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WomenTech Educators Workshop: Recruit more female students into IT and computing in just one year
Friday, May 20, 2011 from 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM (ET)
Sturbridge, MA
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We are looking forward to seeing you at Friday's workshop. Please plan to arrive in Sturbridge Friday between 8:15 and 8:45 a.m. Coffee, fruit, yogurt, and granola will be available to nourish you after your drive and before we get down to work. Bring your business cards for networking!
Registration & morning coffee: 8:15 - 8:45 a.m.
Workshop starts promptly at 9 a.m.
Workshop ends at 4:30 p.m. - please plan to stay til the end so you don't miss a thing
Directions to Sturbridge Host Hotel.
Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center is located on Route 20. From the North, East and West, take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) to Exit 9, Route 20 West. From the South, take either Interstate 84 or Route 131 to Route 20 West. Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center is located on the shore of Cedar Lake, just past the first set of traffic lights.
Free parking in the large lot outside the Conference Center. Enter Conference Center doors. Workshop will be in Abbington, with registration in Grand Ballroom Foyer. Follow the signs.
How many women are in your IT classrooms?
Not enough?
Get more women in the picture!
Learn how to recruit and retain women in the IT and computing classroom at this interactive, one-day workshop with the Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Sciences (IWITTS).
WomenTech Educators Workshop:
More Female Students in IT/Computing in Just One Year
Friday, May 20
Sturbridge Host Conference Center, Sturbridge, Mass.
Custom-designed for CAITE, this workshop will give Massachusetts community colleges, state colleges, and universities the tools to recruit and retain more women into IT and computing programs and see them successfully complete 4-year degrees in these fields. Designed by the National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Science (IWITTS), in consultation with CAITE, the workshop is based on proven practices, is always solutions oriented, and is a "lot of fun" according to male and female educator participants at previous IWITTS workshops.
Develop an action plan to recruit women into your IT and computing classrooms with strategies for community college transfer programs and four-year programs. The session will reveal the latest research findings from IWITTS's NSF-funded project that has seen an increase in female enrollment of 10-15% within 16 months and has significantly increased completion rates for both female and male students.
Who should attend
- Faculty (female and male) teaching in IT and computer science 4-year and CC transfer programs
- College and university administrators committed to increasing diversity in their IT and computing programs
- College admissions or advising staff who recruit students into these programs
What you'll learn
- Discover best practices.
- Learn new recruitment and retention strategies.
- Explore gender-specific learning styles.
- Work through recruitment and retention case studies.
- Create an action plan.
- Learn how to enlist others in the effort.
- Interact and have fun!
WomenTech workshop content will be customized for the CAITE context.
CAITE welcomes teams of up to 3 individuals from each CAITE campus and invited non-CAITE campuses. Team attendance is strongly recommended so that the creation and implementation of a recruiting/retention action plan is a shared responsibility with institutional buy-in and support.
About the workshop leader
IWITTS trainer and faculty member at Springfield Technical Community College, Linda Meccouri is an experienced and creative trainer whose background includes more than 25 years as a computer science and information systems professor at two-year colleges. She holds a Ph.D. in instructional technology and multi-cultural teacher education. Dr. Meccouri has taught at the community college, undergraduate and graduate levels. She has also worked with Ford fellows and international research associates in studying low-income women's presistence and success in higher education against the odds.
When
Where
Hosted By
Professor Paul Dickson; Commonwealth Alliance for Information Technology Education (CAITE); and Boston-Area Advanced Technological Education Connections (BATEC)
CAITE is a statewide alliance with a mission to address underrepresentation in Massachusetts' innovation economy. Partnering with 15 public higher education institutions organized in four geographic regions, CAITE focuses on community colleges that serve as gateways to careers and further higher education for underserved populations. CAITE's programs include outreach and pathways activities in collaboration with initiatives focused on IT education and STEM pipeline issues.
CAITE is an NSF CISE Broadening Participating in Computing Alliance. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants NSF 06734412 and NSF 0837739. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
For more information: www.caite.info
The Boston Area Advanced Technology Education Center (BATEC) is a NSF-designated national center that works to transform education for the information technology (IT) professional for the 21st century by: (1) developing curriculum that is regionally connected, advanced in content and pedagogy, and industry-linked; (2) providing professional development experiences for educators so they can deliver relevant, standards-based programs of instruction that model the reality of the workplace; (3) attracting and advancing a diverse population of technology students who can effectively meet the challenges of emerging technologies and changing economies; and (4) connecting education, industry and community to promote mutually beneficial partnerships. The Center focuses on pedagogical transformation to assist educators in the successful adaptation, enhancement, and implementation of "BATEC stamped" curriculum and other best practice materials that provide an articulated sequence of courses in high schools, two-year colleges, and the University of Massachusetts/Boston.
For more information: www.batec.org
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
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