Gender Balance and How to Encourage Girls to take up Space Careers by Teacher Academy

Cornelia Melcu

corneliamelcu — 2016-09-26 11:11:44 UTC

We were a part in a project related to space last year so I applied many strategies identified in this module. We will continue this year and I will try to improve what went wrong or not so good.

Petra, Czech republic

2016-09-26 13:36:17 UTC

I have never teach about space science. I have to find out how I can connect Math or IT with this.

Tim Gayton - Sweden

timgayton — 2016-09-26 14:17:55 UTC

Actively challenge stereotypes - I do it
Actively target girls, but design for boys and girls - Could be better
Address women's invisibilty in science, and highlight important women scientists - Could be better
Promote "mentors" and provide "role models" - Could be better
Target parents - Not in this to educate parents of my students
Adopt participatory design approaches - I do it
Mirror your own gender equity and of your own institution - I do it

Daniela, Italy

dcavallar — 2016-09-26 14:30:48 UTC

Well, I love talking about Newton, his laws and the important role he had on our going to space, in 1969 we had our first man out on the moon thanks to Newton's laws. I love them have a look to how forces act on a missile directly from NASA site, we have a look to different videos where we can see Newton's laws in action out in the Universe. Students are always engaged.

Manoilă Maria, Romania

2016-09-26 15:30:58 UTC

Multiple intelligence theory provides spatial intelligence and development. He is professor of chemistry in the study of spatial patterns of organic chemistry and chemistry workshop discussing chemistry spatial universe.

Drazena, Croatia

drazena_potocki — 2016-09-26 15:37:32 UTC

I'm in a situation like Petra from Czech republic

Giovanna Wiplinger Croce

giovywip — 2016-09-26 15:59:21 UTC

I do fight against any form of gender discrimination: there are not roles only for boys or girls, each human being has equal rights and duties.
When I speak about important people in any subject I try to mention men as well as women.
I have never though space Science so for me it is this my first time to try and teach space in English to my students.

Evangelia Chasapi, Greece

Evangelia_Chasapi — 2016-09-26 16:07:26 UTC

Last year we were engaged in a Citizen Science Program in which students had to observe some constellations, measure submit their night sky brightness observations. The girls of my team were really fascinated so this year I would try to engage them in more Space-related activities so as to encourage them to start thinking about taking up Space Careers.

Vasso

2016-09-26 16:11:39 UTC

I try to give role models by providing info about men and women scientists. Me , as a women, I try to show them my love and interest for science and maths!

Grazia Paladino, Italy

2016-09-26 16:57:46 UTC

Practices already put in place in my classes are first and foremost "Actively challenge stereotypes," Promote "mentors" and Provide "role models" and
Target parents. Surely to develop all the others ... It 'also a difficult path for the environment in which the school is located, but I realize that with the help of some parents and some really passionate girls in the sciences will succeed

Maria Greece

maria_katsa — 2016-09-26 17:06:26 UTC

I teach math and a see that girls interested for my lesson as good as boys. Last year we studied biographies of women who were involved with science like Hypatia.

Rosa Gaspar, Portugal

luisasgaspar67 — 2016-09-26 17:27:19 UTC

I am a primary teacher and i usually provide my students different ways to learn a particular subject.
I think the promotion of mentors and role parents are to me my mainly targets.

Andrea

andrea_citta — 2016-09-26 19:03:47 UTC

I think that school, culture and classrooms should have no difference for sex, religion, sexual orientation. I do not mind about sex in designing, but perhaps it is necessary to challenge more strongly stereotypes (I am from Italy).
I always underline women scientists, for example I often talk about Ipazia, Curie, Montessori, etc, but I need to promote mentors more than I am doing.
I am still not so strong in targeting parents...

Natalija, Serbia

2016-09-26 22:07:05 UTC

I usually provide my students different ways to learn a particular subject (TIE).
I think the promotion of mentors and role models are in my opinion the best solution.

Ema Salero, Portugal

emasalero — 2016-09-26 22:11:36 UTC

The first 3 are the ones which I use most often.
I Usually ask students the biography of a scientist and indicate male and female scientists.

Anaely, Mexico

anaelypb — 2016-09-26 23:04:42 UTC

Even thought I don't have a class and a classroom whenever I can I try to apply some of the guidelines. I think that the three that I already apply are 1, 3 and 6, maybe a little of 4 but definitely the ones that I need to improve are 2, 5 and 7. Maybe this is because I don't have a constant group of students. In the case of the point 5, I really believe that parents are in some cases the basis for changing some things like gender stereotypes. In the case of the point 2, I think if you're not really aware this can go off your hands focusing on girls and then neglecting boys. In the case of the point 7, maybe I haven't thought a lot about it since now.

Leyla

2016-09-27 05:34:45 UTC

CRISTIANA,ITALY

anina4_1975 — 2016-09-27 12:51:06 UTC

I think cooperative working with different rule both for male and female could be one interesting possibility for all the students to find their way of thinking and their talent so that the future for everyone could be clearer

Nikos, Greece

ntsepelis — 2016-09-27 12:53:30 UTC

Personally I teach Physics and I don't see any difference between boys/girls.
Despite that I always inform my students about Women in Science.
So 1,2,3 ok, but need to work on 4,5,6.

Maria Afonso

2016-09-27 13:15:12 UTC

All my students, boys and girls, generally like science but i alwyas try apply the first fours guidelines .It´s very difficult to engage the parents in the choice of carrees in sapce science , they normally don´t care. I must work , im my calssroom, the six and seven guidelines

Monica Boccoli, Italy

mobocco — 2016-09-27 14:42:09 UTC

Address women's invisibilty in science, and highlight important women scientists: My class work in eDmondo, a 3d virtual world. There they built the Samantha Cristoforetti's spaceship
Actively target girls, but design for boys and girls: My pupils learned coding, working in pairs (boyes and girls)
Actively challenge stereotypes: I will teach the Margherita Hack' s life

Carla, Italy

2016-09-27 14:46:50 UTC

I apply:
to talk about women scientists and challenge stereotypes .
I still need to improve: target parents and family background

Karolina Damjanoska

kdamjanoska08 — 2016-09-27 15:37:09 UTC

Now I have many new ideas how to encourage girls to choose space careers

Anna La Montagna,Italy

monte6915 — 2016-09-27 15:41:24 UTC

Actively challenge stereotypes, I do it My class work in a Zanichelli virtual classroom so the ideas are important
Actively target girls, but design for boys and girls I still need to improve
Address women's invisibilty in science, and highlight important women scientists, I do it because I try every day and in every activities I do to rembeber a famous women
Promote "mentors" and provide "role models" I need to improve this
Target parents I need to improve
Adopt participatory design approaches I do it, I always try to arouse the curiosity with questions and never limit the freedom of thought of the students

Mirror your own gender equity and of your own institution I try to do it

Patrizia Manca Italy

2016-09-27 16:47:28 UTC

When I am in class with my students and I have to face the topic I chose for that specific lesson, I always try to underline that both men and women have the same possibilities and rights in every field. I am strongly against gender discrimination and this is the idea that I try to teach to pupils every single day

Danijela Takač

danijela_takac — 2016-09-27 18:11:04 UTC

I am doing:Actively challenge stereotypes

Actively target girls, but design for boys and girls

Address women's invisibilty in science, and highlight important women scientists

Promote "mentors" and provide "role models"

Michele - Italy

michele_rapuano — 2016-09-27 19:31:45 UTC

My best scientific colleagues are the women.

Sarah Mallia, Malta

sarahborg85 — 2016-09-27 20:01:06 UTC

I already challenge my boys because although we are in 2016 and my students are still very young, some of them are also stereotyped. I also include female names in success stories and recon famous women who discovered things on Earth and in Space. I still need to improve by involving my male students with another girls' school via etwinning and work in pairs or in groups. Like the above video I can also invite female and successful career women to share their experiences and encourage the students to do some research about women in the social sciences and their contribution.

Milena Ital

milena_miotti_74 — 2016-09-27 20:05:45 UTC

I always quote Rosalinda Franklin for the discovery of DNA structure!

Marialena Christodoulidou, Cyrpus

marialenachrist — 2016-09-27 20:37:56 UTC

I teach science in a primary school and I noticed that my students have strong stereotypes. The first three are the ones that I use more often. I think I need to work more on a regular basis on 4,5,6,7.

Pilar Gonzalez, Spain

mgonz442 — 2016-09-27 21:49:48 UTC

I have observed that my students already have adopted some stereotypes, but they are not closed to change. I have observed more interest of girls in STEM science, and every year we have some girls that choose Technology , IT and physics.
I try to apply the 3 first guidelines, as mentioned women's invisibility, and try to target girls, but I recognise that I have to improve in another points, as involving parents. I am sure I will end this module with new ideas to improve my teaching and made it more equal and engaging for girls.

Olga Keramida/Greece

2016-09-28 03:08:33 UTC

In kindergarten nowadays (students aged 4-6 years old) kids have no stereotypes about space careers as well as about games. They use to act together. I think that when kids grow they acquire stereotypes

Alessandra, Italy

bazzarello_ale — 2016-09-28 10:15:26 UTC

I already apply some of the practices, but I would like to improve some of them. For example actively target girls and target parents, since stereoptypes sometimes are really strong and we must get rid of them.

Elisa

gennaro_elisa — 2016-09-28 11:16:39 UTC

I always talk about important (actual or past) women that are giving or gave important contribution to science. We have great examples as women astronauts but also other women that in the past were very important for scientific discoveries (such as Rosalind Franklin) that unfortunately weren't take into account.

Ana Martinčević

novoselic_ana — 2016-09-28 12:12:21 UTC

OŠ "Mladost", osijek
This problem is not only related to svemir..vezan the STEM area in general.
We have little girls in the area. We need them to adapt to and attract them.
For girls rule! :)

Iwona, Poland

iwona_inka — 2016-09-28 14:54:39 UTC

I noticed stereotypes in my students' thinking, especially gender stereotypes. That's why I try to engage girls in science projects. Lot's of them felt in love in science. In my opinion parents support is very important so I always inform them about our common work or even I invite them to collaboration. It brings good results!
Now I need to show my students that women play very important role in science, that they can do whatever they want and become whoever they want.

Sally Ride

Gabriella Ricci

2016-09-28 15:08:18 UTC

In my school every class is dedicated to a scientist and so I show to my students that in equal way there were both men that women involved in sciences

Diversity and Gender balance

dellanno_fabio — 2016-09-28 15:18:53 UTC

I always try to challenge stereotypes and highlight women scientists. I think that the guidelines can be useful suggestions to address this topics. I should implement also the the other points of the list; in particular I should propose more effective and targeted activities

Fernando Batista - Portugal

2016-09-28 15:49:38 UTC

Gender discrimination: there are not roles only for boys or girls. All people are important regardless of its gender.

Meet the contribution and the achievements of women throughout history.

Daiana

2016-09-28 15:57:08 UTC

I apply in my classroom numbers 1, 2 and 4.
I still need to improve the numbers 3, 5, 6 and 7

Antonino

pulnino — 2016-09-28 15:57:23 UTC

I apply in my classroom numbers 1, 2 and 7.
I still need to improve the numbers 3, 4 and 6

2016-09-28 16:32:33 UTC

Applied: 6 and 1

José María Díaz, Spain

josemaria_diazfuentes — 2016-09-28 16:59:55 UTC

I applyed in my classroom numbers 1, 2, 4 and 7 but I still need to improve the numbers 3, 5 and 6

Athina, Greece

aginoudi — 2016-09-28 17:01:31 UTC

I teach Physics and during last year my girl students were much better than my boy students. Probably that has to do with the fact that the science teachers in my school were women. Even more, lot of my former students study now physics, informatics and engineering. I think I have to work more on parent perspectives.

Hélia Salvado - PT

helisalvado — 2016-09-28 17:37:06 UTC

Applied: 3 and 6

Nuria Muñoz, Spain

algenuria — 2016-09-28 18:48:38 UTC

I have already applied number 1, 2, 3 & 7.
I still need to improve 4 & 5

Pascal, France

pascalbuch — 2016-09-28 19:18:50 UTC

primary school is pretty place to practice the objectives 1, 2. However each gender has its own stereotypes that must be constantly analyzed and the teacher must provide an analysis of facts and opinions, examples to open eyes to the possibilities that every human being is thrilling both for science and for art. It's a little early in primary school to think about a future profession for a student, but this can enlarge his/her field of possibilities.

Katarina, Serbia

2016-09-28 19:47:02 UTC

I applied 1, 3, 4, I need to improve 5, 6 and 7

Ayelet, Israel

halelet — 2016-09-29 00:54:12 UTC

I was part of a team instructing a group of girls who showed some interest in STEM. The parents were involved (5), I brought a role model to tell them about her experience as part of a spaceship team (4), and I encouraged them to participate and express themselves in online meetings and a project they worked on in teams.

Anamaria Golumbeanu, Romania

anamaria_go — 2016-09-29 03:19:35 UTC

I applied 1,3,4 and I must to improve 5,6,7.

Elisabetta - Italy

2016-09-29 07:12:50 UTC

honestly I have never placed these problems; I myself, perhaps, often think about contributions of men and not to female scientists and i am perhaps victim of stereotypes! (3,7)
In my environment I have never noticed a gender bias;
surely there is the idea that the hard sciences are not for everyone, and I try to work on this from the first day of school (2, 4)

Angela-Italy

luriboni — 2016-09-29 10:19:30 UTC

I have already applied:

Address women's invisibilty in science, and highlight important women scientists (with my students I wrote and played a performance named "Women in science", 4 Promote "mentors" and provide "role models an 5 Target parents. I want to improve: 1, 6 and 7.

Zita, Romania

b_zita — 2016-09-29 13:55:57 UTC

I applied 1, 6 and 7, I have to improve the rest.

viki doga, greece

2016-09-29 14:47:26 UTC

Interesting subject for girls to do it

Gülhanım Dursun ,Turkey

gul_ektem — 2016-09-29 15:33:14 UTC

I applied 1,2,3,4,5,7 I have to improve 6

Joy Ireland

2016-09-29 18:41:49 UTC

I would say I apply 1,2, and 3 probably most in my teaching. I try to highlight our female scientists where I can, especially the invisible ones (eg Rosalind Franklin when we do DNA). I do need to improve on the other guidelines mentioned. I never really thought to include parents but that is something I may look into as part of the STEM promotion we wish to do in the school. If parents themselves are not informed of the options open to their kids, then they cannot discuss or encourage them to pursue these subjects. Displaying students work in an area where parents can readily see it on entry to the school or even to highlight/promote the work through the school website/social media could be one avenue to use.

Mitanka, Bg

mimetomt1 — 2016-09-30 06:35:35 UTC

Girls are also interested in Science and space career. It's true that such girls are very few but we, teachers must do our best to encourage them!

Daniela Leone IC9 Bologna

2016-09-30 07:07:21 UTC

In my school there is more cultural than gender bias: almost 25% of students come from outside Italy or were born in Italy from foreign parents. Often these students have to learn a new language in order to participate in classroom ativities, and there is more gender unbalance among them.
Gender unbalance is more regarding teachers than students: men teachers are less than 10% of the staff.
A project to encourage young females to take STEM studies is Girls Code it Better

Massimo, Italy

massimo_pescato — 2016-09-30 14:39:40 UTC

3 practices I already apply in my classroom, and 3 practices I still need to improve.

Already applied: highlight women scientists, provide role models, actively challenge stereotypes

Needed to improve: target parents, adopt participatory design approaches, mirror my own gender and cultural equity and of my institution

Emanuela, Italy

manu090762 — 2016-09-30 15:10:48 UTC

I've already applied 1,2,3 and i want to improve the others to encourage girls and gendere balance.

Renato Oliveira, Portugal

renat — 2016-09-30 16:34:19 UTC

I think that I have already applied the 1, 2 and 3. And I would like to improved the others. But it´s not easy...

Christos Ntavas, Greece

2016-09-30 17:26:27 UTC

I actively challenge stereotypes and targeting to parents, i also adapt a female friendly approach in my lessons, but i surely have to improve all of them.

Cecilia Cantizano

maricecicanti — 2016-09-30 18:39:09 UTC

I do actively challenge stereotypes, target parents and adopt participatory design approaches, but I need to improve:

Actively target girls, but design for boys and girls
Address women's invisibilty in science, and highlight important women scientists
Promote "mentors" and provide "role models"
Mirror my own gender equity and of my own institution

Maria Panou/Kalymnos, Greece

maria_themelis — 2016-09-30 20:03:49 UTC

I have already apply 1,2,3 and I try to improve the others. But it's difficult

Enrica Maragliano - Italy

EMGe — 2016-09-30 20:34:14 UTC

I ask my students to deep the biography of women in Maths, Physics and ICT (Cobol language was created by a woman, Grace Murray Hopper, and the first software engineer was Ada Byron) and I show them how these woman lived in a very different historical period and for them it was even more difficult to break stereotypes (Marie-Sophie Germain had even to hide her gender using the name Antoine-August Le Blanc to take part of the scientific debate). Nowadays for us as women it is not so hard, so we must fight and feel free to chose what we like most about our carrier and our future.
I must admit 1, 2, 3 and 4 points are easier than the other for me. Most of teachers are woman as this job usually lets you free time in the afternoon but in schools men have in percentage more well paid positions. And talking with parents about gender equity it is very hard for me

nikomanara, thessaloniki

manik1 — 2016-09-30 20:48:54 UTC

we dont have gender problems in greece. We have many women in science too, r problem is economical not genders.

Maria Mantzila, Greece

mantzilamaria — 2016-09-30 20:58:36 UTC

I actively challenge stereotypes, I actively target girls, but design for boys and girls and I target parents. I should improve promote "mentors" and provide "role models", adopt participatory design approaches and mirror your own gender equily and of your own institution.

Dina Cintra, Portugal

dinacintra — 2016-09-30 23:06:26 UTC

In my classroom I already apply 1, 3 and 4 but I need to improve the other guidelines.

Gianni Stival, Italy

gianni_stival — 2016-10-01 07:36:30 UTC

In my class I already apply 1, 2, 6. I need to improve 3, 4, 5.

Claudia Gualandi

gualandi_c — 2016-10-01 11:01:39 UTC

I act actively challenge stereotypes since I was a child so I always target girls since the beginnig of my work. But I did not enogh to address women's invisibilty in science, and highlight important women scientists and mostly to envolve parents in this very important ideas for girls and boys.

Torino, Italy

j_hahn — 2016-10-01 13:56:53 UTC

I apply a number of the principles. Perhaps more work with parents would be beneficial. I have worked with middle school students challenging them to challenge gender stereotypes in general. One role model I have hailed with pride to my students has been Fabiola Gianotti (an Italian WOMAN scientist!).

In a nutshell, I'm blind to gender and skin color - Nuno/Portugal

nunolanca — 2016-10-01 14:35:55 UTC

I definitely 1) challenge stereotypes of all sorts in my classes, not just gender ones. 4) Promoting role models, particularly the ones that are within reach for my students' aspirations is a common practice to me. Take for instance the example of Erasto Mpemba. My students absolutely have 6) participatory opportunities, by design. Furthermore, they are allowed to look at every aspect of class in a critical manner. Don't just be a bystander, ask questions! Challenge everything! As to the aspects I don't apply in my class, I feel that boys lag and struggle very hard in science, and particularly in maths. So I see no need to 2) actively target girls. Rather, I actively target under performers, regardless of gender. As a trained scientist in Biochemistry, women were never 3) "invisible" in my academic life. In fact, both my college department and my current school are managed by women 7).

AnnaG, Italy

annag — 2016-10-01 14:46:32 UTC

I think I quite challenge stereotypes. I usually underline the role of women's in science.

Stavroula Lada, Greece

pde4424 — 2016-10-01 17:33:34 UTC

Practices I already apply in my classroom:

1) Role play

2) Promoting equal opportunities

3) Having no stereotypes

Practices I would like to adopt:

1) Engaging parents

2) Video with relevant stories

3) Highlight women who are brilliant scientists

Carlos Pedro Santos

cpscsantos — 2016-10-01 18:50:30 UTC

Showing them that they really have the same opportunities that boys have.
For example:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dava_Newman

Maria A., Greece

2016-10-01 19:11:22 UTC

I have a class with 12 girls and 4 boys. I try hard to avoid teaching in a "Barbie" class. This year I am trying Formula 1 competition and Space. I try to practise all of the above guidelines and I need to work more on 5.

George Koutsoumpos

2016-10-02 06:52:23 UTC

Greece
1. role play
2. Equal opportunities
3 Introduce to my students female famous scientists in order to inspire girls for example Dr Athena Coustenis .(https://womeninplanetaryscience.wordpress.com/2016/01/27/dr-athena-coustenis-just-follow-your-dreams/)

All boys school

yvenolan75 — 2016-10-02 07:19:07 UTC

Working in a boys post primary school means gender stereotyping is Rife. We invited Dr Mae Jamieson into talk to the boys. She was the first female Afro-American astronaut into space. Their first meeting with an astronaut was a female. Yearly we ask our first year students to carry out project work on famous female scientists.
I think it is more difficult to work with parents on this as many of them have strong gender bias in their own ideas. I think the message needs to move from the boys to home on this, by providing good female role models in our schools

Andrius S., Lithuania

andriusstorta — 2016-10-02 09:39:38 UTC

I had mixed classes ratio 50/50, but I dont see big problem on diversity, they all learning same, for me no mater girl ar boy, they are equal. I try this 3 methods:
1) Activeli challenge stereotypes (I using examples from history of science)
2) Eqaul opportunities and activities
3)Boys must prepare summary about famous famale scientist, girls must do same but about opposite gender.
3 methods what I need to use:
1)Show video about women in science
2) Increse interest of diversity in science for patrents.
3) Invite women scientist to tell a story about her way to science.

Fanny

2016-10-02 10:31:59 UTC

On the first session with 13 years old students, they draw "A scientist". Of course, allmost were men scientists. We had spoken about women situation in science and scientists on TV.

Ellen, Netherlands

2016-10-02 10:56:12 UTC

I wasn't so aware of the base of diversity and gender balance. In my class I have a boy with learning problems. He is totally part of the group. In the first few weeks of the schoolyear I was aware of the fact that the class had to accept all differences between the children. So it is a normal thing for me. But I wasn't aware that the base of stereotypes was made in the age 5 - 7. Now I'm more aware of that fact I will be more challenging stereotypes in my class.

José Gonçalves, Portugal

eufisica — 2016-10-02 13:22:54 UTC

Unfortunately, we still have books that only presents males scientists. So, when I get start to teach Physics and Astronomy, I need to present to the kids also great female scientists, astronauts, engineering, and more. It's hard to change some mentalities, specially if you have at home only the fathers with a job and the mothers in unemployment.

Despoina Greece

2016-10-02 14:45:26 UTC

I have already:
1. Mirror my own gender equity and of my own institution

2. Adopt participatory design approaches

3. Actively target girls, but design for boys and girls
I have still to improve:
1. Actively target girls, but design for boys and girls

2. Address women's invisibilty in science, and highlight important women scientists

3. Promote "mentors" and provide "role models"

Leila d'Angelo

profleila — 2016-10-02 14:52:33 UTC

In the last year I suggested to my students to analyze the word problems of their book looking for the kind of social position and gender of the person playing in the narrative of the problem.
We found that 80% of characters were male and only male characters handed big amounts of money. The 20% of female characters were unemployed, used small amounts of money to buy irrelevants objects or were concerned with their look.
We wrote to the author of the book but we are yet waiting for his feedback.

Adina Oancea

carmenadin7 — 2016-10-02 15:38:28 UTC

I will start this week with World Space Week involving kids in different activities as watching videos even movies, role play games. Girls in my classes are somehow artistic, so I'll try to involve them to use their imagination and to write or draw space.

Sirkku / Turku, Finland

sirkku_alin — 2016-10-02 16:02:45 UTC

Overview from wikigender.org: "Finland is a pioneer in gender equality, and is the first country in the world to give women both the right to vote and stand for election (1906). Strong female political participation, reflected in the election of a female president in 2000 and again in 2006, is higher than EU and OECD averages, and has helped earn Finland top rankings in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report; Finland was third in 2010 after Iceland and Norway. Legislation tackling discrimination against women in employment have not managed to reduce the significant pay gaps caused by the strong segregation of the labour market." So, coming from this background, gender equality is in many aspects taken for granted here in Finland. But there is still work to be done:

Three practices I already apply in my classroom:
- Actively challenge stereotypes
- Adopt participatory design approaches
- (Actively target girls), but design for boys and girls

Three practices I still need to improve:
- Address women's invisibilty in science, and highlight important women scientists
- Promote "mentors" and provide "role models"
- Target parents

Michaël / France

2016-10-02 17:17:33 UTC

France is trying to bring equality between girls and boys ! We have a lot of work left !

Manuela Mendes, Portugal

manuelamendes — 2016-10-02 17:23:39 UTC

When I start to teach Physics, Chemistry or Astronomy, I like to present great female, like: Marie Curie, Lise Meitner (chemical element 109 Meitnerium, is in her honor) and NASA´s astronauts: Eileen Collins (command a Mission spatially TS-93), Susan Helms (Flight engineer on the ISS) and Peggy Whitson (command the Space Station) ....

As a teacher I am very happy when I receive an email from former students, (future engineers) and thanking me for them to have awakened a taste for physics.

I have already applied the 1, 2 and 3. And I would like to improved the others…

Katie

2016-10-02 17:46:14 UTC

I my (mixed gender) school there are 8 science teachers. Only one of them is a man who teaches junior science. The teachers of physics, chemistry and biology at senior level are all women. Although there is a higher proportion of boys learning physics there are still a reasonable number of girls learning at all levels. An equal number of boys and girls take junior science. We run a mandatory science projects competition in the junior cycle.
What can we do better?.... encourage more inquiry at the younger age to both boys and girls and emphasizing the many careers that are based on science education.

Catarina Rodrigues, Portugal

canrodrigues — 2016-10-02 18:51:16 UTC

3 practices I already apply in my classroom: actively challenge stereotypes; target parents; adopt participatory design approaches.
3 practices I will need to improve: actively target girls, but design for boys and girls; Address women invisibility in science; promote "mentors" and provide "role models".

Georgia, Greece

georgiatsirigot — 2016-10-02 19:28:17 UTC

In my classroom the boys and the girls that are interested in stem jobs are about equal in numbers.
Girls are usually better in theoretical knowledge but boys in practical subjects. e.g. a few girls know the mechanical parts of a car.
It is true that more girls nowdays enter the so known "men jobs" like engineering.
It is also true that although the status is changing (slowly though) it is still more difficult for a girl to take a position to some proffessions that are not considered for women.
Parents also make a progress towards boys and girls indiscrimination. I think the problem here is mainly that most children want to find a job where they live, so their choices are restricted. However, videos with women in no traditional jobs would be very useful.

Despoina, Greece

2016-10-02 21:36:27 UTC

Topic: Who could be an astronaut?

Actively challenge stereotypes:I would use the role model videos that space awareness project prepared.

Address women's invisibility in science, and highlight important women astronauts: I would highlight women scientists

Promote "mentors" and provide "role models": I would try my students to come in touch with a woman astronaut.

Ana Nojkovska

spasovska_ana — 2016-10-02 21:54:54 UTC

Girls and boys should have the same opportunities. The gender should not be an obstacle at all. Girls can also interested in Science and space career. It's true that such girls are very few but we, teachers must do our best to encourage them!

Gamze Siper/ Turkey

gamzesiper — 2016-10-03 20:33:06 UTC

In my country, there is not too much difference about being interested in science between boys and girls. As a feminist science teacher I use all of these topics in my classroom but hardest part is the “Target Parents” for me because a large proportion of the population is patriarchal in my country.

Stefania Mastrapasqua, Italy

mastrapasqua_stefania — 2016-10-03 20:33:33 UTC

I have been teaching since September 2015 so I had not the chance to teach science yet. I promise to apply in my classroom the guidelines I have just read.

nurgul kocyigit/Turkey

nurgul_nizamoglu — 2016-10-03 20:45:55 UTC

actually not only space subject,problem is engage female pupils into science matter.if i start to attract their attention,I'd start to introduce the life of marie curie i guess..

Ezzarg, Morocco

abdelaziz_ezzarg — 2016-10-04 05:04:59 UTC

practices I already apply in my classroom 1, 2 , 3 , 4, , 6, 7
I'll present a model for schoolchildren of the city of Azrou, Morocco October 22, 2016: Meriem El Yajouri, Doctor of stellar physics and her caravan of space

Francesca Borrelli, Italy

2016-10-04 14:34:44 UTC

I often speak and show of Samantha Cristoforetti video in the International Space Station. I speak with enthusiasm because Space is my passion, and I try to transmit this passion to my pupils. The enthusiasm and the example plague, regardless of gender.

Sara G., Italy I speak about Samantha Cristoferetti too, but even more often I tell the life of Marie Curie to my students. Two scientific Nobel at the beginning of the twentieth century. What a fine example!!!!

2016-10-04 19:25:09 UTC

Maria Concetta Catalano, Italy

cettinacatalano644 — 2016-10-04 21:01:13 UTC

When it is possible, my students follow the lessons in a computer room. This helps to improve the learning ability with inquiry, because not all of my students have computers at home, and their parents are not ready to accept special careers for them.
In my teaching activity I often try to manage diversity and gender balance by encouraging girls to overcome stereotypes. For example, last week we talked about Annie Féolde that, in 1993 became the first woman chef in Italy to be awarded a third Michelin star, which she still holds today.
But I must not forget that I am a biology teacher and I told them that women have had, in the relatively recent period, the opportunity to attend university. The opening of the University to the Women, which took place in the second half of the nineteenth century, marked the time when the contribution of women to scientific research has been able to consolidate and expand.

Mimma Marino, Ital

2016-10-04 21:36:13 UTC

To encourage gender balance it seems useful to spread the biographical sketch of some women who have dedicated themselves to scientific inquiry, in order to give some indications of the manner in which the relationship between women and science through the centuries is articulated. I believe that knowledge of the biographies of those who have dedicated themselves is very close to the sensitivity of adolescents. I believe that presenting positive role models of female figures that have been expressed in scientific work can allow a young woman to imagine naturally and casually its own presence in the world of science and technology.
I think that, in order to encourage girls to the frequency of all kinds of studies, particularly scientific ones, is important to show them examples of women who have achieved excellent results in areas where men generally work. For example, in my lessons I often talk about Samantha Cristoforetti, who has shared to Italian people her incredible spatial experience. Her simple stories from the spacecraft and spectacular images of the Earth taken from the small porthole with space view have made a subject hitherto used only by few, more accessible.

I hope, instead, improving in my lessons the target parents, because many families still have conventional ideas.

The expression of gender balance in I

2016-10-04 21:41:48 UTC

Italy is the Rita levi MontalcinI career in neurobiology or the mission of Samantha critoforetti

Georgia,Greece

georgiavou46 — 2016-10-05 14:50:04 UTC

I still need to highlight important women scientists, challenge stereotypes and target parents and girls.I thing i already mirror my own gender ,provide role models and adopt participatory design approaches.I never thought all these in that way before.Thank you.

Tina_Greece

tinamellos — 2016-10-05 15:24:03 UTC

The 3 practices I've already applied in the classroom are:
(a) Actively challenge the Stereotypes most students have that space is only for boys.
(b) Highlight Greek women scientists in the field of space science
An example I brought to the students was the case of Chrysa Kouveliotou - a NASA astrophysics genius- who started from Athens and has become one of the most prominent scientists in the field of blackholes and gama type explosions and magnestars in NASA.
(c) Mirror my own gender and culture equity and of the school i work for.
Three practices I still have to address to are:
(a) find ways to convince parents and girls that a future space-science career is open for both genders ,
(b) to provide raw models for girls too: It's quite difficult -if not possible- to visit the Athens' Observatory on educational projects and interract with a female scientist or of different cultural/socioeconomical background.
(c) adopt participatory design approaches.

Andy_gr

tinamellos — 2016-10-05 15:24:33 UTC

I still have to address issues (1) how to challenge gender and socioeconomical-background stereotypes, (2) target parents on the future carrier oportunities both girls and boys can have as far as space science is concerned, and; (3) provide role-models/female Greek scientists that have outstood in space science.
I have already mirrored my gender and culture equity and of the institution I work for. I also try to adopt participatory design approaches always taking into acount the restrictions and obstacles posed by our messed up Curiculum.

Thea_Greece

tinamellos — 2016-10-05 15:31:37 UTC

When opportunity arises, I try to bring up/highlight women from different countries around Europe who have shined in the field of Space science and use them as role models/tangible examples of both genders' equity regardless of one's socioeconomical and cultural background.
What I find tricky to cope with are target parents and alter their stereotyped point of view on the gender restrictions when pursuing a future space science career

Vasileios Boskos, Greece

2016-10-05 18:05:56 UTC

During schooltime I apply 1, 4 and 7. I need to improve the rest, specially 5

Manuel Augusto Silva, Portugal

magusto — 2016-10-05 22:41:41 UTC

I teach physics to students of the 12th grade. Traditionally, there are more boys than girls, physics enthusiasts. I think that I am dealing equally, boys and girls, but I am not so sure, so I intend to ask a colleague (woman) for observation and to give me her opinion.
I liked the idea of highlight examples of women with scientific careers in the field of physics, astronomy or astrophysics, especially school alumnae where I teach.
Kind regards.

Lidia

lidiaristea2004 — 2016-10-06 08:28:06 UTC

I will present students to the class documentary movies, about famous women in science, documentaries about the time evolution of science, about various fields within science and astronomy.
I will suggest to conduct drawings on paper and electronically with various applications, on how to promote science / astronomy, in which area they would like to work.

mbacita — 2016-10-06 12:59:36 UTC

I apply n. 1,2,3,6 and I need to improve 4,5,

Need some role models to be introduced to class and be engaged to some kind of project with the students

mariekant17 — 2016-10-06 16:47:27 UTC

I am currently teaching 8-9 year old students, which is a crucial age for children -there is still time to question stereotypes and intervene to their shaping of perceptions on what gender is and how it affects all sides of our lives.So far, I consciously try:
# to actively challenge stereotypes [they just pop up all the time through everyday classroom practices and activities!]
# to target girls but design in a way that makes boys a target of "gender and diversity training" as well
# to address women's invisibilty in science, and highlight important women scientists [Marie Curie my favorite one<3] and
# to mirror my own gender equity

I still need to work more on promoting "mentors" and provide "role models", target parents and adopt participatory design approaches more efficiently.
First idea, inspired by this very padlet, to come up with a Greek woman scientist as a role model and introduce her in class, is that I want to find out more about Chrysa Kouveliotou - a NASA astrophysics genius- who started from Athens and has become one of the most prominent scientists in the field of blackholes and gama type explosions and magnestars in NASA, referred here by Constantina Beba. [Thank you so much!]

Katerina Atmatzidou, Greece

user_1412487490 — 2016-10-07 12:25:14 UTC

I have already applied number 1, 2, 3 & 7.
I still need to improve 4 & 5.

I am going to have this poster out of my class next week. I designed it yesterday with my students.
I have to be creative and motivative. This will be my ...start-point for this semester !

Children need to be stimulate in thinking space and in the same time to feel that we respect them in their opinion and in their expectations .

rosafiorenzaguidi — 2016-10-08 04:06:12 UTC

Dalibor Todorovic, Serbia

2016-10-08 09:50:13 UTC

I think we have to find role models that will serve as an example in encouraging girls to follow their passion for science. My older daughter is 18 years old and the last 6 years she is in the department for special gifted students in mathematics. She's one of the two girls in the class of 17 students. I learned a lot from her example of how she feels frustrated sometimes that has not received adequate support from teachers, even when it was necessary and it is really disheartening. As a very pretty girl, nobody's takes her seriously, although she has number of successes in various competitions in mathematics and physics, and is certainly more successful than majority boys in the class. I still think that in our society there are deep-rooted prejudices which we must get rid as soon as possible.

Ida, Italy

DT22 — 2016-10-08 11:05:23 UTC

I'm very interested in this theme, in our classroom often the girls are unfortunately less interested in STEM disciplines. Often the family orients them to other interests.

Rui Vieira, Portugal

miguelvieira_com — 2016-10-08 16:53:14 UTC

I know there are still many jobs who aks for a women or a men specifically, and that's not quite understandable because Portuguese Law is against it.

In my classroom I always try to minimize any mispercetion on relation to girls or boys. I try to treat them equally no matter what.

In my classroom I always use the following guidelines:
Actively challenge stereotypes - this is the first step that I usualy do, followed by a brainstorming excercice about any subject;
Promote "mentors" and provide "role models" - this is particulary important since mentors and role models take active part in learning process
Target parents - this is very important since parents should adopt the same way of thinking that students are guided in classroom.
Mirror your own gender equity and of your own institution - showing students that any gender can do any task inside school

Carlos Muñoz. Spain.

2016-10-08 18:09:37 UTC

I try to be as equal as possible, but I know that I have lived in a gender unbalanced society since I was born, so I suppose that I have to improve a lot of things when I teach. I have started trying to talk about different women scientists, and to make my student thing about the different roles at home. I will try to collaborate with my colleagues on this topic.

I usually challenge stereotypes, I try to target girls although I design for both of them. I always highlight important women scientists. I still have to work on promoting mentors and providing role models. Furthermore, I have to target parents.

evantheod9 — 2016-10-08 18:44:00 UTC

swaroop_the_hope — 2016-10-08 18:57:52 UTC

The three practices that i have applied in the classroom are:

1. Actively challenge the sterotypes.

2. Actively target girls , but design for boys and girls.

3. Address women’s invisibility in science and highlight important woman scientists.

Three practices that i have to address are :

Target parents
Adopt participatory design approaches
Mirror your own gender equity and of your own institution

Swaroop Suresh, India

swaroop_the_hope — 2016-10-08 18:57:59 UTC

The three practices that i have applied in the classroom are:

1. Actively challenge the sterotypes.

2. Actively target girls , but design for boys and girls.

3. Address women’s invisibility in science and highlight important woman scientists.

Three practices that i have to address are :

1. Target parent.
2. Adopt participatory design approaches
3. Mirror your own gender equity and of your own institution

Rosaria Marino

2016-10-08 22:05:09 UTC

Activities that I've done:
Speaking of women without much recognition have contributed to major scientific discoveries;
Organize a seminar to present models of women who work actively in the field of STEM; .
Instill confidence in the students on their potential.
activities to be done:
Connect students in videoconferences with women working in the field of space;
Make pupils reflect on lororeali interssi study;
Involve parents and make them understand that scientific careers are suited to girls.

Raquel Forca

cvivaalmodovar — 2016-10-08 22:11:52 UTC

I have done:

1. Actively challenge the sterotypes.

2. Actively target girls , but design for boys and girls.

3. Address women’s invisibility in science and highlight important woman scientists.

I still haven`t done:

Target parents
Adopt participatory design approaches
Mirror your own gender equity and of your own institution

Naya Varouta, Greece

naya_var — 2016-10-09 02:00:37 UTC

I already apply:
1. Actively challenge stereotypes

2. Mirror your own gender equity and of your own institution

3. Address women's invisibilty in science, and highlight important women scientists

I need to improve:
1. Actively target girls, but design for boys and girls

2. Target parents

3. Adopt participatory design approaches

2016-10-09 13:26:29 UTC

Last year I taught my students (aged 10-11) about Samantha Cristoforetti, first Italian woman sent to the space and about her trip. We had a very nice conversation about it, but no one of the girls would like to have a similar experience.

Marina Molla, Greece

mollamarina — 2016-10-09 15:23:45 UTC

Space is a great topic to manage diversity and gender balance. I try to apply these guidelines and think you can see that we already have some spacegirls in our class.But I still have to work on them and especially on the parents.

Alfredo Smiglio Italy

alfredo_smiglio — 2016-10-09 15:27:33 UTC

In my classes I observed that both boys and girls are affected equally to aspects of ICT in space and astronomy

Constantina Stefanou, Cyprus

constantinastfn — 2016-10-09 15:39:04 UTC

I already apply:
- Actively challenge stereotypes, by using short films similar with the one proposed here.
- Address women invisibility in science by highlighting women scientists in every occasion.
- Mirror my own gender and cultural equity.

I still need to improve:
- Adopt more participatory design approaches than I do.
- Target parents.
- Promote mentors and provide role models.

António Faria, Portugal

a_nunofaria — 2016-10-09 18:35:02 UTC

I don't think this stereotypes do exist in Portugal, it is rather common for girls to go to STEM careers. Even though I integrate on my classes several of the guidelines presented.

Cristina/Sassuolo

2016-10-09 19:42:13 UTC

School can do a lot, in promoting and suggesting girls to study Science, but I strongly believe school should be supported by the rest of the Media, a real battle should be undertaken to get rid of ancient well rooted stereotypes. I try my best to show how fascinating the world of science is, mainly using a very experimental approach.

Adriana Cardinot

2016-10-09 21:47:51 UTC

I have already applied:
1. Actively challenge stereotypes

2. Mirror your own gender equity and of your own institution

3. Address women's invisibilty in science, and highlight important women scientists

I need to improve:
1. Actively target girls, but design for boys and girls

2. Target parents

3. Adopt participatory design approaches

Gender Balance in Philippine Science Education

markivanroblas — 2016-10-10 12:17:52 UTC

Of the seven guidelines, we are already practicing the following:

1. Address women invisibility in science - we invite resource persons of both genders to be part of our activity.
2. Actively challenge stereotypes - we show our students that the scientific profession is both open for boys and girls
3. Promote mentors and provide role models - we specifically ask schools where we bring our Science Explorer bus to bring to us ordinary students who do not have inclination to science so that we can show to them to wonderful world of science.

marta

martaronca — 2016-10-15 16:46:01 UTC

In my job, at school, I already practised n°1,2,3 and 5. But I still need to improve n° 4,6,7 practices.
I'm used to organize an event about Space where all parents, friends and other people are invited. For this occasion, students introduce to visitors what they have learnt about space, using posters, video, lectures or other performances. With no difference between boys and girls

Marianthi Arvanitidou - Greece

1canislupus22 — 2016-11-10 14:25:18 UTC

Carmela, Padova

2017-05-07 17:01:59 UTC

The use of a practical / experimental approach highlights how not only boys but also girls are brought to the sciences. Moving more and more out of existing thoughts and stereotypes

Jeane de Fatima, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

jeanedefatima — 2017-06-07 18:35:50 UTC

The videos were very interesting and we need to stop the myth of profession for boy and girl profession.
It is in the 21st century but the mentalities seem of the last century where the woman was only the housewife or teacher or nurse
I create Astronomy activities that awaken curiosities and in jest we can encourage and demystify this brand of boy's professions and girl's professions.
Everyone is capable

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