Greetings!
Next week the National Girls Collaborative Project, Texas Girls Collaborative Project and lots of our collaborative partners such as SciGirls and Girlstart will be joining us in San Antonio for the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Conference.
Spread the word about this free event on Saturday, April 13th:
NSTA Community Science Festival Saturday, April 13, 9:25 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX, Exhibit Hall D Science Activities, Demonstrations, Prizes, and More! www.nsta.org/conferences/2013san/informal.aspx The Texas Girls Collaborative Project, in collaboration with girl-serving STEM orgs and others will be hosting a Girl Zone at this event. Hope to see you there!
Wish you would have gotten some of this info earlier?? Well you would have if you were on a K-12 STEM Outreach Google Group!! Our Google Groups are the best way to be connected in your region with all things K12 STEM - are you connected to the conversation? Join the group in your region of Texas - details below.
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K-12 STEM Outreach Forums, Role Models Matter and SciGirls Workshops
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A full day SciGirls workshop is coming to Lubbock in July. Join a Google Group to
Additional 2-3 hour forums with Role Models Matter and SciGirls curriculum will also be scheduled throughout Texas for Summer and Fall 2013.
  To request or schedule a workshop or forum in your area, please contact TxGCP at stem@txgcp.org.
Check out the TxGCP website for details about forums, Role Models Matter and SciGirls.
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Some Texas focused highlights from the LPI Newsletter - http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/resources/news/ Summer Counselors Needed: 2013 Women in STEM High School Aerospace Scholars
The Women in STEM High School Aerospace Scholars is looking for counselors for its summer sessions. Applicants should be educators who have experience and are interested in the STEM fields. Counselors will work either the week of June 23-28 or July 7-12, 2013. This is the perfect opportunity for educators looking to inspire young minds and spend a week at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Applications are due April 15, 2013. Houston High School Aerospace Scholar Program Needs Teachers
NASA Johnson Space Center is looking for Texas teachers who would like to be a part of the High School Aerospace Scholar (HAS) On-Site Experience hosted by Johnson Space Center (JSC) this summer. Teachers will serve as counselors to a team of 10-12 high school juniors for six days. Each week, four student teams participate in a variety of competitions. While at JSC, all expenses (travel, lodging, and food) are covered. In addition to this, teacher will also receive a $500 stipend. Applications are due Thursday, April 11. Houston Museum of Natural Science's Excellence in Science Awards
The Houston Museum of Natural Science is accepting nominations for the 2013 Student awards for high school juniors, and for the 2013 Educator Awards for one K-5th grade and one 6-12 grade science or math teacher in Harris County. Nomination deadline is April 26, 2013. Houston Museum of Natural Science Teacher Energy Workshops
To help teachers assess the relationship between science and careers
in energy, the Houston Museum of Natural Science Energy Conservation
Club, through the support of Marathon Oil Corporation, is offering 2
week long (5 days) Teacher Energy Workshops.
Teachers will be taken to locations pertaining to the energy industry,
and observe their TEKS concepts in action. Teachers will also acquire
knowledge of careers that will help students connect their personal
interests and abilities to careers in the energy industry.
Learn more and register at http://store.hmns.org/Selection.aspx?item=1967&sch=511359 U.S. News STEM Solutions - June 17-19 in Austin Mark your calendar and register today for the only National Conference that seeks to find answers to the STEM challenge through collaboration. Attend the second annual U.S. News STEM Solutions in Austin, Texas June 17-19, and be part of the solution. Details at http://usnewsstemsolutions.com/. NOTE: Last year we had a discount code so you may want to wait a bit to see if that happens again before you register. Early registration ends April 30. $10000 for Poster Design to Excite Girls About STEM Design a poster. Simple. We want a poster that entices girls into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). There are young girls in our country that have all the talent in the world to be bright and amazing. Someone just has to tell them that it is in their reach, that they can do it, and encourage them to try. Maybe you can be that someone. Design a poster for young women in every state of the United States that gives them the encouragement they may need to one day be great - See more at: http://community.topcoder.com/tco13/overview/win-tco-trips/poster-design/#sthash.B9eLHY8z.dpuf
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What have you missed out on lately?
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- Educator Awards and Opportunities
- NSTA Community Science Festival - Public Invited
- $10,000 Poster Design Contest to Help Girls into STEM
- Videos Explore the Science Behind the News
Then subscribe to your regional listserv and don't miss out on fabulous opportunities in the future!
PLUS you can access these past posts so you don't miss out on the opportunities.
To help create a community of K-12 STEM Outreach providers, supporters, educators and organizations, regional listservs have been created. These groups are all about sharing resources, information, events, volunteers, needs, and more with others reaching out to K12 students aiming to excite them about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Join whichever group(s) make sense for you and start collaborating, connecting, communicating and sharing!
For those not in one of these areas who still want to receive information going out to all groups, join the Texas K-12 STEM Outreach group.
Contact Tricia Berry for any specific regional requests or questions.
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Articles, Reports, Resources
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 Videos Explore the Science Behind the NewsThe National Science Foundation and NBC Learn recently released several new, educational videos in the Science Behind the News series. The series of twelve videos explores the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics behind current events. These videos, along with many others, are available for free to students, teachers, and the general public at Science360: The Knowledge Network Science360: The Knowledge Network and NBCLearn.com. http://science360.gov/series/Science+Behind+The+News/61d449d4-c651-4109-992b-3c372db490d3 (From the Triangle Coalition - TC STEM Education News, 3/14/13)  Education Data Show Gender Gap in Career PreparationThe National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education, National Coalition on Women, Jobs and Job Training released a summary of its analysis of education data titled, Education Data Show Gender Gap in Career Preparation. The Coalition's research revealed the following: - More than 40 years after Title IX outlawed sex segregation in education, women and girls are still sorely underrepresented in CTE programs that are nontraditional for their gender.
- Women and girls remain concentrated in CTE courses that provide training for traditionally female, low-paying fields
- Women and girls' participation in CTE programs that prepare them for high-skill, high-wage, and high-demand jobs is critical to ensuring their economic security and to closing the wage gap.
- Traditionally male occupations pay far more than traditionally female occupations. CTE programs prepare too many girls and young women for these low-paying, predominately female jobs.
- The upcoming reauthorization of the Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act provides an ideal opportunity to reduce occupational segregation by promoting training for women and girls in high-skill, high-demand and high-wage jobs.
- While the nontraditional measure is essential to closing the gender gap in CTE, failures in implementation and enforcement of the data reporting requirement undermine its effectiveness.
(Read more from the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity)
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Did Your Org Miss Out on a Request from a potential FUNDER! Are You Listed in the Program Directory?
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TxGCP is frequently asked for STEM program connections. Don't miss out on getting connected with possible collaborators and funders!
Gain access to mini-grants and have the first shot at opportunities such as the Water Works camp curriculum, role model training and other curriculum and resource dissemination across Texas! Sign up your program, organization and/or event in the National Girls Collaborative Project Program Directory. Join over 200 listings from across Texas and find collaborators and other STEM educators in your area. Registration is free...can't get better than that!
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The TxGCP eNewsletter is distributed approximately once a month. Visit the TxGCP web site for additional updates on upcoming events, resources and mini-grant information.
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| About TxGCP | |
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The Texas Girls Collaborative Project (TxGCP) connects organizations and individuals across Texas committed to informing and motivating girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The TxGCP is excited to provide opportunities across Texas for collaboration, networking, sharing of best practices, and leveraging of resources through in-person forums, email listservs and mini-grants.
Led by the Women in Engineering Program (WEP) at The University of Texas at Austin along with a dynamic Leadership Team and Champions Board, the TxGCP brings together advocates and leaders from non-profits, K-12 schools, higher education institutions, companies and organizations across the state of Texas. |
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The vision of the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) is to bring together organizations throughout the United States and Puerto Rico that are committed to informing and encouraging girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
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FabFems
Website Launched with
Amazing Role Models
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The FabFems directory is a national database of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professions who are inspiring role models for young women. The FabFems directory is accessible to young women, girl-serving STEM programs, and other organizations that are working to increase career awareness and interest in STEM.
http://www.fabfems.org/
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STEM Program Highlight:
STREAM STEM App
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Get your event listed in the STREAM app and be part of a national effort to get STEM events in the hands of parents, educators, and students. STREAM was launched at the U.S. News STEM Solutions Summit and TxGCP has collaborated on the development. Get it on your iPhone today...and add in your events!
Email us at stem@txgcp.org to get added as an event coordinator...and then start entering your events!
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