A telementoring project for young women in middle school
to connect, via interviews & computer dialogue, with women role models
who have succeeded in a technical environment. Funded by a grant made possible
from the North Carolina Association of Educational Communications and Technology
and physical space provided by Wake Forest University.
Participants were chosen from Paisely Math/Science
Academy, a middle school in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schols.
The workshop was held on the campus of Wake Forest University,
Tribble Hall Education Lab, January 6th & 7th, 8th & 9th and again
on the 13th & 14th from 8:45am to 1:45pm.
Activities:
in-depth internet research about women's careers, historical
achievements of women in math, science and computer science
computer dialogue with women role models about isssues affecting
women today
developing a portfolio of summaries and reflections of the
workshop content
For information, contact Beth Boyd at 336-758-5464
or email: boydmbet@wfu.edu
Presentations about this project include:
Presenter, NCETC 1997 Annual Conference, Greensboro,
North Carolina, December 3-5, 1997, Telementoring for Young Women in Mathematics,
Science, and Computer Science.
Co-Presenter, International Society for Technology
in Education, Tel Ed '97 Conference, Austin Texas, November 1997, with
Dr. Leah McCoy, Assistant Professor, Wake Forest University, Telementoring
for Young Women in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science.
Presenter, National Education Computing Conference
1997 Annual Conference, Seattle Washington, July 1997, Exploring Women's
Careers via Computer Dialogue, category - Implementing Technologies &
Effecting Change
Presenter, NCAECT 1997 Annual Conference, Greensboro,
North Carolina, Exploring Women's Careers: A Telementoring Project
