The NCWIT Aspirations in Computing (AiC) High School Award honors 9th-12th grade women, genderqueer, or non-binary students for their computing-related achievements and interests, and encourages ...

School counselors are eager to direct students to viable education and career opportunities. Consider these key points for collaboration as you plan to meet with ...

Computer Science (CS) — not computer literacy — underlies most innovation today, from biotechnology to geoscience to national security. Computer science teaches students design, logical ...

How can library staff attract girls to their coding and maker programs? This webinar by NCWIT Senior Research Scientist Lecia Barker and Homer, Alaska Youth Services ...

There is consensus among researchers that encouragement matters and plays a critical role in engaging more young women and girls in computing. Here are some ...

Did you know some of your greatest allies in advocating for computer science (CS) might work right alongside you every day? CS educators across the ...

Three out of five schools in the U.S. do not offer computing courses that include programming or coding, yet we know that computing jobs are ...

Stereotype threat harms both performance and motivation by reducing our feelings of competence, belonging, and trust in our colleagues. However, careful thought, education, and regular ...

Computer Science-in-a-Box: Unplug Your Curriculum introduces fundamental building blocks of computer science — without using computers. Use it with students ages 9 to 14 to ...

This is the third of a regular column that EngageCSEdu is doing for ACM InRoads magazine. The goal of the column is that by highlighting ...

This is the second of a regular column that EngageCSEdu is doing for ACM InRoads magazine. The goal of the column is that by highlighting ...

This is the first of a regular column that EngageCSEdu is doing for ACM InRoads magazine. The goal of the column is that by highlighting ...

Women and minority students are not in computing courses under the same conditions as their white male classmates. Instructional practices offer opportunities to level the ...

Effective feedback gives students the information they actually use to increase their learning and improve their performance. It should employ a “growth mindset” that focuses ...

Use the e-Textiles-in-a-Box tutorial and get ready to teach young people about electronics and computing. Based on the Computational Textiles Curriculum and Sew Electric from ...

Encouragement increases self-efficacy, which is the belief in one’s ability to successfully perform a task. Because we are more likely to engage in tasks that ...

This Talking Point Card explains stereotype threat and how it is triggered, shares examples of effects from stereotype threat, and suggests ways to create a ...

This slide deck is a companion piece to the NCWIT Talking Point Card Talk with Faculty Colleagues About Stereotype Threat (www.ncwit.org/stereotypethreattp). You can hand out the card ...

Introduce students to computer science through AgentCubes, a powerful and engaging 2-D and 3-D programming tool. By completing the lessons in this program-in-a-box, your middle ...

Engage students not already drawn to computing by creating academic and social environments where these students feel like they belong. Students respond positively to solving ...

This resource features ten ways male advocates say they support technical women and promote diversity efforts in their organizations. Use the ideas to influence your ...

This brief, easy-to-share resource highlights the top ten evidence-based ways to retain undergraduate students in computing. Related resource: EngageCSEdu: Foster diversity in your introductory computer ...

This card, co-branded with ACM, explains how computing interests and talents line up with different undergraduate degrees and the careers that follow.

Produced with the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA), this card gives computing-specific advice for the steps to take ...

Institutional barriers (IBs) are policies, procedures, or situations that systematically disadvantage certain groups of people. IBs exist in any majority-minority group situation. When an initial ...

Sexism has measurably harmful effects, but sexist behavior can be minimized. Instructors and supervisors can practice zero tolerance and facilitate positive peer interactions, and they ...

Pair programming is a collaborative learning method in which students program in pairs instead of individually. This approach significantly improves college students’ programming competency and ...

Collaborative learning can improve retention rates, critical thinking, appreciation of diversity, and development of social and professional skills. When implementing collaborative learning, match students roughly ...

Educational software can increase students’ motivation, interest, and academic achievement in science and math. To do so, it must be selected and utilized properly to ...