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Professional Development: Upcoming Webinars

Service Learning Standards Workshops

The first series of webinars we want to tell you about are our own FREE, Service Learning workshops that take place through March. One has already been recorded for on-demand viewing, and the others are schedulled Feb. 16, 22, and March 1. To enroll contact Mary Graham at mary.graham@uwtn.org. Follow this link for more information and to watch the first workshop session. Participation in this program can earn you a earn a DHS/DOE recognized continuing education certificate.

Role Models and Mentors Drive Equity and Inclusion Webinars

PART I: Incorporating STEM role models into afterschool: Let’s get started! 
AUDIENCE: FOR NETWORKS LEADS AND STEM/MOONSHOT STAFF 
March 2nd, 1:00 – 2:00 pm PST / 4:00pm – 5:00 pm EST
National Girls Collaborative Project Team
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This webinar is the first in a three-part series of webinars focused on STEM role models for afterschool networks and programs, presented by the National Girls Collaborative. Exposure to diverse STEM role models can broaden girls’ perceptions of STEM careers and dispel stereotypes about who does STEM. The presenters will provide an overview of STEM role models, benefits of incorporating role models into STEM programs for girls, and resources and strategies for identifying and engaging role models. In preparation for the webinar, participants are encouraged to think about how they currently use (or do not use) role models in their network or program, and identify challenges to incorporating STEM role models.

PART II
Audience: Network Leads and STEM/Moonshot Staff
March 23rd, 1:00 – 2:00 pm PST / 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST
National Girls Collaborative Project Team
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PART III
Audience: Network Leads and STEM/Moonshot Staff
April 27th, 1:00 – 2:00 pm PST / 4:00pm – 5:00 pm EST
National Girls Collaborative Project Team
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ROLE MODELS MATTER WEBINAR

Role Models Matters Training for STEM Volunteers
AUDIENCE: FOR NETWORKS LEADS AND STEM/MOONSHOT STAFF 
April 13th, 1:00 – 2:00 pm PST / 4:00pm – 5:00 pm EST
Techbridge Girls Inc.
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STEM identity is critical to STEM persistence and how role models are critical to STEM identity, shared through research. In this webinar, we will explore three strategies for connecting to and preparing role models to work with youth. Strategies will consist of:  

  • Role Model Strategy 1: Making a Connection 
  • Role Model Strategy 2: Talking About Your Work in Age-Appropriate Ways
  • Role Model Strategy 3: Using Culturally Relevant and Youth Development Practices 

Quality Trainings with PEAR

AUDIENCE: NETWORK LEADS OR STEM/MOONSHOT STAFF AND PROGRAM STAFF AND/OR COORDINATORS

As an implementation partner for the Million Girls Moonshot Initiative, PEAR is thrilled to offer a three-part training series to all state networks and participating programs at no cost! 

We invite network leads or STEM/Moonshot staff, program staff and coordinators to leverage the free Dimensions of Success (DoS) Program Planning Tool (PPT) during these guided, interactive sessions focused on creating authentic plans to support quality programming and maximize positive outcomes for youth and educators. 

PART I: Understanding Quality STEM Learning: Empowering Networks and Programs
February 23rd, 12:00 – 1:00 pm PST / 3:00pm – 4:00pm EST
(Deadline to Register: February 19th)
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Learning Goals: 

  • Map the implementation of quality STEM programming practices and positive youth development by reflecting on current activities/programs
  • Examine how STEM and social emotional development (SED) are interconnected and how the DoS tools/framework can support programs in elevating both

PART II: Imagining & Planning for Quality: Exploring Goals to Guide Our Work
March 11th, 12:00 – 1:00 pm PST / 3:00pm – 4:00pm EST
(Deadline to Register: March 8th)
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Learning Goals:

  • Reflect on areas of SED and STEM that are traditionally strong or challenging for programs nationally and for your program/network specifically
  • Create a vision and generate goals for strengthening STEM and SED in programming using the DoS framework and tools as a guide.

PART III: Creating Change: Leveraging DoS Toward Continuous Growth 
March 30th, 12:00 – 1:00 pm PST / 3:00pm – 4:00 pm EST
(Deadline to Register: Friday March 26th)
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Learning Goals:

  • Learn how to use the freely available DoS planning tool and related data collection tools to grow and strengthen programming
  • Discuss how to sustainability leverage data and planning resources to continue strengthening STEM and SED in your program/network

BEST PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

AUDIENCE: For Networks and Partners
APPLICATION: Share the following best practices and resources about transformative practices with partners in your state. Use them to create professional development for afterschool programs in your state.

  • Podcast: STEM Role Models – In this podcast, educators, CEOs, and students discuss why STEM role models from all walks of life are essential for young peoples’ persistence and success in STEM.

AUDIENCE: For Providers and Programs 
APPLICATION: Share the following resources about transformative practices with program providers in your state. 

  • Webpage: Role Models Matter and Mentoring Works! – The National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity believes that one of the most effective ways to encourage students to consider nontraditional careers is to introduce them to diverse role models, particularly role models. This webpage serves as a resource for educators seeking STEM role models and mentors for their students.
  • Videos: Role Model Profiles Video Archives SciGirls CONNECTSciGirls CONNECT – Incorporating videos from diverse STEM role models into your afterschool program is a quick way to expose students to role models. Pair your engineering activity with a video from Rachel Gitajn, a bicycle engineer, or Tejal Desai, a biomedical engineer, so students can begin making connections between afterschool, the real-world, and career.
  • Posters: STEM Role Models Posters — In 7 Additional Languages – Download inspirational, diverse STEM Role Models posters for your school or afterschool program — now in 8 additional languages including Chinese, Spanish, and French.
  • Stories: Stories | She Can STEM. So Can You. – Meet the women and girls of STEM. They build robots, find new sources of energy, study animals, play with slime, and invent apps. They help make the world a better (and cooler) place to be. Each story will give your students a sneak peek into how they got their start in STEM and help them begin their journey too!

TOGETHER AT HOME

AUDIENCE: For Programs, Youth and Families
APPLICATION: Share the following engineering activities with programs and families for additional STEM learning in your state. 

ADDITIONAL VIRTUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

AUDIENCE: For Partners and Programs
APPLICATION: Share the following training opportunities with partners and program leaders to build their understanding of engineering, equity and inclusion, and STEM. 

  • Girl STEAM Ahead with NASA Free Resources – This ‘Exemplary Practices using ‘Girls STEAM Ahead with NASA’ Free Resources’ recorded webinar will explore the free NASA resources, along with accompanying exemplary practices. In addition to the content, there will be time for questions and comments in order for the NASA’s Universe of Learning team to best support your program efforts with the Girls STEAM Ahead with NASA materials.
  • Gender Equity in Online Learning – When engaging girls in STEM there are many strategies and practices that support gender equity and access, but how do those strategies work in online or hybrid learning environments? This webinar will explore what works for girls from preschool and early elementary to middle school and high school, potential adaptations, and new ideas to consider when teaching girls STEM online.