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TEACHING GIRLS TO CODE AND CHANGE THE WORLD

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  • 6-12th Grade Clubs
  • Gender Equity in STEM
  • Creating Holistic Programming
  • Accessing Free Resources

AGENDA

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“Our vision is to reach gender parity in computing and technology sectors.”

“Girls Who Code works to inspire, educate, and equip girls with the computing skills needed to pursue 21st century opportunities.”

OUR

MISSION

OUR VISION

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WHO WE� SERVE

Underrepresented in the field

Free and Reduced Lunch eligible

Little to no exposure to CS education

Female regardless of gender assignment at birth or legal recognition

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GIRLS WHO CODE

6-12TH

GRADE CLUBS

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6-12TH GRADE

CLUBS

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FLEXIBLE Plug & Play Model

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10 + sessions

~1-2

hrs per session

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All

Skill

Levels

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OUR EDUCATIONAL

PHILOSOPHY

Sisterhood

More Than Code

Real-World Relevance

& Impact

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6-12TH GRADE

CURRICULUM FOCUS

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Women in Tech

5 MIN

Sisterhood Activity

5 MIN

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Self-Guided Tutorials

40 MIN

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Stand Up

5 MIN

Available in Scratch, Python Javascript, Thunkable,and Swift!

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CONNECTING LEARNING

TO IMPACT

Activism

Anti-bullying

Educational Equity

Health & Wellness

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WHAT YOU

NEED

Technology

& Internet

In-Person

or Virtual Space

Facilitator &

Decision Maker

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WHAT WE

PROVIDE

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Sisterhood

Activities

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Alumni programming

COMMUNITY

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Online Training

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HQ Platform

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CS SKILLS

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Customizable Meeting Guides

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Recruitment Materials

RESOURCES

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ALUMNI PROGRAMMING

& BENEFITS

College Loops

Virtual Mentorship

#HireMe

Job Platform

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GENDER EQUITY

IN STEM

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500,000

open computing �jobs in the U.S.

Only�40,000 �CS graduates every year

THE MISSED

OPPORTUNITY

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THE

CHALLENGE

2025

22%

1995

37%

Today

24%

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What percentage of students who receive a degree in computing are women?

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19%

students who receive a degree in computing are women

ONLY

2%

are women

of color

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THE

CHALLENGE

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What percentage of your CS classrooms or Robotics teams do girls make up?

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IMPACT THROUGH

EQUITY

  • Positive role models
  • Inclusive and Brave community spaces
  • Diverse representation
  • Holistic programming
  • Real world relevance and impact

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300K

15-16X

girls served to date

the national avg for CS majors

THE NATIONAL

PIPELINE

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CREATING

HOLISTIC

PROGRAMMING

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Model inclusive and strengths-based language and behavior

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Build a positive and inclusive culture of community

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Encourage honesty and reflection

KEY TO STRONG

FACILITATION

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STRENGTHS-BASED

APPROACH

  • Encourage learners to embrace challenges and mistakes as learning opportunities.
  • Promote non-judgmental framing.Describe the actions, not the learner!
  • Practice personal responsibility with your vocabulary.
  • Focus on their effort, bravery.

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SAMPLE ACTIVITY

PITCH A PRODUCT

  • Teams will choose an imaginary product from a random combination of adjectives and nouns.

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  • They have 10 minutes to create a creative pitch to sell their imaginary product!

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DIVERSE

REPRESENTATION

You cannot be what you cannot see!!

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When you share positive and diverse role models that reflect the experiences of your students, they can begin to see themselves as computer scientists too!

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WOMEN IN

TECH SPOTLIGHTS

  • CHOOSE a Female Role Model from the WIT Spotlights
  • READ about them
  • WATCH a Video
  • REFLECT in a group

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WIT SPOTLIGHT:

AYANNA HOWARD

  • Professor of bioengineering
  • Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of the educational robotics company Zyrobotics
  • Developed robots that are learning to inhabit Mars

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ACCESSING

FREE

RESOURCES

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Our CLUBS program provides FREE curriculum and resources for you to inspire 6-12th grade girls to join our sisterhood of supportive peers and role models.

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CLUBS

PROGRAM

Access the curriculum by applying at: girlswhocode.com/clubs

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CODE AT HOME

ACTIVITIES

Our Girls Who Code At Home series includes stand-alone activities:

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  • Offline or Online
  • Stand-alone activities
  • Varying skill levels

Download them at: www.girlswhocode.com/programs/code-at-home

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Which resource or activity are you most interested in sharing with your students?

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HERE IS HOW TO

GET STARTED

Get Approved!

Launch!

Scan me!

Complete Application

Create an account

girlswhocode.com/clubsapply

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WE’RE HERE

TO HELP!

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Questions? Visit our FAQ Page at https://girlswhocode.zendesk.com/hc/en-us, or email our Customer Care Team at clubs@girlswhocode.com!

Questions about launching multiple Clubs?

communitypartnerships@girlswhocode.com

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THANK YOU

FOR

JOINING!