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NGCP September Webcast
Effective Strategies for Working with
Girls in Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics (Part 2)
September 10, 2008
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific
This webcast is a follow-up event to the
NGCP
November 2007 webcast. We will discuss
relevant research about working effectively
with girls in STEM and highlight two program
models that are successfully integrating
research-based strategies into their
girl-serving STEM programs. The November
2007 webcast recording and summary
publication are both available online.
Register: http://ngcproject.org/events/webcasts.cfm
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Girls Raised In Tennessee Science
(GRITS)
Collaborative Kick-Off Conference
Middle Tennessee State University,
Murfreesboro, TN
September 26, 2008
The GRITS
Collaborative Kick-Off Conference
is the beginning of a statewide initiative to
encourage and support girls in science,
technology, engineering, and math (STEM)
through the many girl-serving organizations
in Tennessee. The kick-off will showcase
Tennessee's outstanding organizations,
programs, and events that provide STEM
activities for girls in grades K-12. The
conference will have speakers, a panel
discussion of women scientists, and
information on the mini-grant program.
Register: http://ngcproject.org/events/events.cfm?
eventid=98
Florida Girls Collaborative Project Annual
Conference
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
October 10, 2008
The
Florida
Girls Collaborative Annual Conference
promises something for everyone; whether
your
organization is already offering STEM
programs for girls or you are just learning
what STEM is. Learn about NGCP and meet
others to share resources and collaborate.
Learn how to add evaluation your
programs, and how to find funding to make
your programs happen. Learn how to
successfully market already established
STEM
programs to girls
and their parents.
Register: http://ngcproject.org/events/eve
nts.cfm?eventid=99
Maine Girls Collaborative Project Kick-
Off
Wells Commons, University of Maine
October 10, 2008
The Maine
Girls Collaborative will create a
statewide network of girl-serving
organizations that encourages participation
in STEM. The Kick-Off conference will
provide
a mechanism for active collaboration and
provide up-to-date information to Maine
educators about the opportunities for women
in STEM fields. This process will increase
opportunities for girls in Maine and connect
Maine's STEM initiatives for girls with
programs throughout the country.
http://ngcproject.org/maine/conference.html
Connecticut Girls Collaborative Kick-off
Conference: Girls in STEM
Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, CT
October 28, 2008
Join the Connecticut
Girls Collaborative for an eventful day
of speakers and workshops designed to
connect
the girls in organization to mentors and
programs in the world of STEM. Learn how to
form collaborations that will introduce girls
to science and technology careers. Network
and exchange
information and resources with other
organizations and businesses that share your
vision for girls in Connecticut.
Register: http://ngcproject.org/events/events.cfm?eventid=100
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NGCP October Webcast
Creating Collaborations with NGCP
Mini-Grants
October 8, 2008
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific
In this interactive webcast you'll learn how
to create collaborations using NGCP
mini-grant funding. Mini-grants
are designed
to support collaboration, assessment
activities, and projects related to
addressing gaps and overlaps in service, and
sharing promising practices. Past mini-grant
recipients will share inspiring stories and
outline strategies for successful partnership
and program development. Mini-grant
application basics and requirements will be
presented. Since 2002, the NGCP has
awarded
over 100 mini-grants to organizations in
California, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Missouri, Oregon, Texas, Washington, North
Carolina, Florida, Kentucky, and Wisconsin
that support
girl-serving STEM focused
programs.
Register: http://ngcproject.org/events/webcasts.cfm
National Conference on Science in
Out-of-School Time
Chicago, Illinois
September 17-19, 2008
This conference, hosted by the Coalition
for Science After School and Project
Exploration, will discuss the growing
movement for science and technology in
out-of-school time.
http://www.scienceafterschoolconference.org/
Society of Women Engineers 2008
Conference
AWE Implementation Workshop
Baltimore, Maryland
November 8, 2008
NGCP representatives will lead a hands-on
session on how to integrate assessment into
program planning cycles and use the Assessing Women in Engineering
(AWE) pre-college instruments developed in
collaboration with NGCP. NGCP affiliates and
members may attend at a special, one-day
conference rate.
http://www.we08.org/
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Teaching Spatial Skills Interviews
Current National Science Foundation Director
Sheryl Sorby is showcased on a new
Department of Education Web site with a
two part interview, "Teaching
Spatial Skills," about her work on
spatial learning. In the interviews, Dr.
Sorby defines spatial skills; describes how
they are used in everyday living, K-12
education, and professional careers; and
provides suggestions for teaching spatial skills.
Techbridge Resources for Role Models
Interactions with role models can have a
lasting impact on career and academic
choices. Techbridge
has developed extensive resources, including
the Resource
Guide and Toolkit, intended to help role
models and corporations host effective
classroom visits and worksite field trips. A
toolkit CD accompanies this guide, containing
files of sample hands-on activities,
icebreaker activities, Future Engineer
Certificate, and other resources to make your
outreach fun and engaging.
Gender Chip Project Webinar
The Gender Chip
Project offers both a documentary and
companion materials designed to assist
teachers, parents and mentors who are
encouraging girls to the pursue careers in
science, technology, engineering and
mathematics. Presented with NGCP, the Gender
Chip Project Webinar discusses ways to
use the Gender Chip film, accompanying online
toolkits, and curricula for different
stakeholders. The Gender Chip Project
provokes deep and wide-ranging conversations
among women in the STEM fields, and serves as
a springboard to build awareness and affect
change at the institutional and policy levels.
Resource Guide on Women in Astronomy
Now available on the Astronomical
Society of the Pacific Web site is the
updated, expanded resource guide about the
role women have played and are playing in the
development of astronomy, "Women
in Astronomy: An Introductory Resource
Guide." The guide includes both print and
Web-based materials and has specific
references to the work and lives of 32 women
astronomers of the past and present. All the
materials are appropriate for student papers
and curriculum development.
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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