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  <div class="vevent h-event"> <h1 class="summary p-name">PDX Women In Tech (PDXWIT) presents - "Most Likely to Succeed" Viewing</h1> <div class='date'><time class="dtstart dt-start" title="2016-11-01T17:30:00" datetime="2016-11-01T17:30:00">Tuesday, November 1, 2016 from 5:30</time>–<time class="dtend dt-end" title="2016-11-01T20:00:00" datetime="2016-11-01T20:00:00">8pm</time></div> <div class="location vcard p-location h-card"> <a class="url" href='http://calagator.org/venues/202394847'><span class='fn org p-name'>Jama Software (New Office)</span></a> <div class="adr p-adr h-adr"> <div class="street-address p-street-address">135 SW Taylor Suite 200</div> <span class="locality p-locality">Portland</span> , <span class="region p-region">Oregon</span> <span class="postal-code p-postal-code">97204</span> <div class="country-name p-country-name">United States</div> (<a href='https://maps.google.com/maps?q=135%20SW%20Taylor%20Suite%20200,%20Portland%20Oregon%2097204%20United%20States'>map</a>) </div> </div> <div class="description p-description"> <p>RSVP here - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pdx-women-in-tech-pdxwit-presents-most-likely-to-succeed-viewing-tickets-28317818357">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pdx-women-in-tech-pdxwit-presents-most-likely-to-succeed-viewing-tickets-28317818357</a></p> <p>PDX Women In Tech, Jama Software and Code Fellows are partnering to screen Most Likely to Succeed, a documentary about the school systems that are preparing our kids with skills relevant to the modern work place. This documentary has an emphasis on STEM education, hands-on experience, a "makers" mentality to solving problems and using creativity in all aspects of life.</p> <p>Director Greg Whiteley (Mitt, 2014 Sundance Film Festival) locates the source of the problem not in the economy but in our educational system, which was developed at the dawn of the Industrial Age to train obedient workers. With a world of information available a click away, and the modern workplace valuing skills like collaboration and critical thinking, our rote-based system of learning has become outdated and ineffective. Watch as the documentary unfolds and shows viable solutions.</p> <p>Here are some articles that summarize the film and provide some insight into why you should take this opportunity for this screening to come watch it with us-</p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/24/most-likely-to-succeed_n_7129926.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/24/most-likely-to-succeed_n_7129926.html</a> <a href="https://www.fastcocreate.com/3043107/most-likely-to-succeed-shows-how-classrooms-modelled-after-real-life-can-help-kids-succeed-i">https://www.fastcocreate.com/3043107/most-likely-to-succeed-shows-how-classrooms-modelled-after-real-life-can-help-kids-succeed-i</a></p> <p>PDXWIT is a community-based non-profit organization. Our purpose is to strengthen the Portland women in tech community by offering: educational programs, partnerships, mentorships, resources and opportunities. We are unifying a supportive environment for current and potential women in tech, all of whom are committed to helping each other. Our goal is to bring together and empower women in tech and to encourage others to pursue tech careers. This is our step towards reducing the gender imbalance in the industry and addressing the current negative effects of that imbalance on women.</p> </div> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a class="url u-url" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pdx-women-in-tech-pdxwit-presents-most-likely-to-succeed-viewing-tickets-28317818357">Website</a></li> </ul> </div>