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THE COALITION CONNECTION
August 14, 2015
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Dear NCGS Community,
Welcome back to a new school year!
As you prepare your campuses, classrooms, and lesson plans for the start of the school year, NCGS is pleased to share with you new and enhanced online resources.
A selection of presentation materials from the 2015 NCGS Conference, From STEM to STEAM: Girls' Schools Leading the Way is now available at ncgs.org. We are sure you will find inspiring and helpful ideas you can implement on your own campuses among the diverse array of handouts, including materials from pre-conference, keynote, breakout, INSPIRE!, and hands-on sessions. A permanent link to our new "STEM to STEAM Conference Materials" archive has been added to the NCGS Quick Links box on the left.
If you presented at From STEM to STEAM and would like your materials added to the online archive, please email them to Jen  Shakeshaft with the subject line "2015 NCGS Conference Materials Submission."
There was a tremendous response to the session "Transgender Students at Girls' Schools: A Training and Discussion," presented during the final day of the conference. The materials referenced during this session are now permanently available as part of the NCGS " Transgender Resources" webpage. We are continually adding new materials to this library of resources to help our member schools navigate this complex issue.
We wish each of you a successful 2015-2016 school year, and we look forward to continuing to support our member schools with innovative programming and resources.
Regards,
Megan Murphy
Executive Director
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Registration Open for Educating Girls Symposium in Los Angeles
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Registration is now open for the Educating Girls Symposium, Developing Leadership Through Wellness and Mindfulness, October 16, 2015, at Marlborough School in Los Angeles, CA.
Click here to register today! Early Bird rates end September 18.
Keynote speaker Rachel Simmons has recently been featured in the media speaking about helping girls and young women develop the confidence to become leaders. Check out her interview  on "Good Morning America" along with the FOX 2 article included under "Articles & Videos" in our IN THE NEWS column on the left. The NCGS Educating Girls Symposium is a professional development offering that provides educators an opportunity to convene and exchange best practices for teaching and working with girls. Discussions during the day-long Symposium will revolve around the intersection of leadership, resilience, and wellness. Heads of school, administrators, faculty, counselors, and educational professionals from all-girls and coed schools that serve PK-12th grade students in the U.S., Canada, and abroad, are encouraged to attend.
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Call for Proposals Open for 2016 Global Forum on Girls' Education
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The Global Forum will be an opportunity to bring together the leading educators, researchers, advocates, authors, practitioners, and related-industry leaders from across the globe to engage in discussions about innovative approaches for academic excellence and the healthy development of girls. Click here for a list of the eight "Universal Themes" we plan to address during the Forum.
We invite you to submit a proposal to present on your area of expertise. Click here for the CFP overview, guidelines, and instructions. To access the online CFP application, click here.
Proposals are due by Friday, September 25, 2015. Notifications of acceptance or declination will be sent out via email on or about Friday, November 13, 2015.
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Reminder: Final Session of NCGS & OSG "Introduction to Girls' Schools" Online Course for Faculty
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Limited spots are still available for the final session (October 13-November 6) of "Introduction to Girls' Schools," an online professional development opportunity for faculty offered by NCGS and the Online School for Girls (OSG). This four-week long course provides instructional insight to all teachers new to girls' schools, be they seasoned educators or new to the profession. In order for your newly hired faculty to thrive and succeed at their first all-girls school, it is necessary to provide them with approaches to teaching and learning that are most effective for girls.
"Introduction to Girls' Schools" allows participants to connect and collaborate with each other to explore the possible implications of research on the classroom environment. Educators will also discuss ways to create a collaborative, student-centered learning space, including how technology can help achieve these goals. Ultimately, teachers will gain a clearer understanding of what it means to work in an all-girls school and will come away with ideas of how to create a classroom atmosphere and curriculum that maximizes how girls learn.
Click here to register and for more information about the course, including fees and comments from past participants.
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"Global Articles" Featured in IN THE NEWS Column
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 As we build up to the Global Forum on Girls' Education, Creating a World of Possibilities, our IN THE NEWS column [see left sidebar] will feature a selection of articles from around the globe dedicated to the education and healthy development of girls and young women.
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