Provide Multiple Opportunities to Tinker

As teachers and parents, we have a responsibility to help our girls make informed choices about courses and careers. We do not need them to turn them all into engineers or computer scientists, but we do need to help them see all of the options in front of them.

NEEDS--the Engineering Education Library--an incredible resource

Tips for Teachers

Observation sheet--verbal interaction in the classroom

Opening the Technology Pipeline

The "Ick" Factor

WAMC--Weekly radio shows about girls and women in STEM fields--share it with your daughter

Expanding Your Horizons

National Center for Women & Information Technology

White House video on Girls in STEM

Generation STEM -- Research from the Girl Scouts

Family Engineering

Family Science --two great organizations with many resources for families and schools 

Great books to read and share with teachers, parents and other interested adults

Interesting Commentaries

(Opinions not always mine)

A Geek Speaks Out about Women in Engineering

Six Ways to Keep Women in Science

Girls Building Robots

The self-fulfilling prophecy of girls and STEM

Why do women steer clear of engineering?

Why do women leave science?