The Welcoming Schools project of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation aims to uplift school communities with critical tools to embrace family diversity, create LGBTQ+ and gender inclusive schools, prevent bias-based bullying, and support transgender…
Scratch pioneered block-based programming, enabling young people to learn to code creatively and interactively. Creating Scratch projects fosters the development of computational and creative thinking skills that are critical for future success:…
The primary purpose of this book is to serve as a comprehensive guide, translating research into best practices to promote gender inclusivity in informatics. The handbook seeks to empower its readers, providing them with actionable recommendations to…
The following resource introduces a new, empirically tested framework based around the concepts of PLAYING, ENGAGEMENT, CREATIVITY, and CREATING (PECC).
The curriculum is a refactoring of the Coolthink Middle School Curriculum, a 3 year computational thinking curriculum currently being piloted in Hong Kong. This curriculum is intended to be delivered in a single year, and can be modified to work as a…
The following article focuses on the relationship between the inclusiveness of educational tools and the learning experiences of girls and boys. The results show that gender scripts are embedded in educational tools, which are reinforced in classroom…
The gender-equality and anti-harassment committee of the Computer Science lab of Aix Marseille University was founded in 2018. Women of the committee are frequently involved in primary and secondary schools to present their research. They have also…
This paper presents the results of a study on students’ appreciation of information and communication technology (ICT) applications in schools for general secondary education. Results show that girls appreciate applications that deal with an…
The following article seeks to understand teacher and student experiences within this gender-inclusive program. Results indicate three strategies for supporting a more gender-inclusive classroom: (1) Providing personalized and relevant learning…
