Strategies, Lessons, Resources & More at Friday's VIRTUAL STEM Summit

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Registration for this year’s summit hosted by the Texas Girls Collaborative Project (TxGCP) closes at 6 p.m. CT on TODAY. I hope you can join us…and please spread the word throughout your networks.

 

Registrants will receive access to all session recordings.

 

2024 Texas Women and Girls in STEM Summit 

Hosted by the Texas Girls Collaborative Project

Friday, December 6, 2024
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. CT Summit Sessions (Virtual in Zoom)

Learn more and register online at https://www.txgcp.org/texas-women-girls-in-stem-summit. Registration closes at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Registration Fee: $50. Full and partial scholarships are available – send requests to trici...@txgcp.org.

 

We have amazing presenters and presentation topics of interest to STEM professionals, STEM educators, and anyone interested in engaging and supporting more women and girls to pursue STEM educational and career pathways.

 

• Digital Ambassadors & Youth Participatory Research, Michelle Vega, IDRA
• STEM Power-Up: Department of Defense Resources for Teachers and Students, Selene Verhofstad, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship
• #WeldingISStem: Incorporating Hands-On Trades w/Existing STEAM Programs, Demi Clark, Spark Building Group/Reimagined Rosies/Pop Up Weld Shop, and Thomas Gray, Make48
• Why Sense of Belonging Matters (And How to Increase It), Summer Robinson and Allison Master, University of Houston
• Strategies to Create STEMinists, Cindy Moss, Cindy Moss STEMboss LLC
• Equitable Learning in STEM for BIPOC Girls, Nashira Williams, Techbridge Girls
• Bridging the Digital Divide: Innovative Strategies for Teaching Coding to Underserved Youth, Mary Adegbesan, CTRL Code
• Future Innovators: Teaching Girls to Harness Emerging Technologies for Real-World Impact, Saki Milton, The GEMS Camp (Girls interested in Engineering, Math, and Science)
• Free Culturally Responsive STEM Lessons, Christie Goodman, IDRA
• GeoInquires: Using GIS to Increase Girls' Sense of Belonging, Mary Curtis and Carol Waters, University of Houston-Clear Lake
• STEM Resources: Resourceful, Self-aware & Commitment, Nadia Mankins, University of North Texas
• Empowering Future Generations: The Role of Health Equity in Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders, Simona Jude, Young Women In Medicine
• Recognizing Latinas in STEM Programming, Lupe Palacios, Pasadena ISD and University of Houston-Clear Lake
• Strategies and Practices for Creating Inclusive CS Classrooms and Increasing Young Women Participation in CS, Madeline Haynes and Trae Madrigal, The University of Texas at Austin
• STEM Sisters: Trailblazing Tech Innovations Between IWA St. Louis & IWHS San Antonio, Jennifer Martin and Anee Salinas and Students, Incarnate Word Academy STL & Incarnate Word HS SAX

 

 

 

Featured Session - The Girls’ Index™: Girls & STEM Report with Dr. Lisa Hinkelman

Dive into the data and insights from The Girls’ Index™ — the first-ever, large-scale national survey designed to develop a deeper understanding of teen girls' thoughts, experiences, behaviors, and attitudes throughout the U.S. The ROX Institute for Research & Training explores what girls want us to know about what it’s like being a girl today. What do they want and need from the adults in their lives? What challenges do girls face in school and relationships, and how can adults support girls’ dreams and aspirations more effectively?

 

The Girls' Index™: Girls & STEM Report is based on data from over 17,500 girls in grades 5-12 across the U.S. and highlights both the growing interest in STEM careers among girls and the persistent challenges they face, particularly around confidence and self-efficacy in math and science. The findings underscore the urgent need for targeted efforts to help girls realize their full potential in STEM fields.

 

Ruling Our eXperiences (ROX) began in 2006 as a research study at The Ohio State University where Founder and CEO Dr. Lisa Hinkelman spent her career training graduate students in counselor education. As a licensed counselor working with adults and students in school settings, Dr. Hinkelman recognized that the issues facing female students mirrored the experiences of the adult women she was working with in counseling. This connection sparked a research agenda that sought to understand the challenges facing girls and what interventions existed to help them navigate these challenges.

 

 

Tricia Berry

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Executive Director, Texas Girls Collaborative Project

 

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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 from 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.