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Teaching by Induction:Project-Based Learning for Silicon Valley
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It is well known that there continues to be a shortage of women in technology jobs. The teaching methods and gender bias in K-12 education continue to favour boys progressing to engineering and technology positions. The project initiated by Ravi Krishnan Jagannathan in Silicon Valley, California, sought to prepare middle school and high school girls for success in high tech. The strategy used was to teach math and science inductively. The use of computers for teaching the girls both fundamental science and math in the middle school laid the foundation for teaching high school girls to apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) to develop solutions to current medical and ergonomic problems. This paper will discuss the inductive teaching strategy with the aim of motivating both parents and teachers to adopt a similar project that can help address the shortfall of women in tech.
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Inductive Teaching, Women in Technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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