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Seven Strategies to Engage Girls (and All Kids) in STEM Tricia Berry Texas Girls Collaborative Project UT Austin Women in

WEP connects students, educators and professionals to the world of engineering to promote the success and advancement of women in engineering. ✽ Recruitment Initiatives ✽ Supportive Structures ✽ Educational Services

Mission: To connect & support organizations and individuals across Texas committed to informing and motivating girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)

✽ Connections and Collaborations ✽ Mini-Grants and Resources ✽ Best Practices

✽ Role Models Matter ✽ SciGirls ✽ WaterBotics ✽ Effective STEM Messaging ✽ Strategies to Engage Girls (and All Kids) in STEM ✽ InventionX ✽ Mother/Daughter TEA Curriculum Dissemination

What does a girl (or any student) imagine when she thinks of a scientist?

BIG IDEA: To change how millions of girls (ages 8-13) think about STEM Features real girls doing investigations they ’ re passionate about Highlights the process of science

scigirlsconnect.org

SciGirls Seven 1. Girls benefit from collaboration, especially when they can participate and communicate fairly. (Parker & Rennie, 2002; Fancsali, 2002)

SciGirls Seven 2. Girls are motivated by projects they find personally relevant and meaningful. (Eisenhart & Finkel, 1998; Thompson & Windschitl, 2005; Liston, Peterson, & Ragan, 2008)

SciGirls Seven 3. Girls enjoy hands- on, open-ended projects and investigations. (Chatman, Nielsen, Strauss, & Tanner, 2008; Burkam, Lee, & Smerdon,1997; Fanscali, 2002)

SciGirls Seven 4. Girls are motivated when they can approach projects in their own way, applying their creativity, unique talents and preferred learning styles. (Eisenhart & Finkel,1998; Calabrese Barton, Tan, & Rivet, 2008)

SciGirls Seven 5. Girls’ confidence and performance improves in response to specific, positive feedback on things they can control – such as effort, strategies and behaviors. (Halpern, et al., 2007; Zeldin & Pajares, 2000; Blackwell, Trzesniewski, & Sorich Dweck, 2007; Mueller & Dweck, 1998)

SciGirls Seven 6. Girls gain confidence and trust in their own reasoning when encouraged to think critically. (Chatman, et al., 2008; Eisenhart & Finkel,1998)

SciGirls Seven 7. Girls benefit from relationships with role models and mentors. (Liston, et al., 2008; Evans, Whigham, & Wang, 1995)

Resources

Collaborative Effort including Lawrence Hall of Science, Exploratorium, New York Hall of Science, Science Museum of Minnesota, Children’s Museum of Houston

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Finding & Being Role Models

Finding & Being Role Models

Techbridge Resources Role Model Guide Techbridge Tips Online Training

Seven Strategies to Engage Girls (and All Kids) in STEM Tricia Berry Texas Girls Collaborative Project UT Austin Women in