Request STEM Professionals for Classrooms/Programs!
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Texas STEM Connections is a web-based tool that makes it easy for STEM professionals to connect with K-20 educators, classrooms, out of school time programs, and other volunteer opportunities. Professionals can share their skills and expertise to bring real-world, authentic learning opportunities to all our students helping to create the next generation of innovators. Through in-person matches and virtual sessions, professionals can help educators and program providers connect their students to the world of STEM. Together we can make a difference.
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SAVE THE DATE!
Friday, December 7, 2018
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Join the Texas Girls Collaborative Project for our second 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.
Call for Presenters! Proposals due September 21, 2018.
Share best practices, highlight promising practices, lead workshops or facilitate discussions. Anticipated tracks include male advocacy/allies, general inclusion and diversity, volunteering and mentoring, pre-K / elementary school engagement, middle school engagement, high school engagement, college engagement, workforce engagement / corporate women in STEM/tech affinity groups. To join in the planning committee to help with speakers and presentation selection, marketing or other summit needs, email
Tricia Berry.
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Nominate incredible mentors, companies and organizations in Texas!
Nominations deadline is September 30th
Million Women Mentors Texas (MWM-TX) announces the MWM Stand Up for STEM Awards to recognize and elevate the work of incredible mentors, companies and organizations within Texas. Now is the time to identify those who deserve this distinguished honor. Three classifications of awards are awarded:
1) Individual Mentor Stand Up for STEM Award,
2) Corporate Stand Up for STEM Award, and
3) Education Stand Up for STEM Award
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August, 2018
Austin, TX
It's the last month to see #dreambigfilm at the Texas Bullock Museum. Dream Big is a HUGE film. LITERALLY. Narrated by Academy Award® winner Jeff Bridges, Dream Big: Engineering Our World is a first of its kind film for IMAX® and giant screen theatres that will transform how we think about engineering. It features UT Austin Cockrell School Civil Engineering alumnus Menzer Pehlivan. Inspiring!
The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Austin chapter is proud to offer an opportunity for a $100 stipend for use towards classroom initiatives that promote science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Three $100 stipends will be awarded this school year. All STEM teachers in the greater Austin area are encouraged to apply
Are you looking for a new resource of fun and engaging STEM activities to do with youth in your program? TXPOST has you covered! STEM Moments is a free resource designed specifically for afterschool and summer programs. Each STEM Moment includes a short instructional video with a corresponding Resource & Activity Guide, aligned to both the TEKS and the TX Standards for High Quality Afterschool, Summer and Expanded Learning Programs.
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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Educator Resources by Grade
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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Design, Build, and Learn: The Fluid Power Challenge is a series of math and science competitions designed to connect today’s students to tomorrow’s fluid power careers. Middle school, high school, and college – there is a Challenge for you!
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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Receive integrated, dynamic science journalism and ready-to-use, standard-aligned teaching content through our Science News in High Schools program. Regeneron is funding the participation of 4,000 public high schools during the 2018-19 school year. Spots are filling up fast, so fill out the Science News in High Schools interest form today to sign up
9th-12th grade Female Students - Nominations Due October 1st
Do you know of a girl who stood out last year as having the potential to rock a career in tech? Our High School Program kick-off event will host 100 high school girls from the Austin metro area in a completely free-to-participate event. Each participant will attend one technology-related workshop and leave with a take-home item from the workshop. After kick-off, girls are invited to 5 monthly workshops. This program includes food during events, transportation to and from events, and childcare if needed.
Design, Build, and Learn: The Fluid Power Challenge is a series of math and science competitions designed to connect today’s students to tomorrow’s fluid power careers. Middle school, high school, and college – there is a Challenge for you!
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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Get Connected: K12 STEM Email Groups, Events & More
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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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Let other know about the great programs you run! To find STEM programs across the country or to list your own, please visit
The Connectory
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Find fabulous STEM role models in your area to show virtually or connect with in-person on the
FabFems site!
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The
Texas Girls Collaborative Project (TxGCP) connects organizations and individuals across Texas committed to informing and motivating girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The TxGCP is excited to provide opportunities across Texas for collaboration, networking, sharing of best practices, and leveraging of resources through in-person forums, listservs and mini-grants.
Led by the
Women in Engineering Program (WEP) at The University of Texas at Austin along with a Leadership Team and Champions Board, the TxGCP brings together advocates and leaders from non-profits, K-12 schools, higher education institutions, companies and organizations across Texas.
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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 web site for additional updates on upcoming events, resources and mini-grant information.
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