May 6, 2020, 1 p.m., Online
Research suggests that girls benefit from a supportive environment that offers opportunities to build relationships and engages them in activities that draw on their interests, knowledge, skills, and lived experiences. Girls also benefit from STEM opportunities that are collaborative, social and community -oriented. Join us to learn more about the research and practices that can increase girls' interest in STEM. In this webinar we will share bright spots, highlighting programs that put these practices into action. Lessons learned with challenges and surprises will be discussed along with ideas for supporting staff with PD and resources. We look forward to sharing and learning with you in this interactive webinar.This webinar is part of a series of Research to Practice webinars, presented by NGCP and SciGirls.
DFW, San Antonio, Austin, El Paso, RGV
July 13-17, 2020 & July 20-24, 2020 - dates vary by location
The University of Texas at Austin in partnership with Code.org are restructuring the CS Discoveries and CS Principles local summer workshops to a blended-learning virtual online experience. For Texas teachers, the cost of the program is $1,500 per person. This program fee includes five local summer workshop days in the summer and four in-person or eight virtual follow-up sessions during the academic year. The curriculum, online student learning platform, and access to support from the teacher and Code.org community are all provided free of charge.
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, MapWorks Learning is launching Climates Change - Can You? — an opportunity for students around the world to collaborate on production of short videos about local climate action. If you are interested in having your students participate, please email hello@mapworkslearing.org, and share your school name, grade level and role. We will email you a unique registration code to share with your students. The code will register your students to our collaborative video platform and place them in your own private group. Students in your classroom can collaborate with each other--or with another classroom--on a 1-2 minute video about climate action in their community.Participants will have until June 15, 2020 to complete their videos. All videos will be showcased in an online gallery on MapWorks Learnings website.
May 27, 2020, 1 p.m., Online
When you think about diversity; how does it show itself? When you stand before your students, do the faces looking back at you look like your own? Most likely your answer is “no”. Classrooms, and out-of-school time programs are becoming more culturally, ethnically, and linguistically diverse, which is leading to both, challenges and opportunities for educators. A big challenge is often students and educators do not have the same cultural, ethnic, or social background. How can you bridge this disconnect, and why does it matter? Join us to learn about research-based best practices on cultural responsiveness. A powerful approach that spans the cultural divide that often exists between educators and students and allows educators to improve STEM engagement and equity. This webinar is part of a series of Research to Practice webinars, presented by NGCP and SciGirls.
