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Computer Science and Flexible Learning

April 15, 2010
David Notkin

I've heard Maria Klawe say (something along the lines of): "To become a better teacher, you should learn how to do new things that are hard for you - this will help you remember what it is like for many of your students." 



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Aspirations in Computing Award Ceremony

April 7, 2010
Award Winner

Wow!  What a great time.

Somehow, I was one of 32 girls selected for the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing (and after hearing about all the awesome accomplishments of the other winners, I'm not sure how!). 

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For Ada Lovelace: 32 Women that We Admire

March 26, 2010
Ada Lovelace

Wednesday, March 24, was Ada Lovelace Day: an internationally recognized day of blogging and social media to celebrate and promote women's contributions to technology and computing.

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Women Techies United at SXSW

March 22, 2010
Techies United image

At this year's SXSW, 10 "women-in-tech" organizations teamed up to sponsor a single booth. "Women Techies United" turned out to be quite an attraction! Nearly every woman who walked by (and a lot of men too) stopped to see what we were all about.

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Interdisciplinary Degree Program in Computing Attracts 57% Female Students

March 10, 2010
Digital woman

Despite outreach programs, targeted recruitment efforts and scholarships, women continue to account for a disproportionally small fraction of the bachelor’s degrees awarded in computing. That suggests to me that if we’re ever going to change our demographics, we need to look carefully at the product we’re offering. 

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Girl Empowerment and Mentoring (GEM)

February 16, 2010
People animations

This is the second in a series of blogs contributed by winners of the NCWIT Academic Alliance Seed Fund, a Microsoft-funded initiative that awards up to $15,000 to innovative programs that recruit and retain women students in post-secondary computing departments. Read more about the Seed Fund here.

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Harnessing Hacking: Inspiring Girls to get Creative with Computing

February 8, 2010
Girls working together

The term “hacking” has, over time, had many different interpretations.

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Update from The Stern Group, Opening Doors in Washington, D.C.

February 3, 2010
Capitol Building

NCWIT recognizes the importance of establishing a strong presence among legislators and policy-makers in Washington, D.C., and we strive to keep key decision-makers apprised of the issues surrounding diversity and innovation. We do this with the help of The Stern Group, an international advisory firm led by the Honorable Paula Stern. Here are some examples of The Stern Group's work on behalf of NCWITover the course of the last month.

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Jump on the Bandwagon

December 30, 2009
Child pulling wagon

Since we launched our funding campaign for computer science education reform in D.C. about 10 days ago, the news has been filled with stories about our campaign themes: computer science education, the increasing need for skilled technology professionals, computing's pervasive influence on other career fields, and the potential for underrepresented groups in computing, such as women, to bring much-needed talent to the workforce. Some examples:

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From the Classroom to the Boardroom to the Halls of Congress

December 21, 2009
Woman shouting

Since its inception in 2004, NCWIT has successfully attracted the support of corporations, foundations, and the government to help it achieve its mission of increasing women's participation in IT.  In part it's because these organizations recognize the importance of diversity in computer science and IT; and in part it's because we strive to operate with an efficient and strategic business model, one that will provide funders with return on their investment.

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