Friday, December 6, 2019, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Engineering Education & Research Center
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Join the Texas Girls Collaborative Project for our 3rd 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.
This event is hosted during Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek), held in recognition of the birthday of computing pioneer Admiral Grace Murray Hopper (December 9, 1906), and is one of the many events or programs joining in the Greater Austin STEM Ecosystem's CSEdWeek amplification.
Thanks to the corporate partners for supporting the Texas Women and Girls in STEM Summit. Summit Supporters include Abbott Women in STEM and Cirrus Logic.
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Saturday, December 7, 2019
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Join the programs and departments from across The University of Texas at Austin for the 2nd Annual UT Austin STEM Professional Development Day. Mix and match your workshops throughout the day. STEM educators and all who are interested in the workshops and sessions are invited to join in.
Participating UT Austin Programs & Departments include Engineer Your World, Environmental Science Institute, NASCENT Center, OnRamps, Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), TACC EPIC Evaluation Services, UTeach Computer Science, UTeach Professional Development, and the Women in Engineering Program / Texas Girls Collaborative Project.
This event follows the Texas Women & Girls in STEM Summit on Friday, December 6th held on the UT Austin campus in the same venue.
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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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Educator Resources: All Educators
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November 13, 2019, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Austin, TX
Join us for a FREE event exclusively for teachers and go out of this world with space exploration! Remember our first steps on the moon with the
Apollo 11: First Steps
IMAX film, then discover both the past and the future of space exploration with the special exhibitions
Cowboys in Space and Fantastic Worlds
and
Beyond Planet Earth. Designed for teachers of all grade levels and subjects, this free event will connect teachers to classroom resources, teaching strategies, and local community organizations. Enjoy prize drawings, refreshments, the company of fellow teachers, and receive an SBEC-approved certificate of participation.
February 13-15, 2020
McAllen, TX
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, College of Education and P -16 Integration, and RGV STEM Education Consortium invite you to the 3rd Annual STEM Education Conference. This conference is for anyone involved in P-16 STEM education. This year’s conference will continue addressing transformative practices in STEM education. The conference will focus on disrupting inequities to move us toward diverse, inclusive, and equitable practices in STEM.
Applications due November 14th
The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship (AEF) Program provides a unique opportunity for accomplished K-12 educators in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to serve in the national education arena. Fellows spend eleven months working in Federal agencies or in U.S. Congressional offices, applying their extensive knowledge and classroom experiences to national education program and/or education policy efforts. At the end of the Fellowship, educators are prepared to return home, equipped with access to a national network of education leaders and programs, a better understanding of the challenges and possibilities in STEM education, and a renewed passion for teaching, ready to make significant contributions to their schools and school districts.
November 7-8, 2019
Austin, TX
Join us for two days of interactive content on AI in the classroom. In this highly-engaging FREE two-day institute, attendees will learn about what AI is, how AI can support classroom teaching and how it can impact student learning. Attendees will dive deep into AI content in a problem-based learning model, while learning from expert PD facilitators from MindSpark Learning and IBM subject-matter experts.
January 13, 2020
College Station, TX
Join us for STEM 4 Innovation — an interactive experiential event for K-12 STEM educators, administrators, and counselors from across Texas. Texas A&M Engineering, in partnership with college from across Texas A&M University, bring you a day of workshops, speakers, hands-on activities, and optional tours.
Deadline for Applications is January 31, 2020
Each October, we celebrate national Cybersecurity Awareness Month (more on this below) and highlight the importance of cybersecurity. This year, ED is excited to announce the new Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award. Each year, two educators – one elementary and one secondary – who instill in their students the skills, knowledge, and passion for cybersecurity and related subjects will be recognized. Award recipients will embody the expertise and dedication of educators who are critical to strengthening the nation’s cybersecurity workforce.
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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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Spaces are limited so apply ASAP!
The UTeach Institute at The University of Texas at Austin has received a U.S. Department of Education grant to
provide a College Board-endorsed Computer Science Principles curriculum
to schools free of charge for a 2-year period. We want to partner with your school or district for this exciting opportunity! What is included? UTeach AP CS Principles course curriculum and teacher materials offered free of charge (a $1,800 value) to every participating teacher. Financial stipends (up to $1,000) to thank teachers for participating in study activities
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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 web site for additional updates on upcoming events, resources and mini-grant information.
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