The goal of the project is to increase the number of STEM* teachers who

• understand the concept of "gender schemas" and the ways in which they often operate unconsciously
• understand how gender schemas affect the perceptions, expectations, and behavior of teachers and their male and female students
• take steps to ensure female student engagement in mathematics, science, and computer classrooms

*Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

Dr. Jacqueline Spears
Associate Professor of Education
Former High School Physics Teache

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