CONTENTS
ONLINE PUBLICATIONS
Add-Ventures for Girls: Building Math Confidence

http://www.edc.org/WomensEquity/

For elementary and middle through early secondary school math teachers. "Fun," hands-on activities expose elementary and middle school girls to the exciting world of math. Activities and information on teacher-student interaction patterns, girls' learning styles, and the importance of parent involvement help teachers create an environment that makes math work for elementary and middle school girls. Available from the Women's Educational Equity Act Publishing Center (see above URL).


Annotated Bibliography of Books Related to Gender Equity in Math and Science

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/resources/annbib.html

A page from NASA's K-12 Internet Initiative.


Campbell-Kibler Associates

http://www.tiac.net/users/ckassoc/

For the past 25 years Dr. Patricia B. Campbell of Campbell-Kibler Associates has been doing research and evaluation to increase gender and race equity in math, science and technology education. Many of the results of her work can be found in a "user friendly" set of brochures on Math and Science in the Coed Classroom.


Diversity and Equity

http://www.wcape.school.za/malati/EQUITY.htm

This site is located on the page for a new mathematics curriculum project in South Africa called Malati (mathematics learning and teaching initiative). It has many links to gender equity issues and discussions in the form of articles.


Educational Issues for Girls and Women in Mathematics and Science

http://camel.math.ca/Women/EDU/Education.html

Online articles dealing with the education of girls and women in mathematics and science.


The Equity Equation: Fostering the Advancement of Women in the Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering

http://www.umich.edu/~cew/pub.html

This book presents an in-depth analysis of the diverse issues facing women in science and engineering, from K-12 education to higher education to professional careers.


Gender Equity in Higher Education

http://www.peg.apc.org/~polsoc/ppas_ed.htm

Abstract of a report entitled "Gender Equity - Higher Education Students", dated September 1994. Information provided for obtaining copies.


Gender Equity in Math and Science

http://www.nas.edu/cwse/NAWE.html

Special two-part focus of Initiatives, the award-winning journal of the National Association for Women in Education (NAWE), exploring what we can do to increase the number of girls and women who take courses in math and science and consider and enter careers requiring skills in these areas. Two issue set: $26.00. Available from NAWE.


Girls Can! Highlights and the Girls Can! Community Coalitions Resource Manual

http://www.aauw.org/4000/programs.html

Available from the Girls Can! Community Coalitions Project, run by the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation. Girls Can! also offers a promotional video. To order the publications or video, call 800-225-9998, ext. 330.


Girl Zone

http://www.girlzone.com/

This is a webmagazine publication which seeks to be different. According to Girl Zone founder Mary Jo Reale, "Girls are barraged with messages that tell them how they should look, what they should do and even how they should feel, I want to provide a place where girls can be themselves." Girl Zone enables girls to use the Internet for what it does best. They can think, reflect, learn and share ideas with girls around the world. The design, which features a series of line drawings and avoids slick photography, is down-to-earth, quirky and appealing. Monthly features include career highlights, sports profiles, online book discussion groups as well as a center to learn more about volunteering and social activism. Articles are organized under 3 feature sections.


IEEE Women-In-Engineering Home Page

http://www.ieee.org/organizations/corporate/women/

This page presents information regarding issues and activities important to the Woman Engineer. Links to other sources of information on science, engineering, and technology.


Lifting the Barriers: 600 Strategies That Really Work to Increase Girls' Participation in Science, Mathematics, and Computers

Contains nationally tested strategies in 16 areas from contests and competitions to teaching techniques. Price is $13.95 a copy, plus 15 percent shipping and handling. Send prepaid orders to Jo Sanders, P.O. Box 95463, Seattle, WA 98145; e-mail: sandersj@u.washington.edu; (206) 616-8371.


National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES)

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/Subindx.htm

This site lists National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) publications by subject using first-letter alphabet design. If you know a certain title, this method gives fast access or you can browse through the list for program areas. The links are extensive.


The New England Mathematics Journal, Spring 1996

This issue focuses on gender equity in teaching mathematics. For information, contact Jody Kenny at Box 281, Education Dept., St. Michael's College, Colchester, VT 05439; e-mail: J_Kenny@SMCVAX.SMCVT.EDU.


New Moon: The Magazine for Girls and Their Dreams

http://www.newmoon.org/

Professionally-produced, international magazine with stories by and about girls and women all over the world. New Moon celebrates girls, explores the passage from girl to woman, and builds resilience and healthy resistance to the gender inequities girls experience.


Tomorrow's Girl

http://www.tomorrows-girl.com

By the age of 12, most girls lose interest in math and science. Tomorrow's Girl, a new publisher of books for young girls, ages 6-12, has recently introduced paperback series books featuring young girls solving mysteries and other problems using science and technology.


Women's Education Equity Act PWEEA Resource Center Catalog

http://www.edc.org/WomensEquity/pubs/catalog.html

The Women's Educational Equity Act (WEEA) Equity Resource Center announces the release of its 1997 catalog of gender-fair educational resources, which includes nine new titles ranging from a new middle and high school multicultural women's history curriculum to a working paper that helps teachers, administrators, and researchers look at the role gender plays in the application of technology. The catalog lists over 100 curriculums, activity kits, working papers, and digests covering classroom practice, math and science education, school-to-work, violence prevention, teacher preparation/professional development, and students with disabilities. The products are designed to help PreK-12 teachers.



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