Technovation [MN]
< Girls and women are avid consumers of technology, but they are significantly underrepresented in its creation. This lack of participation in such an important and growing field has serious consequences for the future of technical innovation. If women aren’t represented in technology, their ideas, concerns, and designs won’t be included when we create ……… >
By the numbers 9% of girls aged 13 Female students 27% of boys aged - 17 are interested achieve on par 13-17 are interested in a career in STEM with male peers in in a career in STEM down from 11% math and science up from 24% 2019 Junior Achievement
1,236 Minnesota computer science ONLY graduates in 2017 17% 10x Female students who ONLY learn computer were female! science in high school are more likely to major in it. 10,994 That’s 2.3x the # of current open avg in MN computing jobs AND…… occupation in MN is $91,925 The salary for which is significantly a computing higher than the avg $52,730 Code.org
$500,000,000,000 | OPPORTUNITY 1,000,000 JOBS ISTS 2020 MORE THAN BY < < CS CS U.S. Dept of Labor
Women who try AP Computer Science in high school are more likely to major in it in college College Board, National Center for Education Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics
#1 < If girls are inspired to see that CS and everything that surrounds technology can make the world more beautiful, healthy, and safer, hopefully they will contribute their essential voices. > < That’s what Technovation[MN] is all about. >
Technovation[MN]? > Inspire and empower girls to leverage technology to make an impact on their communities. > Technology entrepreneurship program and competition for girls ages 10-18 2 $ Global Programs Free Non-Profit Volunteer
IDEATION Identify a problem in the community TECHNOLOGY Develop a mobile app solution ENTREPRENEURSHIP Build a business plan to launch the app PITCH Bring the business to market
November Recruitment January April Challenge June Planning
APPAPALOOZA
78% 58% AFTER TECHNOVATION of students were Enroll in a further CS course more interested in CS 70% 26% were more interested in Of alumnae in college major in CS; Entrepreneurship 65X higher than natl avg 0.4%
Just the beginning 348 312 246 200 170 160 130 120 110 107 87 78 63 50 48 46 46 39 35 27 23 14 11 7 Schools Mentors Teams Girls 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Aurora Chapter School, Mpls Lourdes High School, Rochester Avalon School, St. Paul Maple Grove Middle School, Maple Grove BDPA, Rochester Minnetonka High School, Minnetonka Cedar-Riverside Community School, Mpls Minnetonka Middle School West, Minnetonka Central Middle School, Norwood Young America Mounds View HS, Mounds View Central MS, Eden Prairie North High School, Mpls Century Junior High, Forest Lake Olson MS, Bloomington Century Mayo HS, Rochester Olson-Beacon Boys & Girls Club, Mpls Chanhassen HS, Chanhassen Open World Learning Community, St. Paul Chaska HS, Chaska Parkview Center MS Chaska Middle School East, Victoria Patrick-Henry High School, Mpls Chatfield Public School, Chatfield Pine Island Middle School, Pine Island Chippewa MS, North Oaks Rosemount MS, Rosemount Como Park Senior High, St. Paul Roseville Area High School, Roseville Connections Academy, Online South HS, Minneapolis Creek Valley Elementary, Edina St. Francis of Assisi School, Rochester Dakota Hills Middle School, Eagan St. John the Evangelist, Rochester St. Louis Park MS & HS, St. Louis Park DeLaSalle High School, Mpls Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie St. Paul Academy & Summit School, St. Paul Falcon Ridge Middle School, Apple Valley Stewartville High School, Stewartville Friedell Middle School, Rochester Torah Academy, St. Louis Park Great River Junior High, St. Paul Trinity School at River Ridge Hidden Oaks MS, Prior Lake Triton Middle School, Eagan Hill Murray, Maplewood Valley MS, Apple Valley Hillcrest Community School, Bloomington Valley View Middle School, Edina Hope Academy, Mpls Wayzata East High School, Wayzata Island Lake Elementary, Shoreview Weaver Lake Elementary, Maple Grove John Adams Middle School, Rochester Westwood Elementary, Bloomington Just A Bunch of Friends :), St. Paul White Bear Montessori School, White Bear Lake Kasson-Mantorville Middle School, Rochester Willow Creek MS, Rochester Laura Jeffrey Academy, St. Paul Yinghua Academy, Mpls Lighthouse School, Spring Lake Park
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