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NGCP June Webcast
The SciGirls Seven: Strategies to Engage
Girls in STEM
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific
The PBS Kids television series, SciGirls,
features middle school girls modeling
girl-focused approaches to inquiry-based
science and engineering projects. The
SciGirls television series, Web site, and
outreach initiatives emphasize current
research on strategies proven to increase
girls' engagement in STEM. Participants will
leave with tips for implementation of these
strategies and resources for girls,
parents and educators.
Register: http://www.ngcproject.org/events/events.
cfm?eventid=174
Summer Program List and Watchlist Features
in the Program Directory
The NGCP
Program Directory allows users to search
for summer programs in their area and
nationwide. The advanced search feature is
especially useful for educators, parents, and
students looking for a particular service
delivery format such as an afterschool
program or special event. Another feature of
the Program Directory is the Watchlists tool. Be notified if a particular
program, the programs in a state, or programs
with a keyword make register in the directory
or make changes to their entry.
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Regional
Collaborative News |
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Midwest
Girls Collaborative Hosts First
Forum
The Midwest
Girls Collaborative Project
hosted their first forum at the Illinois
State University Alumni Center in April. Past
mini-grant awardees spoke about
their projects. Keynote speaker, Society of
Women
Engineer's Executive Director & CEO Betty
Shanahan, discussed effective evaluation
methods and past AAUW President, Ruth
Sweetser, gave an overview of the AAUW
research findings from "Why So Few?"
Connecticut Girls Collaborative Hosts
Successful Forum
The Connecticut
Girls Collaborative Project's
Spring Forum, held at the Connecticut Science
Center, brought together formal and informal
educators, as well as participants from the
private sector, to learn about mini-grants,
Resources and Learning Strategies for Middle
School Girls, Family Engineering Days, and
how to creatively connect girls to technology.
NGCP Regional Collaborative
Mini-Grants
NCGP
mini-grants are designed to enhance
access to and build collaboration between
programs and resources. Mini-grant
application resources, including a sample
application, research based strategies, and
evaluation requirements are available online
at
http://www.ngcproject.org/mini-grant/app-resources.cfm.
The following collaboratives are offering
mini- grants:
- Texas Girls Collaborative Project
mini-grants close May 14, 2010
- Minnesota Girls Collaborative Project
mini-grants close May 15, 2010
- Midwest Girls Collaborative Project
mini-grants close May 18, 2010
- Connecticut Girls Collaborative Project
mini-grants close June 4, 2010
- Maine Girls Collaborative Project
mini-grants close June 18, 2010
- Pacific Northwest Girls Collaborative
Project mini-grants will open May 17, 2010
and close June 4, 2010
- Florida Girls Collaborative Project
mini-grants will open May 17, 2010 and close
June 20, 2010
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Regional
Collaborative Events |
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Mid-Atlantic Girls Collaborative May
Forum
College Park, MD
May 22, 2010
The Mid-Atlantic
Girls Collaborative Forum
will bring together individuals and
organizations interested in advancing girls
in science, technology, and math fields.
Attendees will learn about mini-grants, best
practices in assessment and receive an
overview of the AAUW report "Why So Few:
Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics."
Register: http://www.ngcproject.org/events/events.
cfm?eventid=173
Kentucky Girls STEM Collaborative Annual
Conference
Louisville, KY
June 21, 2010
The Kentucky
Girls STEM Collaborative will host their
2nd Annual Conference at the University of
Louisville Shelby campus. Speakers will
discuss STEM education and the author of the
American Association for University Women
report, "Why So Few," will discuss her
findings. There will be an industry showcase
for Kentucky business representatives to
present new technologies and highlight future
career opportunities for girls.
Register: http://www.ngcproject.org/events/events.cfm?eventid=161
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Upcoming STEM
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National Lab Day Video Contest
Deadline: June 1, 2010
National Lab
Day is a nationwide initiative
to build support for local collaborations of
volunteers, students and educators in youth
science programs. They are currently hosting
a video contest for programs to submit a
short video of their science project. The
first place winner will receive a $1,500
DonorsChoose.org Gift Card and a Flip Video
Camcorder.
Register:
http://www.nationallabday.org/contest
Afterschool Universe Accepting
Applications
Deadline: June 30, 2010
Nasa's Afterschool
Universe is a hands-on out-of-school-time
astronomy program for middle school children.
They are currently accepting applications
for a Train-the-Trainer workshop in December
2010. Participants will attend an
all-inclusive three day workshop at NASA
Goddard in Maryland that will prepare
attendees to run workshops in their own
communities.
Information:
http://universe.nasa.gov/au/trainer_training.html
2010 Annual ISTE Conference
Denver, CO
June 27-30, 2010
The
International Society for Technology in
Education (ISTE) will host it's 2010
conference and exposition featuring
professional learning and collaborative
networking opportunities. There will be more
than 600 sessions to choose from, including
formal sessions, hands-on labs, poster
presentations, and discussions. There will
also be three keynote speakers and ISTE
member events.
Register:
http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/2010/
NASA Applications For INSPIRE
Deadline: June 30, 2010
High school students are invited to
participate in NASA's
Interdisciplinary
National Science Program Incorporating
Research Experience (INSPIRE).
Students and parents participate in an online
learning and interact with peers and NASA
scientists. Students in the INSPIRE program
can apply for summer opportunities at NASA
facilities and participating universities.
Information:
http://www.nasa.gov/education/INSPIRE
USA Science Festival Kavli Video
Contest
Deadline: July 15, 2010
The USA
Science & Engineering Festival is a
national science festival being held this
Fall in Washington D.C. In collaboration with
the Kavli
Foundation, the Festival is hosting the
Kavli Science Video Contest where students
create videos to answer the question "Why is
science cool?" Winning videos will be
screened on the National Mall and the
creators can win up to $1000 for their
school, plus a stipend for them to attend the
Festival.
Information: http://www.usasciencefestival.org
2010 National Conference for Science and
Technology Out-of-School Time
Universal City, CA
September 22-24, 2010
This conference, hosted by the
Coalition for Science After School and Project
Exploration, will highlight developments
in the field of science after school with a
focus on access and equity issues. Workshops
will include curriculum, professional
development, evaluation and assessment,
research and policy, and funding trends.
Register:
http://www.scienceafterschoolconference.org/
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Resources |
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Gender Equity in Math and
Science Education
Roundtable
On April 30, Dr. Sally Ride, President and CEO of Sally
Ride Science, led a round table
discussion about gender equity in math and
science education. Panelists included Dr.
John Holdren, Director of Office of Science
and Technology Policy, Dr. Laurie Leshin,
NASA's Deputy Director for Science and
Technology, and Dr. Cora Marrett, Acting
Deputy Director of the National Science
Foundation. Panelists discussed the critical
need for students, particularly girls, to
pursue science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/
New Design Squad Animations
Design
Squad created animations for their
parent and educator resources that will help
explain
physical science and engineering concepts.
The short animations can be used to introduce
a concept, enhance a presentation, or inspire
project ideas. Animations are categorized by
topic, correlate with national
standards, and have a link to the related
Design Squad episodes.
http://pbskid
s.org/designsquad/parentseducators/download_anim
ations.html#chemistry
AAUW Report: Why So Few?
A new research report by the American
Association of University Women (AAUW) funded
by the National Science Foundation has been
released. The report "Why So Few? Women in
Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics" presents research findings on
the important environmental and social
barriers that continue to block women's
participation and progress in science,
technology, engineering, and math. The report
is free and available for download.
http://www.aauw.org/
SciGirls Project Pages
SciGirls
is a PBS KIDS weekly television
series and companion Web site that aims to
change how girls think about science,
technology, engineering and math. The
interactive Web site is a safe social
networking environment where girls can
connect and share their science projects.
NGCP programs are invited to create project
pages to share with SciGirls nationwide.
http://pbskids.org/scigirls/projects/
Engineering, Go For It!
The American Society for Engineering
Education (ASEE) Web site, Engineering, Go
For It (eGFI), promotes efforts to
improve K-12 STEM and engineering education.
Their collection of engineering videos, E-tube,
show kids and engineering students and
professionals working on cutting edge
engineering projects. A compilation of
videos, Trailblazers,
showcase a diverse group of prominent
engineers currently working in the field.
http://egfi-k12.org/
NGCP Program Directory - Register your
Program
Today!
The online Program Directory lists
organizations and
programs that focus on motivating girls to
pursue
STEM careers. The purpose of the directory
is
to help
organizations and individuals network, share
resources, and collaborate on STEM-related
projects
for girls. When you sign up for the Program
Directory
you will enter your program description,
resources
available within your organization, program
and/or
organizational needs, and contact
information.
http://www.ngcproject.org/directory/
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American
Association of University
Women
(AAUW) members across the
country are serving as
Regional Liaisons for the National
Girls
Collaborative Project. These
Regional
Liaisons help the people involved
in the NGCP
to make connections - to one
another, to
resources on gender equity, and to
AAUW.
AWE
is the Assessing Women and Men
in
Engineering
Project, which provides exportable
assessment
instruments, literature resources,
and methodologies
for Women in Engineering and
similar programs. AWE is developing
resources for
use by K-12 STEM programs as part of
NGCP
services.
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The goal of the National Girls
Collaborative Project
is to maximize access to shared
resources within
projects and with public and private
sector
organizations and institutions
interested in
expanding girls' participation in
STEM.
Find out
more....
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