher's Name],
I am writing to share what I have learned from our recent lesson on communication breakdown. This lesson provided useful insights on how barriers like physical, psychological, cultural, and linguistic factors can disrupt the flow of communication. It also discussed strategies to avoid breakdown, like having clarity of thought, active listening, managing body language, and communicating face-to-face on important issues.
I found this lesson very helpful as it will allow me to identify potential issues that may lead to misunderstandings. In my daily life at home, being aware of internal and external noises, as well as semantic noises,
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2. Gender Equality in Education
A lecture created by CERN’s Diversity Office, in the framework of the CERN Teacher Programmes
Ioanna Koutava, Diversity Office
July 2018
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1. Gender balance in STEM
2. Stereotypes and bias
3. Promoting Gender Equality in Education
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1. Gender balance in STEM
2. Stereotypes and bias
3. Promoting Gender Equality in Education
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5. Girls are less likely than boys to
take up science subjects in high school, in western countries
PISA study 2015, The ABC of Gender Equality in Education
Scientific fact:
“Perceptions and expectations
influence the performance of
students”
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Low enjoyment of science
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Students expecting a career in science
by performance and enjoyment of learning
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Students who expect to work as...
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Boys and girls’ expectation of a science career
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OECD, Education at a Glance 2017
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Education choices
9. Source: Education at a Glance 2017: OECD Indicators:
https://www.oecd.org/gender/data/gender-gap-in-education.htm.
Secondary education programmes graduates: 45% male – 55% female
Bachelor's degree graduates: 58% Female – 42% female
• BSc. in education, humanities and social sciences: 64% Female
• BSc. in sciences and engineering: 31% Female
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Education choices
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HRT June 2018 – Staff and Fellows – Science and Engineering: Categories 1 and 2
Science and Engineering All professions
Female
Male
16% 21%
Gender distribution in various professions
at CERN
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1. Gender balance in STEM
2. Unconscious bias and stereotypes
3. Promoting Gender Equality in Education
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In the 19th century, the difference in brain sizes was a major argument
to explain the hierarchy between men and women, and was supposed
to reflect innate differences in mental capacity.
Nowadays, our understanding of the human brain has progressed
dramatically with the demonstration of cerebral plasticity. The new
brain imaging techniques have revealed the role of the environment in
continually re-shaping our brain all along our lifetimes as it goes
through new experiences and acquires new knowledge.
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Brain plasticity
13. Looking up the word “physicist” on the web
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“Sketching scientists!”
In the 1960s and 1970s, 1% of students would draw a
woman scientist. Today, roughly 1 out of 3 does.
Image: CERN
C. Vidal, 2005:
“A human being is
firstly a product of
his / her own social &
cultural history
Remember: science textbooks and resources matter!
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How does a scientist look like?
Stereotypes in science
14. • Stereotypes are ready-made representations to filter our experience of the
world
• Stereotypes can be positive or negative, accurate or not, justified or
unjustified
• Many stereotyped beliefs are acquired at an early age
• They are called up almost automatically
• Persons may experience anxiety knowing that they are a target of prejudice
and stereotypes
• Capable individuals within a group may unconsciously conform to their
group’s negative stereotype
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Stereotypes
15. Unconscious bias
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Refers to a bias that we are unaware of, and which happens outside of our
control.
It is a bias that happens automatically and is triggered by our brain making quick
judgments and assessments of people and situations, influenced by our
background, cultural environment and personal experiences.
• Halo Effect: our overall impression of a person influences performance
evaluation
• Confirmation Bias: individuals tend to search for, interpret, focus on and
remember information in a way that confirms their preconceptions
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Take the Harvard University Implicit Association Test!
16. Daniel Kahneman, Thinking fast and slow
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System 1 thinking involves associating new
information with existing patterns, or thoughts, rather
than creating new patterns for each new experience.
How do we make decisions?
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1. Gender balance in STEM
2. Stereotypes and bias
3. Promoting Gender Equality in Education
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Equal opportunities
Picture taken from https://www.getsmartoregon.org/about-smart/equity/
Equitable = not treating everyone the same,
But creating an environment which allows everyone to give of their best…
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Creating an enabling environment
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In STEM context, female students are:
• More likely than men to attribute success to hard work or luck rather than
skill
• More likely to blame themselves for a lack of success than are male
students
• Require higher grades to persist in a field than men do
• Tend to feel less comfortable in public debate, are more likely to be
interrupted
• Tend to phrase their comments in a hesitant manner
Isabelle Collet (University of Geneva) – Gender Equality in Education workshop, June 2018, CERN
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Be aware!
An investigation into the impact of question structure on the performance of first
year physics undergraduate students at the University of Cambridge
The Department investigated the impact of exam question style on the performance
of first year Natural Sciences students who took physics as one of their options.
Their findings? Scaffolded type questions significantly improve the performance of
both men and women from all school backgrounds, with the women benefiting
more than men. In a group of 77 female students, the average exam mark increases
by 13.4% for scaffolded questions.
Traditional university question:
A potential difference of 2.1 ± 0.1 V is applied across a resistor of resistance 4.7 ± 0.1 Ω for 55 ± 1 s.
Calculate the energy dissipated, together with its uncertainty. [5 points]
Scaffolded question (taking students through a progression):
(a) Write down an expression for the power dissipated in a resistor when a voltage is applied across it. [1 point]
(b) A potential difference of 2.1 ± 0.1 V is applied across a resistor of resistance 4.7 ± 0.1 Ω for 55 ± 1 s.
Calculate the energy dissipated. [2 points]
(c) Find an expression for the fractional uncertainty in the energy dissipated and hence calculate the uncertainty in your
previous result. [2 points]
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Think Equity vs Equality
21. To date, over 300,000 girls and young women have taken part in more than 9,000
celebrations of International Girls in ICT Day in 166 countries worldwide.
“Could you take part?”
Bridging the STEM and ICT gender gap in Tanzania. Teachers take a hands-
on role in the training course for ICT. (Photo from the ITU Blog)
People from all over the world
celebrate the Girls in ICT Day every year
organising events, workshops & programs
to encourage women to consider careers in ICT
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and gender equality
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22. Numerous initiatives are held locally and globally; to
spark the interest of female students in science. A few
examples below:
Girls in ICT Day:
http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Digital-Inclusion/Women-and-Girls/Girls-in-ICT-Portal
International Day of Women and Girls in Science:
http://www.un.org/en/events/women-and-girls-in-science-day/
Expanding your Horizons:
http://eyhn.org
Expanding Your Horizons:
an organization providing
STEM experiences to female students
to spark their interest.
Find out what’s happening in your country / region!
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Science engagement
and gender equality
23. Find out more on building an inclusive classroom:
• Institute of Physics resources, on the matter:
http://www.iop.org/education/teacher/support/girls_physics/res
ources/page_63821.html
• A leaflet with advice for teachers, on the topic
http://diversity.web.cern.ch/2016/08/gender-inclusive-teaching-
2016-high-school-teacher-programme
Contribute in one of CERN’s four core missions:
“training the scientists of tomorrow”
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Join the Inclusive Physics group,
a community of practice: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2014703878781663/
How can we do better?
Re-thinking teaching methods
25. 1. UK study by the Institute of Physics; Girls in the Physics Classroom:
https://www.iop.org/education/teacher/support/girls_physics/review/file_41599.pdf
2. OECD PISA study on gender equality in education; The ABC of Gender Equality:
https://www.oecd.org/pisa/keyfindings/ENG-PISA-infographic-gender.pdf
3. OECD Gender Gap in Education http://www.oecd.org/gender/data/gender-gap-in-education.htm
4. UNESCO Science Report, 2015; the UNESCO report provides data on 189 countries and profiles of 140 of them:
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0023/002354/235406e.pdf
5. 2017 CERN Personnel Statistics: http://cds.cern.ch/record/2265782
6. SHE Figure 2015, European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, 2016
https://ec.europa.eu/research/swafs/pdf/pub_gender_equality/she_figures_2015-final.pdf
7. US kids’ doodles of scientists reveal changing gender stereotypes, https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-03346-7
8. Gendered Innovations in Science, Health and Medicine, Engineering and Environment - Textbooks: Rethinking Language
and Visual Representations - http://genderedinnovations.stanford.edu/case-studies/textbooks.html#gi2
9. Conference at CERN by Catherine Vidal : "Le Cerveau a-t-il un sexe ?" https://cds.cern.ch/record/1510519?ln=fr (in
French only).
10. Susperreguy, Maria Ines & Davis-Kean, Pamela & Duckworth, Kathryn & Chen, Meichu. (2017). Self‐Concept Predicts
Academic Achievement Across Levels of the Achievement Distribution: Domain Specificity for Math and Reading. Child
Development. 10.1111/cdev.12924: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319904560_Self-
Concept_Predicts_Academic_Achievement_Across_Levels_of_the_Achievement_Distribution_Domain_Specificity_for_M
ath_and_Reading
11. “Thinking Fast and Slow”, Daniel Kahneman - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
12. European Journal of Physics - An investigation into the impact of question structure on the performance of first year
physics undergraduate students at the University of Cambridge - Valerie Gibson, Lisa Jardine-Wright and Elizabeth
Bateman – May 2015 - http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0143-0807/36/4/045014
References and resources
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