We are thrilled to announce that this newsletter and the Texas Girls Collaborative Project are officially transitioning under Women in STEM (WiSTEM) at The University of Texas at Austin. WiSTEM is the newly created initiative within the UT Austin Division for Diversity and Community Engagement (DDCE), the campus-wide unit that supports and promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion at all levels. This move recognizes the expanding presence of women in STEM across the university and the critical need to educate and expose students to transdisciplinary, holistic experiences that increase a sense of belonging, STEM identity, and STEM self-efficacy (confidence). Girl Day at UT Austin and other precollege programming designed to engage girls in STEM will also fall under the WiSTEM umbrella.
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Upcoming TxGCP Opportunities |
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Friday, December 10th
Virtual
Join the Texas Girls Collaborative Project for our 5th 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 is open!
Call for partners!
Know of great organizations that would like to sponsor the summit as well as to have visibility through the entire Texas Girls Collaborative Project network? All sponsors have the opportunity to have a representative join the MWM-TX Steering Committee, TxGCP Champions Board, and/or TxGCP Regional Leadership Team. Contact Tricia Berry at triciaberry@txgcp.org to discuss these and other TxGCP and/or Summit partnership opportunities. |
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Upcoming NGCP Opportunities |
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NGCP Anniversary Fellows Program
NGCP is celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2022. As part of our anniversary celebrations, we are offering a remote-based, nine-month professional development program open to early career professionals, and graduate students, interested in gender equity and informal STEM education. Fellows will contribute to NGCP’s ongoing STEM and equity projects and will have diverse opportunities to learn and collaborate with the NGCP national network. Fellows will also participate in advanced training on gender equity and cultural responsiveness and receive ongoing mentorship and support. The NGCP Anniversary Fellowship is a remote-based, nine-month program. Fellows are required to commit 4-6 hours per week (on average). Fellows will be compensated $1,000 U.S. Dollars for the duration of the program.
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Educator Resources: All Educators |
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November 18, 10 - 11 a.m.
Virtual
The Expanding Pathways in Computing (EPIC) division at the Texas Advanced Computing Center invites you to join us for a virtual webinar to understand how counselors and administrators can increase student access to Computer Science classes and careers. Participants will learn about trends and opportunities in computer science, and how your district can open doors to these opportunities for all students. Recent policy and funding changes in Texas will be discussed, as well as resources for supporting your district and teachers to build a robust and diverse CS program. This session will help school teams appreciate what computer science is, what new courses involve, and how these count toward graduation and fit with the larger school program.
November 20, 10 a.m.
Virtual
This conference is for teachers, administrators, drone developers, curriculum developers, drone trainers, and students. We will have Keynote presentations on Wing Drone and Ingenuity. Wing Drone is a new drone delivery company in Texas, they will take us on a virtual field trip. Ingenuity is the NASA Drone on Mars. You will hear about the landing, flight and activities of the Ingenuity Drone that is part of the Mars 2020 mission currently exploring Mars. We will have three expert panels as well, 1) Drone Curriculum, 2) Drone Hardware and Software, and 3) Drone Competitions. The panelist will be available to talk at the virtual tables in the LexGo Conference interface after their panel discussions.
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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Educator Resources: Elementary School |
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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Educator Resources: Middle School |
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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Educator Resources: High School |
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Thursdays from January 13 - April 28, 2022
UTEP and ASU classes: 5:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. MT
Rice class: 6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. CT
Join us this spring for a FREE professional development course offered to high school AP Environmental Science, Environmental Systems, and Biology/Life Science teachers. NEWT NanoEnvironmental Engineering for Teachers (NEET) aims to increase your content knowledge and empower you in implementing rigorous project-based engineering activities on the topic of water sustainability in the classroom! Participants will receive a $600 stipend, 45 CPE hours, 6 hours of G/T PD credit, 3 hours of graduate credit from Rice University (upon special application and an app fee), and more!
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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Get Connected: STEM Email Groups, Volunteers, Mentors |
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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).
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. |
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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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The TxGCP eNewsletter is distributed approximately once a month. Visit the TxGCP website for additional updates on upcoming events, resources and mini-grant information. |
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