3:00-5:00

Registration

6:00-8:00

Conference Opening Reception (PDF)
Sponsored by GSUSA

7:00-8:30

Collaboration Showcase Set Up

7:30-8:30

Breakfast

8:30-10:30

Thursday Plenary

• Conference Welcome and Overview
• The Girl Perspective
• Collaboration 101
• Featured Speakers

10:30-11:00

Morning Break

11:00-12:00

Concurrent Sessions

• Gender Equity Introduction
• National Girls Collaborative Project Basics
• Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

12:00-12:45

Lunch

• National Lab Day - Everyday Connections between STEM-Professionals and K-12 Classrooms
• MEMO to the Educate to Innovate Campaign to Increase the Participation of Girls and Women in STEM from the July 19 Collaboration

1:00-3:30

Professional Development Sessions

• You Can Make a Difference: Planning Role Model Visits and Field Trips to Inspire Girls in Science, Technology, and Engineering
• Seven Steps to Getting What You Want – Best Practices in Assessment
• The SciGirls Seven: Strategies to Engage Girls in STEM
• An Equity Approach to STEM, Gender and Afterschool
  

3:30-4:00

Afternoon Break

4:00-5:00

Resources and Special Interests Sessions

• Public Policy Implications and Resources for Women and Girls in STEM
• Design Squad, Dot Diva, and Engineer Your Life
• Encouraging Parent Involvement in Girls’ Science Learning
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• International Work
• National Center for Women & IT: Free Resources to Help Enhance Girls’ Interest in Computing
• National Girls Collaborative Project Teams
• National Lab Day - Everyday Connections between STEM-Professionals and K-12 Classrooms
• Society of Women Engineers Resource Session

5:00-6:00

Evening Break

6:00-8:00

Celebrate the G in Engineer
A networking reception to show your support of girls and women (PDF)

7:30-8:30

Friday Breakfast Networking
Join Kate Pickle, GSUSA STEM Program Manager, and all Girl Scout Council staff for breakfast conversation at the Reserved Tables in the Capitol Room.

8:30-10:00

Friday Plenary

• Sharing Strategies - Voices from the Collaboratives
• No Pressure, No Diamonds! The Challenges, Rewards, and (Most of All) the Fun in Motivating Girls to Pursue Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

10:00-10:30

Morning Break

10:30-11:45

Partnership Sessions

Presenters will describe potential partnership opportunities and available resources for working with girl-serving STEM programs.

• State Governments: National Governors Association
  
• School Counselors: The American School Counselor Association
  
• Professional Organizations: AWIS and SWE
• 4-H
  
• Business and Industry: Cisco
• Higher Education: Collaborations with Colleges and Universities

11:45-12:15

Concurrent Sessions

• Collaboration Conversations: Program Mash-Up
• Mini-Grant Planning
• NGCP Leadership Teams

12:15-1:15

Collaboration Award Lunch

• Outstanding Collaboration: Individual
• Outstanding Collaboration: Organization

1:15-1:30

Break

1:30-2:30

Wrap up for Noyce Grantees
Noyce Grantees gathered to debrief the Collaboration Conference together and discuss next steps, including forming new collaborations, applying for a mini-grant, and post-conference data collection.

2:30-3:00

End of Conference Activities

3:00-4:00

Festival Preparation for NGCP Booth Participants
Organization and packaging of supplies and materials to be transported to the USA Science & Engineering Festival.

4:00-6:00

Evening Break

6:00-8:00

Optional Evening Events for NGCP Festival Participants