Hello bizuth-ga,
This was another fun project. I?ve collected a wide variety of
resources for you on the subject of math for girls. In the course of
the research I ran across some websites that offered wonderful
resources for teaching math in general so I?ve included these as well.
I also found some research reports on the question of gender equity in
math and included those too.
Enjoy!
~ czh ~
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TEACHING GIRLS -- LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR GRADE SCHOOL MATH
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http://www.josietrue.com/
The Adventures of Josie True
(A free, NSF-sponsored adventure game for girls, created by Mary
Flanagan. The game's hero is a Chinese-American girl named Josie True,
who becomes involved in intrigue across time and space as she tries to
find her inventor-turned-teacher, Ms. Trombone. The electronically
sophisticated game is probably best enjoyed on a very fast Internet
connection. The site also includes articles about girls and computer
games and an account of updates to the game.)
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http://www.gemsclub.org/index.html
GEMS: Girls Excelling in Math and Science
The GEMS club has been working since 1994 to reverse this trend and
to expose 5th and 6th grade girls to the fun and wonder of these
fields.
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http://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org/aunty/
Welcome to the world of Aunty Math
Math Challenges for K-5 Learners
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http://www.fci.org/corporate_information/gmsp.asp
Girls, Math & Science Partnership
http://www.braincake.org/default.aspx
BrainCake is the latest project of the Girls, Math & Science
Partnership, inviting girls to help change the world through math and
science education and careers. Middle School is the time when many
girls drop out of math and science. Our goal is simple: to support
girls' interests and successful participation in math and science in
school and future careers.
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http://www.girlstart.com/learn.asp
Girlstart.com will feature a new class each month, so be sure to check back often!
http://www.girlstart.com/lessons/math/class/lesson.htm
Math Fun
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http://www.mamamedia.com/areas/grownups/new/home_alt.html?src=sdw&whichdir=about_mmm
At MaMaMedia.com, kids discover by doing and create while clicking.
Our engaging activities help them gain technological fluency and
expand their minds through playful learning; they can design and
animate characters, make their own digital cards, invent games, and
more.
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http://www.girlsgotech.org/girls_go_tech.html
Girls Go Tech
Girl Scouts of the United States of America
Girls in Science, Technology and Math
Even if you don't realize it, math, science and technology play an
important part in your life. It is all around you! During your
lifetime you will have to depend more and more on your understanding
of these subjects, but you'll be surprised how much fun you can have,
and are already having, with math, science, and technology.
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RESOURCES FOR TEACHING MATH TO GIRLS
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http://www.autodesk.com/dyf/dyfmain2.html
Design Your Future
Many people recognize Autodesk, Inc., as a world leader in the design
software industry. But there's another side to the company that may
not be as well known -- its long-term commitment to leadership by
example in education. "Design Your Future: Math, Science, and
Technology for Girls" was an educational initiative launched by
Autodesk in October, 1997. Design Your Future (DYF) was championed by
Autodesk Chairman and CEO Carol Bartz, and driven by a group of female
managers at Autodesk in partnership with a team of female interns.
The goal of the DYF demonstration project was to inspire and empower
girls to pursue careers in math, science, and technology, and to
influence other companies to do the same. Below are some of the
programs DYF included during its six year history from 1997 to 2003:
***** Although the Design Your Future program has ended, the site is
still available and provides lots of resources for teaching math to
girls.
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http://www.girlstart.org/
Girlstart is a non-profit organization created to empower girls to
excel in math, science, and technology. Founded in 1997 in Austin,
Texas, Girlstart engages, educates, and motivates girls to achieve the
knowledge and confidence to participate in advanced math and science
classes and future careers.
Girlstart offers a variety of educational formats designed for middle
school girls through after-school programs, Saturday camps, and summer
camps. The common theme to all Girlstart programs is the exploration
of science, math, and technology in a hands-on, supportive, and fun
girl-friendly environment. These programs are held at the Girlstart
Tech Center and in six Austin-area middle schools.
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http://research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/links_girls.html
Websites for Girls
Here are selected websites that focus on girls' and/or young women's
interests and resources. A red asterisk ( ) indicates a site
designed for girls and/or young women, rather than a site for adults
about girls/young women. Also of interest may be the extensive news
coverage of women/girls and information technology available at the
Center for Women and Information Technology.
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RESOURCES FOR GRADE SCHOOL MATH
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http://www.mathacademy.com/pr/
Math Academy Online? / Platonic Realms?
The Platonic Realms Home Page delivers fresh math humor, quotes,
historical notes, and mathematical challenges every day. We are
currently working on expanding the database behind each of these
features, so that visitors will experience as little repetition as
possible. Our PRIME Math Encyclopedia is approaching 1,000 entries,
with two dozen extended articles, and is growing fast with the help of
associate editors from university math departments around the world.
The Interactive Quotes Database is now fully data-driven, allowing
searches by author, topic, and key-phrase. Our MiniTexts on such
diverse topics as Math Anxiety and the Art of M.C. Escher have
received world-wide recognition.
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http://www.mathcats.com/contents.html
(Teacher/mother Wendy Petti has created a wonderfully engaging and
visually striking site that brings mathematics to life through
math-related art, crafts, games, facts, and more. Math Cats will
probably appeal most to elementary and middle school students, though
some of its offerings will intrigue people of any age. "Older Cats"
(parents and teachers) will find a useful idea bank of math activities
and resources, as well as a newsletter. Though Math Cats is not
designed specifically for girls, many girls are among its most
enthusiastic audience.)
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http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/index.html
MegaMath
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http://www.aplusmath.com/
http://www.aplusmath.com/Games/index.html
Welcome to Aplusmath.com! This web site was developed to help students
improve their math skills interactively.
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http://www.cmu.edu/cmites/kids.html#math
Carnegie Mellon Institute for Talented Elementary and Secondary Students
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http://mathforum.org/students/elem/
Elementary School Student Center
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http://www.cut-the-knot.org/index.shtml
Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles
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http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Mathematics/Elementary_School_Math/Elementary_School_Math.html
Elementary School Math
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RESEARCH ON GIRLS LEARNING MATH
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http://www-cse.stanford.edu/classes/cs201/Projects/gender-gap-in-education/index.htm
Special Issue: The Effect of Computers on the Gender Gap in Education
***** Although a bit dated, much of the research here is still valuable.
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http://www.northstar.k12.ak.us/home/dwilcox/thesis/contents.html
COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET: LISTENING TO GIRLS' VOICES
(Dorothy Ellen Wilcox's master's paper at the University of Alaska,
Fairbanks, deals with the experience of 15 sixth grade girls who
worked on Internet projects in 1995. Wilcox concludes that "instead of
socializing adolescent girls toward docility, non-hierarchical
technology like the Internet may provide a discourse for development
of higher-level cognitive skills and the ability to unmask inequities
in power and politics.")
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http://www.nae.edu/NAE/CWE/cwemain.nsf/weblinks/DWRR-4XFR8W?OpenDocument
The National Academy of Engineering
http://www.engineergirl.org/nae/cwe/egmain.nsf/weblinks/KGRN-5B2Q72?OpenDocument
EngineerGirl
A site for Parents, Teachers, Engineers and others interested in
helping girls discover the opportunities in Engineering careers.
***** There is lots of information here that?s relevant. Be sure to
check out the Resources page.
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http://mathforum.org/~sarah/Discussion.Sessions/biblio.attitudes.html
Girls' Attitudes, Self-Expectations, and Performance in Math
An Annotated Bibliography
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GENERAL MATH RESOURCES
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http://mathforum.org/
Math Forum @ Drexel
***** This page offers an incredible collection of resources for teaching math.
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