Reach new heights as teacher

 This course aims at understanding and addressing gender biases in STEM education and their impacts on STEM career choices. 

Objectives

1. Understand the impact of women role models in STEM: students will be able to analyze the importance of diverse women role models in STEM fields, identifying how representation influences student engagement, motivation and career aspirations in STEM disciplines.
2. Evaluate the benefits of women mentorship in STEM development: learners will assess the role of mentorship fostering STEM skills, confidence and professional growth, understanding how structured guidance enhances both academic and career success in STEM.
3. Develop strategies and promoting effective women in STEM menorship programs: students will be ble to design and propose initiatives and frameworks that encourage effective mentoring relationship, particulary for underrepresented groups in STEM, promoting inclusivity and sustained interest in STEM education.

This course aims to:

• Implement stereotype-free career and study.
• Recognise and question the reasons for a small range of career options due to a lack of information, orientation towards traditional gender stereotypes and societal conditions and know how to counter this.
• Reflect on and scrutinise their own gender stereotypes.
• Motivate young people to deal with a diverse range of career options that correspond to their own potential or abilities that can be learned, and also to consider career options that have thus far gone unnoticed and/or are not typically explored by their own gender. 
• Develop realistic and varied visions for the future with young people, taking into account long-term goals and the interplay of the various areas of life.
  

Through this course, you will be prepared to

• understand the difference between equality, equity and inclusion;
• develop the ability to identify gendered dynamics that can create inequalities in participation and learning experiences;
• get some tips to create a more inclusive learning environment, with specific attention to limiting gender influences.

This interactive game is a "find the pairs" matching activity, where players are presented with a set of clues and images. The goal is to match each clue to its corresponding image by clicking on pairs that go together.