
Gender Balance in Scotland
The two videos are resources from the Improving Gender Balance and Equalities team at Education Scotland. This resource will look at research related to the dominant representations of science as ‘masculine’ and ‘brainy’, and it will lay out research, outlining the gender differences in self-efficacy with respect to STEM and suggested responses. TYPE OF THE
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Korea and Thailand: policies and programs
Policies and programmes to promote gender equality in STEAM especially in the Republic of Korea and Thailand. There is a brief description of the successful programs developed in the two Asian countries and indications for working in small groups TYPE OF THE ACTIVITY: Article DURATION: 45 minutes TEACHING AID: Computers, tablets or smartphones, Internet connection.
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Women Engineers Pakistan
Presentation of the association that in Pakistan promotes the gap between males and females in STEAM. They answer to three questions: What do we want? What is it that we do? Why is this important? TYPE OF THE ACTIVITY: Website article DURATION: 45 minutes TEACHING AID: Computers, tablets or smartphones. Internet connection, the presentation TEACHING
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Girls go science Poland
The campaign’s main aim is to introduce technical and engineering studies to female high school students and to promote this educational path as interesting, attractive and very beneficial in the long run. TYPE OF THE ACTIVITY: Website page DURATION: 45 minutes TEACHING AID: Computers, tablets or smartphones. Internet connection. TEACHING PRACTICE (STEP BY STEP): Use
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Africa: women in STEAM
Factors which Contribute to or Inhibit Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics in Africa. The African peculiarities with respect to culture, ways of life, beliefs that contribute to gender inequality in steam. TYPE OF THE ACTIVITY: Article DURATION: 45 minutes TEACHING AID: Computer, tablet or smartphone. Internet connection. TEACHING PRACTICE (STEP BY STEP): The
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Gender Equality Checklist
This checklist helps teachers to appraise if they or their colleagues are creating gender-inclusive STEAM learning environments. Three general situations are evaluated: Teacher-student interactions, Classroom activities, and Teaching considerations, all in terms of frequency of practice. TYPE OF THE ACTIVITY: Checklist DURATION: Applying the material requires 10 min approximately. Discussing the results could require 30
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Classroom strategies for inclusive STEAM learning environments
This booklet helps teachers to create gender-inclusive learning environments by giving practical guidelines based on recent research. These guidelines are an initial proposal for teachers who could elaborate their own based on the given suggestions and recommendations. TYPE OF THE ACTIVITY: Booklet DURATION: Reading the material requires 45 min approximately. TEACHING AID: Computer, internet connection
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Minecraft Education Edition
The three modules of Minecraft Education: Teacher Academy focus on using Minecraft Education as a teaching and learning tool to support strong pedagogical practices in the learning environment. The modules are presented in three levels intended for beginner, intermediate and advanced users. TYPE OF THE ACTIVITY: Game DURATION: Three hours for the whole program. Each
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STEAM career quiz
The quiz consists in 21 questions with 2 alternatives and is used to discover STEM careers based on activities that you prefer. There are 7 categories: outdoor, practical, scientific, office, creative and business. Once you take the test, each category has a percentage that shows your interest based on the answers of the quiz. Then,
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Girls in Europe and Central Asia
Video concerning gender inequalities in Europe and Central Asia. “Over the past years, we have increased our efforts to address gender inequality and its impact on women and girls. In UNICEF’s Europe and Central Asia region, where every 1 in 7 person is a girl, many are still denied the opportunities to participate and progress.
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