TxGCP News

Conference Highlights

The Texas Girls Collaborative Project Kick-off Conference on April 18th welcomed 101 participants from K-12 and higher education institutions, industry, not-for-profit and informal learning organizations, museums and government agencies from across the state. Participants came to network, gain ideas for programs, learn about other programs and resources, learn more about how to reach girls or better serve them and learn more about the TxGCP  - all of which occurred throughout the day.

Five themes surfaced regarding the needs across the state and where the TxGCP can provide leadership in pre-college STEM initiatives targeting girls:

• Build Community and Collaborations across Texas
• Provide a Forum to share Resources/Ideas/Questions.
• Catalogue and Share Information on STEM Programs and Informal Learning Curriculum across Texas
• Build Community, Public and Political Awareness across Texas
• Create Standards or Common Assessment of Programs

With the assistance of the TxGCP Leadership Team and Champions Board, the TxGCP will be developing a plan of action for the 2008-2009 academic year focusing first on themes one and two above. More information on the TxGCP 2008-2009 Plan of Action will be available later this summer.