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Welcome to the September
2008 edition of the Texas
Girls Collaborative Project
(TxGCP) eNewsletter.
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TxGCP News:
Regional Fall Forums
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The Texas
Girls Collaborative Project
will be hosting Regional
Fall Forums this October and
November around Texas.
Forums are free to
participants thanks to our
hosting partners!
TxGCP
Fall Forum - Dallas
SMU
Embrey Engineering
Building
Thursday,
October 30
1 - 4 p.m.
Registration is Open!
Forums are
being planned for Austin,
Houston, El Paso and Corpus
Christi. Forums will have
two components:
1) Networking and
Information Sharing (1.5
hour): Connect with others
in your area, explore
collaborations, and share
information to enhance your
STEM efforts.
2) Assessment Workshop (1.5
hour): Enhance and measure
the effectiveness
of programs targeting
pre-college and
undergraduate women and men.
If you are interested in
helping host a forum in one
of these areas or in your
area of Texas, please email
TxGCP Director, Tricia Berry. In
particular, we need
assistance with El Paso and
Corpus Christi planning and
locations! Austin and
Houston dates and locations
will be available soon and
shared via the October TxGCP
eNewsletter.
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Webcast: Creating
Collaborations with National
Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP)
Mini-grants
October 8, 1
- 2 p.m. central time
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, and Wisconsin that
support girl-serving science,
technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) focused
programs |
Women in Engineering ProActive
Network (WEPAN) Webinars:
Headlines from the Field -
National Experts Share Research
with
WEPAN
Nationally-recognized experts
present their work - the basis
for many proven and promising
practices in outreach and
student support programs aimed
at recruiting and retaining
women in engineering. Webinars
offered free thanks to a
generous grant from the Alcoa
Foundation.
- October 9, 12 - 1 p.m.
central time,
"Social Influences on Girls
Interested in Math and
Science" presented
by
Jacquelynne S. Eccles,
Ph.D., University of
Michigan
- October 16, 12 - 1 p.m.
central time, "We
Can't Get There from Here:
High School Girls Consider
Engineering"
presented by Margaret
Eisenhart, Ph.D., University
of Colorado
To learn more about the
webinars and to register, visit
the
WEPAN Web site. |
The next round of TxGCP
Mini-grants will open November
1. The deadline for
applications will be December
1. Notifications of funding
will be made by December 15.
Funding will be for
collaborative projects executed
during the spring and summer
months of 2009.
Congratulations to our first
round TxGCP Mini-grant
recipients! Learn about their
collaborative efforts on the
TxGCP Web site. Programs
that have been funded include:
- Computer
Science STEM Club - Houston
ISD, University of Houston &
IEEE-Women in Engineering
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Engineering the Leander Way
- Leander ISD & IBM
- High
School STEM Mentoring -
University of Texas at El
Paso, Education Service
Center Region 19 & El Paso
Water Utilities
- Mythical
Machines - Austin Children's
Museum & Girl Scouts of
Central Texas
- Taking
the NXT Step: Robotics &
Programmning Camp - Conroe
ISD, Alliance of Technology
and Women & KISS Institute
for Practical Robotics
- Tech
Savvy Latinitas Workshops -
Latinitas, University of
Texas at El Paso, Girls
Couts of the USA
- The
GirlZone Math & Technology
Initiative - Martinez Street
Women's Center and Texas
Media Empowerment Project
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Around Texas: K-12 STEM Events |
See what Science,
Technology, Math or Engineering
events are coming up in your
area. Events are listed in
"deadline to apply" order. Just
select the event name to read
more about it.
Be sure to submit your events
for inclusion!
Engineering Saturdays & Science
Sundays
Austin Children's Museum
Select weekends in the fall
All Ages
Austin, Texas
Engineering in Action
Girl Scouts of Central Texas
10/4/08
Grades: 4th-5th Graders
Austin, Texas
Imagine Science for Girls
Girl Scouts of Central Texas
10/4/08 & 10/25/08
Grades: 9th -12th Graders
College Station, Texas
Parent/Daughter Workshop: Edible
Chemistry
Girlstart
10/11/08
Grades: 1st -5th Graders
Austin, Texas
Maker Faire
10/18/08-10/19/08
Grades: All Ages
Austin, Texas
Other Upcoming
Events |
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The TxGCP eNewsletter is
distributed monthly. Visit our
web site for additional updates
on upcoming events, resources
and mini-grant information. |
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Event Listing |
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Publicize your
K-12 STEM-related events across
Texas. Submit your event
information
by AUGUST 20th for inclusion in
the next TxGCP eNewsletter.
Sign up in
the National
Girls Collaborative Project
(NGCP) Program Directory
to network, share resources,
and collaborate on
STEM-related projects for
girls. Use the "Search"
function to find programs
and organizations in 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
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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). 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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Communicating and Collaborating
for Change |
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The Austin Forum
Wednesday, Oct. 1
6 - 6:30 Networking
6:30 - 8:00 Presentation
Communicating and
Collaborating for Change:
Sending the Right Messages
about Engineering,
Information Technology, Math
and Science
Presented
by Tricia Berry
To
change the demographics of
engineers and scientists - to
increase the diversity of those
pursing science, technology,
engineering and mathematics
(STEM) fields - the conversation
must change. The engineering
and information technology
fields are shifting gears with
national organizations releasing
reports on effective messages,
providing research-based talking
points and launching marketing
campaigns to recruit and retain
more women and underrepresented
ethnic minorities.
Explore the messages, learn
about the collaborative
efforts and begin
communicating and
collaborating for change.
STEM professionals will
shape our future - be a part
of the transformation!
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