Here are some interesting articles we received and discovered this past week…

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Charts Of The Week: Advancing Women And Girls In Science

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“On this International Day, I urge commitment to end bias, greater investments in science, technology, engineering and math education for all women and girls as well as opportunities for their careers and longer-term professional advancement so that all can benefit from their ground-breaking future contributions.” — UN Secretary-General António Guterres

Three years ago, the UN proclaimed February 11 the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. This new designation was part of a larger effort toward closing gender gaps around the globe, as outline in the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Though more women are pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), it is clear that gender gaps in these fields—and harmful biases– persist today.

Highlighted below are charts and commentary from Brookings experts on the state of gender equity in STEM fields, and the obstacles that women and girls still face.

  • U.S. WOMEN EARN MORE COLLEGE DEGREES THAN MEN OVERALL, BUT EARN A MINORITY OF UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES ISSUED IN STEM FIELDS
  • STEM FIELD FACULTY REMAINS PREDOMINANTLY MALE
  • WOMEN ARE UNDERREPRESENTED THROUGHOUT THE INNOVATION PIPELINE
  • WOMEN REMAIN UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE MOST COMMON DIGITAL AND TECH JOBS

District Deeds Synopsis:

The Charts provided in this article are sobering for any parent with a daughter or teacher with a female student that has a passion for science.  Although these charts do not provide any answers why there is such a disparity in STEM fields for women, the knowledge that there is such a wide disparity gives us all an excellent overview of where we currently stand and how important it is to strengthen our efforts in supporting female students in their science education.

A good resource.

How Artificial Intelligence Is Shaping The Future Of Education

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When you compare the typical 21st century classroom with that of the early 1900s, the differences aren’t terribly obvious. Teachers will be standing in front, giving instructions and sharing notes on a modern-day version of the old blackboard—say, an overhead projector or a shared computer display. Students will be sitting at their desks in the classroom or watching via online video-conferencing software. The technology has changed: A lot of the tools and processes have been digitized, some of it has been automated, and geographical barriers have been removed to some extent—but the actors and elements have remained much the same.

But thanks to advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, a slow but steady transformation is coming to education, under the hood. In a few years, teachers will no longer be alone in shouldering the burden of training the young generation or the workforce at corporations.

District Deeds Synopsis:

After reading this article, the use of Artificial Intelligence in the classroom is both an exhilarating and terrifying proposition.  The article describes the huge benefit to having a virtual tutor for every student but we worry about the intrusiveness of AI that could pierce the privacy rights of students and their families.

A good article that serves as both a primer AND a warning for all educational stakeholders…well worth reading.

To My Brilliant Black Daughters, Nobody Can Take Away your History

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I have so many hopes and dreams for you, that if I tried to say them all, they would run longer than the entire Harry Potter series!

My hopes for you, my two beautiful Black girls, are so simple and yet also entirely grandiose. My dreams for you, beautiful Black girls, are that you are free to be whoever you want to be.

If you only get one lesson from me, your mother, let it be this: Your history didn’t start with slavery, and White people’s history didn’t start in the United States of America.

As your Black parents, your father and I are teaching you our viewpoint. Our Black culture begins with the beginning of humans.

In fact, the first humans lived in Africa. The first civilizations were in Africa. Our Christianity began in Africa. Africa is our homeland and everything about Africa should bring you pride. Wear your African-ness, your Blackness with pride!

District Deeds Synopsis:

Wonderful insights from a Black parent sharing the challenge of instilling cultural strengths and realities within her two daughters in the United States.  The delineation by the author of “fact” and “viewpoint” from a cultural perspective in the education of our students is something that may be seriously lacking in many of our classrooms…and our homes.

A must read.

Now for our Quote of the Week:

“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” -Marcus Garvey

Have a great week!!!

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