[ACM-W] Podcast: Recruiting Women to Technology

[Bettina Bair]

Lots of good info on this site.
Be sure to check out the Podcast, where TWiCE is discussed  -- starting at
about minute 28:45.

:-)
Bettina


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From: Donna Milgram < donna_milgram at iwitts.com>
Date: Apr 25, 2007 12:28 PM
Subject: [pgelist] Recruiting Women to Technology - IWITTS Update
To: NSF Gender in S&E Education Group < pgelist at lists.nsf.gov>



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1) Learn about IWITTS Recruitment and Retention Strategies in a 1-hour
National Center for Telecommunications Technologies Podcast

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Hear a podcast of IWITTS Executive Director Donna Milgram talking about
strategies to recruit and retain more women to technology. The National
Center for Telecommunications Technologies hosted the podcast, in which
Donna Milgram was interviewed by Gordon F. Snyder, Jr. and Mike Qaissaunee
as part of their series on Information and Communications Technology. In one
hour, hear a thorough overview of many of IWITTS's strategies to recruit and
retain more women to technology. Also, learn about some new resources for
educators such as the WomenTech Portal on the IWITTS website, a
research-based road map for increasing the number of women and girls in the
technology classroom. You'll have access to all this information about women
and technology in a free podcast!



Listen to National Center for Telecommunications Technologies podcast
http://www.nctt.org/podcast/



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2) See Press about our CalWomenTech Site on Recruiting Women to Game
Development

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Redwood City Daily News



http://www.redwoodcitydailynews.com/article/2007-4-13-04-13-07-rwc-games



ABC7News San Francisco



http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=local&id=5230576



Video clip of story





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3) Register Now for the WomenTech National Training August 7 and 8 in San
Francisco

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We are resuming our national WomenTech Trainings that we host; this one will
be our 27th. Register by May 14 to receive our early bird rates. We are
encouraging institutions to register as teams with our special low cost
group rates so that they will have assistance in implementation when they
return home. Bring a team of technology instructors, math teachers,
counselors, administrators and school-to- career and tech-prep coordinators.
This is likely to be our only open training in 2007. Register now so you
won't miss out.



Strategies that work! Learn "How To" Recruit & Retain Women and Girls in the
Technology Classroom this semester and train others. Directly from the
nation's expert on preparing women and girls for technology careers. Donna
Milgram, Executive Director of IWITTS, conducts her fast-paced interactive
workshop for technology instructors, school administrators, counselors and
school-to-career, tech- prep and equity coordinators. The woman behind the
CalWomenTech Project, WomenTech Project, WomenTechWorld.org, and
IWITTS'srole in the Cisco Gender Initiative.The
WomenTech Training is based on best practices, is solutions oriented, and
our participants say that it's even a lot of fun.



Develop a plan for recruiting and retaining women to your traditionally
male-dominated classes that you can put to use right away. Work through case
studies with your colleagues. Both high school and community college
recruitment strategies. Learn a menu of new recruitment strategies that are
little to no cost based on proven best practice methods from urban, rural
and suburban schools. Learn how to put on a WomenTech Career Expo. Make girl
geeks cool in your school. In-depth module on gender differences in learning
styles. Learn "how to:" excite and engage female students in technology by
teaching to their learning style; help (some) female students overcome their
fear of breaking the computer; incorporate bridge activities and course
modules that will enable ALL of your students to succeed in the technology
classroom...And much more!



"Whether teaching in the curricular area of Technology education, teaching
Information Technology or teaching vocational education - Natl. IWITTS
Training is a must." -Tom Frawley, Past President, New York State Technology
Education Association (NYSTEA)



"This workshop really answered my questions on how to interest women in IT
careers, and also how to retain them. I feel I have a bag of tricks to take
back home." -Toni Black, Asst. Professor, University of New Mexico



"Materials are excellent. Lots of great ideas to go back to school
with.Thanks Donna! I came to IWITTS conference to learn to recruit and
retain
women in technology fields at my community college. Everything we covered
from videos, presentations to case studies answered my questions and helped
validate programs/ideas already implemented. Thank you! " -Michael Bishop,
NSF Coordinator, Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY



Bring our WomenTech workshop to You!!! We provide trainings for NSF ATE
Centers, states, regions and individual schools and colleges. Contact Donna
Milgram for more information.



Don't wait, sign up now for our August workshop. This is likely to be our
only open workshop in 2007!



Register now for the WomenTech training

http://www.womentechstore.com/natlwttrainingSF.html/









Donna Milgram, Executive Director
Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Science
www.iwitts.com * www.womentechworld.org * www.womentechstore.com
1150 Ballena Blvd, Suite 102 * Alameda, CA 94501
510-749-0200  ext. 101 (phone) 510-749-0500 (fax)

IWITTS.com provides the tools to successfully integrate women into
male-dominated careers via our workshops, publications,
products, e-strategies, and technical assistance. IWITTS offers a full range
of education consulting services including Subcontractor on NSF ATE Grants
(3-time NSF Awardee) and WomenTech Training in your state. Visit
WomenTechStore.com for products and publications, WomenTech E-jobs to find a
job or post a job or browse our WomenTechWorld.org online community and
connect with women technicians. Find all your solutions at IWITTS.com


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