Sec. 5. SUPPORTING FEMALE STUDENTS IN PREKINDERGARTEN THROUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION
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## SEC. 5 SUPPORTING FEMALE STUDENTS IN PREKINDERGARTEN THROUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION Section 310(b) of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (42 U.S.C. 1862s-7(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(3) Uses of funds > > The tools and models described in paragraph (2)(C) may include— > > > ##### “(A) > > offering training and professional development programs, including summer or academic year institutes or workshops, designed to strengthen the capabilities of prekindergarten and elementary school teachers and to familiarize such teachers with the role of bias against female students in the classroom; > > > ##### “(B) > > offering innovative pre-service and in-service programs that instruct teachers on female-inclusive practices for teaching computing concepts; > > > ##### “(C) > > developing distance learning programs for teachers or students, including developing curricular materials, play-based computing activities, and other resources for the in-service professional development of teachers that are made available to teachers through the Internet; > > > ##### “(D) > > developing or adapting prekindergarten and elementary school computer science curricular materials that incorporate contemporary research on the science of learning, particularly with respect to female inclusion; > > > ##### “(E) > > developing and offering female-inclusive computer science enrichment programs for students, including after-school and summer programs; > > > ##### “(F) > > providing mentors for female students in prekindergarten through elementary school to support such students in participating in computer science activities; > > > ##### “(G) > > engaging female students in prekindergarten through elementary school, and their guardians (if such communication takes place on school premises during otherwise-scheduled conferences or formal conversations between teachers and guardians) about— > > > ###### “(i) > > the difficulties faced by female students with regard to maintaining an interest in participating in computer science activities; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > the potential positive career benefits of engaging in such activities; > > > ##### “(H) > > acquainting female students in prekindergarten through elementary school with careers in computer science and encouraging such students to consider careers in the computer science field; and > > > ##### “(I) > > developing tools to evaluate activities conducted under this subsection, including reports for evaluating the effectiveness of activities under this section.” > .
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Sec. 5
SUPPORTING FEMALE STUDENTS IN PREKINDERGARTEN THROUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION
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