PLTW Webinar
Brenda Lyseng
FOCUS YOUR FUTURE: GETTING GIRLS INTERESTED IN ENGINEERING
Webinar on Thursday Oct 22, 2009 from 4:00 until 5:00 PM EST, 3:00 Central Time
Project Lead The Way(r) (PLTW) is joining forces with Engineer Your Life
(EYL) to increase girls' participation in Gateway to Technology (GTT) and
Pathway to Engineering(tm) high school engineering courses.
This webinar for teachers and counselors will help you:
* Learn how to motivate girls to join engineering courses
* Understand why girls aren't choosing engineering and how to you
can change that trend
* Learn what girls are looking for in a career and how engineering
fits into those plans
* Gain access to free resources to help recruit girls to engineering
courses and motivate them to pursue engineering in college and beyond
Seventy-nine percent (79%) of girls who are familiar with the EYL website
report engineering as their number one job choice. Join us for this one-hour
webinar to receive the tools you need to increase girls' participation in
your classes.
FOCUS YOUR FUTURE: GETTING GIRLS INTERESTED IN ENGINEERING
WHEN: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 4:00 PM EST, 1:00 PM PST
WHERE: To register, visit
https://wgbh.webex.com/wgbh/onstage/g.php?d=666235096&t=a<https://webmail.wg
bh.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=e827a795b03a42ad9127d7ff55054c86&URL=https%3a%2f%2fw
gbh.webex.com%2fwgbh%2fonstage%2fg.php%3fd%3d666235096%26t%3da>
enter the event password (case sensitive) Engineer2009
WHAT YOU'LL NEED: QuickTime Player*
*To view a 2-minute video during the presentation, you will need the current
version of QuickTime.
You may download this free player on your Mac or PC by visiting
http://apple.com/quicktime/download
This presentation can be seen and heard through your computer. There is no
need to call into the teleconference unless you have difficulty with your
computer's audio (see site for details).
If you are unable to participate in this webinar, register anyway to receive
links to the archived webinar and free resources.
EYL is a growing coalition committed to repositioning engineering as an
exciting and rewarding career choice for young women. Thanks to dedicated
partners, girls nationwide are learning how creative, collaborative,
lucrative, and flexible an engineering career can be.
www.engineeryourlife.org<http://www.engineeryourlife.org>
PLTW (r) is a national, non-profit organization that provides rigorous and
innovative science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education for
middle schools and high schools. The PLTW comprehensive curriculum, which is
collaboratively developed by PLTW teachers, university educators,
engineering and biomedical professionals, and school administrators,
emphasizes critical thinking, creativity, innovation, and real-world problem
solving. The hands-on, project-based program engages students on multiple
levels, exposes them to areas of study that they typically do not pursue,
and provides them with a foundation and proven path to college and career
success in STEM-related fields. www.pltw.org<http://www.pltw.org>
Brenda Lyseng
STEM Project Specialist
Office of the Chancellor
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
brenda...@so.mnscu.edu
www.stem.project.mnscu.edu
651-649-5773
fax 651-649-5749
Wells Fargo Place
30 7th St. E., Suite 350
St. Paul, MN 55101-7804