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Girls in Math & Science > Teaching Spatial Skills > Overview & Tools
Use this assessment tool to guide teachers' self-reflection on instructional strategies for teaching spatial skills.
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Use this planning tool to help teachers explore ideas for spatial skills training in the classroom.
These activities can be used to convene a school in-service session for teachers to learn why and how to teach students spatial skills. Related Media: Teaching Spatial Skills to Girls...
Girls in Math & Science > Sparking Curiosity > Overview & Tools
Use the tips provided in this tool to organize the integration of fun math and science activities for girls into the math/science curriculum, and to connect students to additional enrichment...
Use this assessment worksheet to examine the degree of school support for sparking interest in math and science, and to identify areas for improvement.
This evaluation form can be used to guide teachers’ self-reflection on instructional strategies for sparking initial curiosity and fostering long-term interest in math and science.
Convene a school in-service session for teachers and use this protocol to learn strategies for sparking initial curiosity and fostering long-term interest in math and science. Related...
Girls in Math & Science > Female Role Models > Overview & Tools
Use this protocol to convene a school in-service session to learn about the practice of exposing girls to female role models who have achieved success in math or science. Related Media and...
Work with teachers in your school using this tool to develop a plan for exposing your students to female role models in math and science. Related Files: Teacher Self-Reflection: Teaching...
Use this evaluation form to guide teachers’ self-reflection on instructional strategies for exposing girls to female role models who have succeeded in math or science.
Girls in Math & Science > Prescriptive Feedback > Overview & Tools
Use this worksheet to guide teachers’ self-reflection on the feedback they provide to students.
Use these observation process steps with pairs of teachers to guide observations of each others' classes with the end goal of improving the feedback given to students.
