Women Role Models

Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids

Pam Van Londen — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:12:52 +0000

Child prodigy Adora Svitak says the world needs “childish” thinking: bold ideas, wild creativity and especially optimism. Kids’ big dreams deserve high expectations, she says, starting with grownups’ willingness to learn from children as much as to teach. © TED 2010.

Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world

Pam Van Londen — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:41:39 +0000

Games like World of Warcraft give players the means to save worlds, and incentive to learn the habits of heroes. What if we could harness this gamer power to solve real-world problems? Jane McGonigal says we can, and explains how. © TED 2010.

Google Global Science Fair Winners are Gals!

Pam Van Londen — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:09:27 +0000

President Obama welcomes the winners of the first-ever Google Global Science Fair to the White House. Go behind-the-scenes with the three remarkable, young, American women that swept the awards and hear what the journey to success has been like. Read more at the White House’s STEM page. © USA 2011.

Nicoloe Pinkard on Media Literacy

Pam Van Londen — Thu, 12 May 2011 22:09:32 +0000

Nichole Pinkard from New Learning Institute on Vimeo.

Nichole Pinkard, founder of the Digital Youth Network describes the importance of media literacy as an essential component of a 21st century education. © New Learning Institute 2010.

Katie Salen describes the importance of design

Pam Van Londen — Thu, 12 May 2011 22:07:06 +0000

Katie Salen from New Learning Institute on Vimeo.

Katie Salen, Professor at Parsons The New School for Design and Founder of the Institute of Play, describes the importance of designing games as a way to engage students in the exploration of systems. © New Learning Institute 2010.

Padmasree Warrior, CTO

Pam Van Londen — Tue, 10 May 2011 23:27:45 +0000

This is part 1 of 3 of Padmasree Warrior’s Women of Vision Keynote Speech. Padmasree Warrior is the CTO of Cisco. She spoke at the 2009 Women of Vision Awards on April 30, 2009 in San Jose CA.

Changing the World: Kate Remley

Pam Van Londen — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:40:35 +0000

Oregon State University alum Kate Remley is making the world a better place. She is currently working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
From: Oregon State University | Mar 25, 2011

Zooey’s Room

Pam Van Londen — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:55:33 +0000

Zoey’s Room is an after-school program designed for girls ages 10 to 14. Co-created by Erin Reilly with Vinitha Nair, Zoey’s Room is a national online community that encourages girls to expand their knowledge of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and other 21st century skills.

Inside look at Women at Google

Pam Van Londen — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:10:26 +0000

Google’s goal of recruiting as many gifted female engineers as we can also means encouraging young women who are still in school. So I’d like to issue a hearty congrats to the winners of this year’s Anita Borg scholarships. – Jen Fitzpatrick, Engineering Director, Google. © 2007.

Car Repair is Women’s Work by Ann Farmer

Pam Van Londen — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:38:56 +0000

Car mechanic and mother Audra Fordin dons her work gloves to do a grease job on an automobile in her shop in Queens, New York. She’s so comfortable under the hood that she’s embarked on a mission to teach other women the basics of auto repair in monthly classes called, “What Women Auto-Know,” donating proceeds to help fix the cars of women in need. © Ann Farmer for On The Issues Magazine.