Numerous programs and initiatives to create gender equity in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) have been implemented only to lose effectiveness or fade away. Had these programs had the benefit of collaboration with other girl-serving projects, organizations and institutions, and tools to assess and evaluate the impact of their efforts, their capacity for continuation and/or broader impact could have been substantially increased.
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Collaboration, as an interactive process, enables professionals across projects and communities to generate and carry out creative solutions and strategies that maximize benefit beyond that which one project or community could accomplish. This model includes a number of strategic activities that provide value and incentives to encourage organizations and individuals to work together and to use the leverage of a network or collaboration of individual girl-serving STEM programs to create the tipping point for gender equity in STEM.
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The Power of Collaboration The Kentucky Girls STEM Collaborative Project Kick-Off conference will be the tenth NGCP kick-off conference offered in the six years of the National Girls Collaborative Project work. Conferences have been held in California, Florida, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin, serving over 1,000 individuals and programs. Keynotes have been provided by astronauts, computer scientists, girls, and researchers. As of May 2008, there are 650 active STEM-focused girl serving programs and individuals listed in the Program Directory, representing 45 states. The purpose of this Directory is to help organizations and individuals network, share resources, and collaborate on STEM-related projects for girls. More than 100 mini-grants have supported 245 programs serving 5,675 girls. Practitioners and researchers have offered seven webcasts attended by a total of 250 individuals. Webcasts and resources are archived on the NGCP site. In the Fall, kick-off conferences will be offered in Connecticut, Maine, and Tennessee. If you are new to the project or haven't had an opportunity to collaborate, please take some time to visit the Web site, review the various programs and services in your area that are listed in the Program Directory, and join your colleagues in encouraging girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). |
The Gender Chip Project Register for the June webcast. NGCP webcasts will be taking July and August off, returning on September 10th, 2008. |
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