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150 Ways to Show Kids You Care
http://www.cyc-net.org/today2000/today001211.html
This document contains some ideas that mentors may be able to use to build
a strong relationship with a TechREACH student.
Advisor, Teacher, Role Model, Friend
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=5789#toc
Tips on being a mentor to students in science and engineering.
King County Mentoring Coalition
http://www.uwkc.org/volunteer/mentortutor
/mentoringcoalition.asp
The King County Mentoring Coalition helps mentoring programs and
staff develop, expand, or increase the effectiveness of mentoring
programs that serve diverse populations.
MentorNet
http://www.mentornet.net
MentorNet is an award-winning nonprofit e-mentoring network that
addresses the retention and success of those in engineering, science
and mathematics, particularly but not exclusively women and other
underrepresented groups.
National Mentoring Partnership
http://www.mentoring.org
The National Mentoring Partnership offers training and resources for mentors,
mentees, and mentor program managers.
Peer Resources: Mentoring
http://www.peer.ca/mentor.html
Find mentorship experts, mentor program descriptions, tips and
ideas, and links to articles and research on mentoring. Locate
a mentor or ask a mentor a question. Find a mentor seminar, conference,
or workshop. Reviews of the best books and videos in the field.
Subscribe to The Mentor News at no cost.
Washington State Mentoring Partnership
http://www.washingtonmentoring.org
The Washington State Mentoring Partnership (WSMP) is an umbrella
organization for the state's mentoring community, providing assistance
with training, recruitment, resource development, data collection,
public awareness and public policy. In June 2004, the WSMP sponsored
a survey of 216 organizations to determine prevalence of youth
mentoring programs in the state. Results from the 113 programs
that completed the survey revealed a robust mentoring sector
in Washington. Download The
State of Mentoring Report for Washington.
Ancheta, R. W., Countryman, J. & Kekelis (2005). Role
Models Make a Difference. AWIS Magazine, 34, 17-24.
Ancheta, R. W., Countryman, J., Heber, E. & Kekelis (2006). Role Models Make a World of Difference. SWE, 52 (1), 52-60.
Ancheta, R. W., Countryman, J., Heber, E. & Kekelis (2005). Bridging Differences: How Social Relationships
and Racial Diversity Matter in a Girls’ Technology Program. Journal
of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 11, 231-246.
Ancheta, R. W., Heber, E. & Kekelis (2005). Hurdles
in the Pipeline. Frontiers, 26, 99-109.
Computer Science: Want to Increase Retention of Your Female
Students?
http://www.cra.org/CRN/articles/march05/werner.html
Pair programming has been found to be very beneficial in educational
settings. Students who pair up in their introductory programming
course are more confident, have greater course completion and pass
rates in that course, and are more likely to persist in computer-related
majors.
Dell, C. & Wallis, C. (2004). What
Makes Teens Tick: Secrets of the Teen Brain. Time, 163 (19).
Technology is Still a Male Bastion
http://www.businessweek.com/careers/content/jun2000/ca20000626_426.htm
The tiny number of women in the field is hurting the labor-starved
industry.
The Critical Shortage of Women in IT
http://www.networkworld.com/news/1999/1122women.html
This article is about reversing the downward spiral in the ranks
of female IT workers as a solution to the technology worker shortage.
The Forgotten Majority
http://www.cio.com/archive/110100_diff.html
An article about the still low number of women in Information
Technology (IT) and in the corporate world.
Why Women Hate IT
http://www.cio.com/article/101250/Why_Women_Hate_I.T.
Almost half of all IT job openings will go begging this year. At
the same time, women are leaving the IT ranks at twice the rate of
men. How can we stop this madness?
