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September 2018

Request STEM Professionals for Classrooms & Programs!

Texas STEM Connections is a web-based tool that makes it easy for STEM professionals to connect with K-20 educators, classrooms, out of school time programs, and other volunteer opportunities. Professionals can share their skills and expertise to bring real-world, authentic learning opportunities to all our students helping to create the next generation of innovators. Through in-person matches and virtual sessions, professionals can help educators and program providers connect their students to the world of STEM. Together we can make a difference. Request a STEM Professional

Upcoming Events

Texas Women and Girls in STEM Summit Friday, December 7, 2018 The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX Join the Texas Girls Collaborative Project for our second annual Texas Women and Girls in STEM Summit designed to share best practices, connect organizations and individuals, and showcase outstanding efforts to increase the number of girls in STEM and support the retention of women in STEM careers. STEM professionals and all who are engaged in education, outreach, recruitment, and/or retention of women and girls in STEM are invited to join in. Registration open. Call for Presenters! Proposals due September 21, 2018. Share best practices, highlight promising practices, lead workshops or facilitate discussions. Anticipated tracks include male advocacy/allies, general inclusion and diversity, volunteering and mentoring, pre-K / elementary school engagement, middle school engagement, high school engagement, college engagement, workforce engagement / corporate women in STEM/tech affinity groups. To join in the planning committee to help with speakers and presentation selection, marketing or other summit needs, email Tricia Berry. UT Austin STEM Professional Development Day to follow on December 8th. Stay tuned for more details! TxGCP will be offering a Science Action Club: Bug Safari workshop and a SciGirls workshop.

Stand Up for STEM Award Nominations open thru September 30th Million Women Mentors Texas (MWM-TX) announces the Stand Up for STEM Awards to recognize and elevate the work of incredible mentors, companies and organizations within Texas. Now is the time to identify those who deserve this distinguished honor. Three classifications of awards are awarded: *Individual Mentor Stand Up for STEM Award *Corporate Stand Up for STEM Award *Education Stand Up for STEM Award

Educator Resources: All Educators

*NEW* Afterschool STEM 101 With students heading back to school, it's a good time for program providers to brush up on Afterschool STEM 101. The Afterschool Alliance is one of The Connectory's collaborating partners and provides resources specifically developed for teaching STEM in the out-of-school-time environment.

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES STEM Moments from TXPOST Making and Coding is All the R.A.G.E.! National AfterSchool Association FREE Tech Toolkit FREE STEM Female Role Models Book "Smithsonian Science How" Webcasts Hill Country Science Mill EcoRise - Environmental Sustainability Curriculum

Educator Resources: Elementary School Educators

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES Dumpster 101 Science Curriculum Thinkery Guided Tours and Focused Field Trips

Educator Resources: Middle School Educators

*NEW* New Activities on SciGirls CONNECT! Looking for new activities for the school year? Our Season Four activities are now available to download on our educator site: scigirlsconnect.org . With these activities, you can: Design an investigation to learn about balance with Finding Your Balance Design and build an animal habitat with Home Sweet Home Design a fun and speedy design process with Industrious Engineering Improve your favorite water bottle with Insulator Innovator Create a circuit that lights up your life with Locker Lights Animate your own creative story with Stop and Animate Learn how your local trees measure up with Terrific Trees

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES Dumpster 101 Science Curriculum Activity: Citizen Science SciGirls Middle School Educator Hands-on Activity Resources

Educator Resources: High School Educators

*NEW* Regeneron Science Talent Search 2019 - HS Seniors Applications due November 14th The Regeneron Science Talent Search 2019 application is now open! High school seniors across the United States are invited to share their original research projects and apply to the nation’s oldest and most prestigious STEM competition, where they could win up to $250,000.

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES Design, Build, and Learn: The Fluid Power Challenge ChickTech Austin Accepting Nominations Science News Journal - Free Sign-up for High Schools Engineer Your World Engineering Go For It!

Get Connected: STEM Email Groups, Volunteers, Mentors

Join our K-12 STEM Outreach Google Groups! These email groups (open and moderated listservs) are all about sharing resources, information, events, volunteers, needs, and more with others reaching out to K-12 students aiming to excite them about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Central TX |  DFW |  East Texas |  El Paso |  Houston |  Laredo |  RGV |  San Antonio |  Waco |  West TX 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.

About TxGCP & NGCP

Led by the Women in Engineering Program (WEP) at The University of Texas at Austin along with a Leadership Team and Champions Board, the Texas Girls Collaborative Project (TxGCP) brings together advocates and leaders from non-profits, K-12 schools, higher education institutions, companies and organizations across Texas. The vision of the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) is to bring together organizations throughout the US 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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