Organizations listed in the Program Guide are eligible to apply for a $1,000 mini-grant
STEM events and activities for girls are available in Events.
SCGCP now has a forum.
Newsletter #9
12 More Projects
We have 12 wonderful projects who were awarded minigrants this spring. Several of these projects are having their major events during the month of March. Visit the site to read more about them.
More Mini Grants
The SouthCentral Girls Collaborative is gearing up for an extension and expansion on minigrants as part of the National Girls Collaborative. Look for more newsletters, workshops and minigrants in the future.
Final Presentation for Minigrants Coming in June
We are finalizing dates and plans for our Showcase Event in June. All minigrant awardees are expected to participate in the conference. We look forward to hearing about their successes, what they would do different and how to duplicate in your own city.
Global Marathon, For, By and About Women in Engineering
To highlight the increased opportunities for women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the National Engineers Week Foundation, Verizon Business and Lenovo are sponsoring the 2007 Global Marathon, For, By and About Women in Engineering on March 22 -23. Visit the Engineers Week Website http://eweek.org/site/News/Eweek/2007_marathon/index.shtml.
WomenTech Portal
The WomenTech Portal is an essential new resource on the IWITTS web site, connecting educators with research-based articles on recruiting and retaining women in technology. Here, you can read journal articles in categories such as bridge courses, spatial reasoning, and learning style, among others. These articles introduce educators to research on the most effective strategies for recruiting and retaining women, and include examples of programs that have had real results. Future phases of the Portal will incorporate best practice case studies, student recruitment tools, downloadable posters and marketing materials.
The WomenTech Portal is part of the CalWomenTech project, and is available to everyone on the IWITTS website.
Check out the WomenTech Portal http://www.iwitts.com/html/womentechportal_home.html.
Workshops
SouthCentral Girls Collaborative is sponsoring some upcoming workshops. These workshops can be registered by visiting http://www.learning-links.org/SCGP.html.
- April 21 - TBD - Working with girls in informal science settings, understanding Out of the Classroom and how to make the most of opportunity.
- May 5 - Houston - 9:00 - 1:00 p.m. Working with girls in informal science settings, understanding Out of the Classroom and how to make the most of opportunity.
- May 19 - Austin - Science in Afterschool - working with Girls, Boys and both. Designing programs that work best for girls.
