Multimedia Videos More Media All Aspirations in Computing Flashtalk Other Race and Intersectionality Summit General Summit Plenary 2015 NCWIT Summit – Pioneer Award LUCY SANDERS: So now we’re going to move from the future of technology to really honor those who have helped us shape the discipline. And ... Read More Conversations for Change: NCWIT Summit: The Glass Slipper: Leaning In… to the Evidence of Gender and Professions by Karen Ashcraft [upbeat music] BOBBY SCHNABEL: Hi. As that picture says, I’m Bobby Schnabel. I’m one of the three co-founders of the National Center for Women ... Read More 2015 NCWIT Summit – Q&A with Peggy Johnson BOBBY SCHNABEL: And now we’ll continue on the theme of change leadership and in this case the next session is about corporate change leadership which ... Read More Conversations for Change: NCWIT Summit: Plenary III, Hacking Bias by Joan C. Williams [upbeat pop-rock music] BOBBY SCHNABEL: So, welcome back. We’ll give people a minute or so to find their seats. I hope you all had a ... Read More 2015 NCWIT Summit – NCWIT Flash Tank JEFFREY FORBES: Morning. [audience applauding] Come on in. So good morning, hi, I’m Jeff Forbes. I teach computer science at Duke University and I also, ... Read More 2015 NCWIT Summit – Plenary II, Collective Action by Benjamin Todd Jealous JEFFREY FORBES: So collective impact refers to commitment of a group of important actors in different sectors to a common agenda for solving a specific ... Read More All Actions & Opportunities Articles & Blogs Case Studies & Examples Courses, Webinars & Conversations Posters & Handouts Posters & Promotions Statistics & Research Reports Talking Points Tips & Top 10s Tools and Techniques How Can Encouragement Increase Persistence in Computing? 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 ... Read More Talk with Faculty Colleagues About Stereotype Threat 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 ... Read More Stereotypes and Stereotype Threat Affect Computing Students 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 ... Read More AgentCubes-in-a-Box: Introduce Computing Through Game Design 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 ... Read More Girls in IT: The Facts Girls in IT: The Facts, sponsored by NCWIT’s K-12 Alliance, is a synthesis of the existing literature on increasing girls’ participation in computing. It aims to bring ... Read More Top 10 Ways to Thrive in Your Technical Career This resource provides tips mid-career technical women can use to advance their careers. Read More
