The monthly TxGCP eNewsletter is designed for advocates and educators to learn about STEM resources, educational opportunities and more across Texas!  View eNewsletter as Webpage

May 2024

Hello Kathy,

Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month! See below for STEM resources to celebrate the month.

And don't miss out on our FREE Million Girls Moonshot - SciGirls, STEM Role Models & Messaging Workshop for Educators and Advocates workshops in Houston on Monday, May 6. Participants will engage in hands-on STEM learning, walk away with resources to lead TEKs-aligned hands-on STEM activities, and get connected to an online educator community with 9 themed SciGirls activity facilitator guides (each with 5 or more hands-on STEM activities) and a bank of STEM role model videos and SciGirls episodes, and more! Learn more and sign up at https://www.txgcp.org/workshops.

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month. Check out AAPI STEM role model videos on PBS and Pasifika Education Community STEM posters and videos.

May is American Wetlands Month. Learn more on the EPA website. Check out wetlands-related Citizen Science projects on SciStarter.

May 4 - May the Fourth Be With You - Star Wars Day - Check out National Informal STEM Education Network science fiction STEM activity resources.

May 16 - International Day of Light - Check out National Informal STEM Education Network light STEM activity resources.

May 18 - Astronomy Day - Look to the sky! Learn more on the Astronomical League website.

May 19 - Nascar Day - Experience the importance of STEM through the sport of racing! Explore resources for K-8th grade students.

May 20 - Armed Forces Day - Check out fantastic educator and student resources, grants, scholarships, competitions, and more on the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) STEM website.

Find more STEM-themed resources for days, weeks and the whole month on the National Informal STEM Education Network Calendar of STEM-related seasonal events and holidays.

STEM Camps Across Texas

Explore our TxGCP listing of STEM camps across Texas for preK-12th graders.

Lots of camps are still open for Summer 2024 registration!

Science Near Me is a free resource to help you quickly find opportunities to engage in all types of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) events, projects, and programs near you, in person and online. 

Search for STEM programs and add your programs into the database at https://www.txgcp.org/science-near-me.

Science Near Me Featured Opportunity: Texas Stream Team Texas Stream Team at The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment is dedicated to understanding and protecting the 191,000 miles of Texas waterways. We bring together community members, students, educators, academic researchers, environmental professionals, and both public and private sector partners to conduct scientific research and to promote environmental stewardship. Learn more and join in at https://sciencenearme.org/texas-stream-team.

TxGCP Regional STEM Google Groups are open to anyone interested in STEM resources, opportunities, grants, sharing and more. The purpose of the regional Google Groups is to provide connections, resources and a sense of community across all engaged in K-12 STEM outreach in the region. Subscribe now!

Don't miss out on getting connected to all kinds of great STEM opportunities in your area of Texas and beyond! Check out some of the STEM Google Group posts from April below.

IF/THEN® Collection: Learn about women in STEM working to understand and protect the earth through curated Climate Science resources with activities, videos, and photos showcasing female scientists researching and protecting the natural world through geology, ecology, and geography, including Adriana Baile, Atmospheric Scientist, and Rae Wynn-Grant, Large Carnivore Ecologist. Visit the STEMINIST Updates page for resources featuring women in Earth Science. 

The Texas Partnership for Out of School Time (TXPOST) is a proud supporter of Texas Girls in STEM Day. TXPOST is a statewide intermediary whose mission is to convene, educate, and advocate to improve the quality and increase the availability of out-of-school time (OST) opportunities for Texas youth. Sign up for the TXPOST newsletter for STEM resources from the Million Girls Moonshot initiative and other partners as well as a variety of general OST information and tools. 

TXPOST is committed to fostering and facilitating strategic collaboration and public investment to grow our network to better support OST programs; drive continuous quality improvement in OST programs; and promote sustainable access to high-quality OST programs for all Texas children.

Interested in supporting TxGCP, collaborating on programs or disseminations, or advertising in the TxGCP newsletter or other programming? Contact stem@txgcp.org.

The Texas Girls Collaborative Project (TxGCP) is a statewide network of advocates and educators from non-profits, K-12 schools, universities and colleges, and companies across Texas and beyond who are committed to motivating and supporting women and girls to pursue and thrive in careers in STEM. TxGCP leads the annual Texas Women & Girls in STEM Summit, disseminates curriculum and effective practices, and supports a network of collaborators, resource sharing and STEM communications throughout the state. TxGCP is a state collaborative of the National Girls Collaborative Project powered by STEMwise Connections.

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).