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Austin, TX
Applications due by 2/8/2016
Teachers serve a vital role throughout the Scientist in Residence program. Each teacher is paired with a single graduate student Fellow and is expected to provide essential teaching support. In return, teachers are provided with a financial stipend (when available) and valuable scientific resources for the development of innovative curriculum.
February 19-21, 2016
ISEA Texas defines informal science education as providing unique learning environments that increase appreciation and understanding of science, mathematics, and technology and their applications through voluntary and often self-directed experiences for individuals of all ages and backgrounds. Registration is open now!
Scobee Education Center, San Antonio, TX
February 27, 2016
Join an exciting opportunity to create an Eco-Action team at your school as part of the Eco-Schools USA program! By attending the workshop, school teams are eligible for grants of $1,000 to start a team at your school. The workshop includes lunch and a stipend. RSVP to Karen by December 2nd!
February 27-28, 2016
Moody's Mega Math Challenge is an Internet-based applied math competition that awards scholarship prizes from $1,000 to $20,000 to teams of high school juniors and seniors. The challenge takes place February 27 - 28, 2016. Students are required to solve an open-ended, realistic, math-modeling problem in 14 hours.
Registration closes April 7th
Code Quest is a computer programming competition consisting of 15 - 20 questions created by Lockheed Martin engineers and computer programmers. Teams of two to three students work together for 2.5 hours to answer the questions and complete the Quest.
April 7 - 8, 2016 - El Paso, TX
The purpose of STEM Fiesta is to increase awareness of educational and career opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematic fields. Each year local students compete in a variety of competitions for prize money, school recognition and awards. This year there will be a total of seven competitions to compete in. There are five posted below (The STEM Challenge, VEX Robotics, Kodu Gaming, Java Coding and an Exhibitor competition). The remaining two competitions will be the Prudential Math Challenge and the Texas Tech School of Architecture design competition.
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Articles, Reports, Resources
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It's as easy as riding a bike. That's what one local education program wants kids to start thinking about studying [STEM]. The Greater Cincinnati STEM Collaborative has once again organized numerous bicycle clubs across the region for 7th and 8th graders to hone their skills through studying the mechanics that go into making a bike work. Walmart donated nearly 300 Avalon cruiser bicycles to this year's clubs, for students to study, disassemble and reassemble, according to GC Stem Collaborative spokeswoman and Project Manager Mary Adams.
Google is offering a free online class about deep learning
Techies who have some background in machine learning may want to tune into Google's new course on deep learning. Available through Udacity-home to a host of open online courses-the class is expected to run about three months, assuming people put in about six hours of work per week. The course will also introduce participants to TensorFlow, the open-source deep learning platform Google unveiled back in November. Deep learning, a division of machine learning through which machines detect and classify patterns in data, is the driving force behind Google Photos' search engine and the company's speech recognition technology.
Rowan engineering students encourage kids to Think Like A Girl
Gaby Rochino knew she wasn't the only Rowan University student struggling to get through a particularly difficult engineering class - "I'd study nine hours a night and I'd still get a C on a quiz" - but she still felt alone. "Imagine sitting in a classroom, and nobody in your classroom looks like you. Rowan itself is very un-diverse, so mostly everyone around me was a Caucasian male," said Rochino, 21, of Cherry Hill. "It's just devastating looking around the room, thinking, 'Maybe I'm not cut out for this, maybe I'm not made for this, maybe girls can't do engineering,' " she said.
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Upcoming TxGCP Educator Workshops!
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Educators across Texas are invited to attend professional development opportunities and discover how to engage young women through research-based, high quality activities and resources!
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February 19-21, 2016
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ISEA
TxGCP will be presenting a session on SciGirls Season 3 and Citizen Science at the Informal Science Educators Association conference this year!
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| March 9, 2016 from 3 - 4 p.m. |
SXSWedu
TxGCP will present a panel: "Lights, Buzzers, ButterflyBots & Girls in STEM" at this year's SXSWedu.
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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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FabFems - STEM Role Models
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K-12 STEM Outreach Google Groups
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