Encouraging girls to choose Encouraging girls to choose Advanced Level Science and Advanced Level Science and

TechnologyTechnology studiesstudies

Encouraging girls to choose Encouraging girls to choose Advanced Level Science and Advanced Level Science and

TechnologyTechnology studiesstudies

Dr. Ronit Dr. Ronit AshkenazyAshkenazyPedagogical Pedagogical managermanager

Girls To Science TechnologyGirls To Science Technology

Engineering & MathematicsEngineering & Mathematics

Girls To Science TechnologyGirls To Science Technology

Engineering & MathematicsEngineering & Mathematics

42- multidisciplinary schools29- junior high schools29- technological and Industrial schools14- two year colleges for technicians and practical engineers14 -vocational training colleges for adults

42- multidisciplinary schools29- junior high schools29- technological and Industrial schools14- two year colleges for technicians and practical engineers14 -vocational training colleges for adults

Amal Group includes schools in the Jewish, Bedouin, Arab (Moslem and Christian), Druze communities, secular and orthodox alike

Learning through experience,Learning through experience, research and integrating advanced toolsresearch and integrating advanced tools

Pedagogic fitting to the student's potentialPedagogic fitting to the student's potentialMulti-disciplinary schools. Matching the spirit of theMulti-disciplinary schools. Matching the spirit of the

times: Selecting a combination of arts, times: Selecting a combination of arts, culture, science and technology tracks.culture, science and technology tracks.

Developing creativity, Combining an emotional solutions, values Developing creativity, Combining an emotional solutions, values and social Skills.and social Skills.

Raising the extent to which girls choose to Raising the extent to which girls choose to study Scientific and/or technological study Scientific and/or technological subjects such as Physics, electronics, subjects such as Physics, electronics, electricity, computer sciences and robotics electricity, computer sciences and robotics on a secondary school level.on a secondary school level.

GoalsGoals

Israel's economic future is based on its technological and Scientific capability.

National ImportanceNational Importance

There is a growing need for Science and Engineering Graduates.

It is desirable to develop and utilize the latent potential amongst girls and women who compromise 50% of the population.

• Hi-tech is a very profitable sector into which advanced level Mathematics, physics and engineering graduates integrate well.

• Girls who are graduates of these courses will encounter career opportunities and integrate successfully into the business world.

Individual importanceIndividual importance

Choice of Profession

influences our future earning power

..

Hi-tech professions are also very suited to girls. you don’t need any physical power. In this field there is

less discrimination between men and women ,the salaries women

and men get are the same.International high tech companies begin to build

creative ways to family consideration work pathes

Modes of ActionModes of Action

Information and publicity for school principals, science and technology teachers,

parents and students.

We hold meetings workshops and lectures for the school principals, science and technology teachers, students and parents.We present them with the data available on the choice of science and technology studies amongst girls as compared to the boys, and bring them the research findings of the reasons behind the data, and what can be done about it, for example:

Allow equal time for boys and

girls to answer questions

Give meaningful feedback to both girls

and boys:

Raise expectations amongst the girls

Girls prefer verbal feedback

Changing StereotypesChanging Stereotypes

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Implementation of teaching/learning/evaluation methods suited to girls.

Variation of instructional strategies.Exposure of leading science and technology inspectors/instructors and teachers to the different learning styles of girls and boys.

Adaptation of methods of teaching/learning/evaluation

Implementation of teaching/learning/evaluation methods suited to girls.

Variation of instructional strategies.Exposure of leading science and technology inspectors/instructors and teachers to the different learning styles of girls and boys.

Adaptation of methods of teaching/learning/evaluation

Modes of ActionModes of Action

Modes of ActionModes of Action

We held a course which dealt for teaching strategies in Physics, where the emphasis was placed on

teaching strategies which strengthened understanding.made use of previous knowledge to build new knowledge,

and other strategies which have been proved to narrow the gap between boys and girls.

We held a course which dealt for teaching strategies in Physics, where the emphasis was placed on

teaching strategies which strengthened understanding.made use of previous knowledge to build new knowledge,

and other strategies which have been proved to narrow the gap between boys and girls.

Exposing girls to role modelsExposing girls to role models

Meetings with successful woman from the fields of science and technology

in the academic and industrial world:

Women scientists, industrialists and students meet up with high school students (girls)

who chose to study advanced level science or engineering courses.

Integration of films and websites.

Meetings with successful woman from the fields of science and technology

in the academic and industrial world:

Women scientists, industrialists and students meet up with high school students (girls)

who chose to study advanced level science or engineering courses.

Integration of films and websites.

Integration of everyday subjects,

relevant to both sexes, into the

learning context.

A lecture on the subject of Physics and Music

Increased use of Increased use of team work in team work in

learning activitieslearning activities

Lowering the Lowering the level of level of

competitiveness competitiveness in the classin the class

Cooperative Cooperative LearningLearning

Integration of alternative

evaluation, basing the evaluation on implementation of a final project in

addition to the test.

Integration of tests which

require answers including

extensive verbal explanations

..

Exposing the girls to exciting challenges, fields of interest and activities in the sciences and technologies.Hands-on field trips in museums, research institutes and industrial centers.. Specials program at science museums as preparation for the selection process, where they are exposed to scientific subjects which are not taught at school, or to an interesting way of learning. For example: Physics and Music, Fractals, robotics….

Increasing the belief of girls in their ability to succeed,Encouraging them to cope with those subjects,

Holding workshops for the empowerment of girls, where they discuss the different aspects of the ability to succeed:

belief in themselves and the courage to take risks in tests,to answer in class even if you are not 100% sure that your

answer is correct, to cope with a grade which is lower than what you expected

Increasing the belief of girls in their ability to succeed,Encouraging them to cope with those subjects,

Holding workshops for the empowerment of girls, where they discuss the different aspects of the ability to succeed:

belief in themselves and the courage to take risks in tests,to answer in class even if you are not 100% sure that your

answer is correct, to cope with a grade which is lower than what you expected

Holding workshops disscussing real questions girls have about their career

Like how they can combine career

and family in general and a career in the scientific or technological fields in particular.

Thank youThank youThank youThank youDr. Ronit Dr. Ronit AshkenazyAshkenazyPedagogical Pedagogical managermanager

Girls To Science TechnologyGirls To Science Technology

Engineering & MathematicsEngineering & Mathematics

Girls To Science TechnologyGirls To Science Technology

Engineering & MathematicsEngineering & Mathematics