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Leadership Team
Meet the Leadership Team
of the Mid-Atlantic Girls Collaborative
Zalenda Cyrille
Manager, Lockheed Martin
Operations Director and Financial Director, IT'S TIME Brigid Howe
Engineer
Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital Claudia Morrell
CEO
Multinational Development of Women in Technology (MDWIT) Anita O'Neill
K-12 Science and Engineering Supervisor
Montgomery County Public Schools Robin Berk Seitz, PhD
Instructional Game Designer, Exceptional Software Strategies Chair,
Girls in Technology (GIT) Malinda C. Smith
Program Specialist
Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital Paige Smith ,PhD
Director, Women in Engineering
University of Maryland
Director, MAGiC Elizabeth Vandenburg
Freelance Consultant
AAUW Regional Liaison Mareisha N. Winters
Engineer
Northrop Grumman _________________________ |
Engineer Your Life (EYL) Blog
The
EYL blog is a place where teenage girls can learn about cool
engineering jobs, meet inspiring female engineers and students, and find
fresh info on scholarships, events and happenings in the engineering
world.
It's
also a place for parents, educators, and engineers to find engineering
resources, tips and stories that will help you connect with young women
about this exciting and rewarding field.
For more information click here.
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A Great Collaborative Option!!
Wondering
if AAUW has a branch near you? This could be a perfect
opportunity to collaborate with a grassroots organization of women
and men committed to supporting STEM initiatives.
To determine branch locations
click here, or feel free to contact Elizabeth Vandenburg, MAGiC AAUW Regional Liason, via e-mail or at 703.774.7796.
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Don't Miss Out!
Want your organization featured in the next MAGiC Newsletter? Want to announce an upcoming STEM event? E-mail your request to Mareisha N. Winters, MAGiC Newsletter Editor.
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Quick Links
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Paige Smith, Barbara Bogue, Elizabeth Vandenburg |
MAGiC Spring Forum
The
first Mid-Atlantic Girls Collaborative Forum was held on Saturday, May
22 at the University of Maryland campus attended by more than 30
participants from a wide range of organizations. Dr. Barbara
Bogue's presentation on assessment and evaluation was, according to
attendees, "invaluable" and "right on target." The program
included an overview of the AAUW's national report, Why So Few?, as well as time for networking. Mini-grants for the summer cycle were announced.
To view the presentation from Dr. Barbara Bogue, click here.
To view pictures from the event, click here. |
Girls Excelling in Math and Science (GEMS)
Started in 2006 as a pilot project in one middle school, GEMS
(Girls Excelling in Math and Science) has grown to include after-school
programs in three Prince George's County (PG) middle schools: William
Wirt, Hyattsville, and Nicholas Orem. In 2009-2010, the programs
served 30 girls, grades 6-8, principally under-represented minorities in
science (67% Black/African-American and 27% Latina/Hispanic). GEMS is currently affiliated with Community Teachers Institute, PG
County; it partners with AAUW College Park as well as a number of
programs on the University of Maryland (UMD) College Park campus, such
as: College Park Scholars, Materials Research Science Engineering Center
(MRSEC), and Women in Math (WIM).
We
are proud of our unique intergenerational structure. UMD College
Park Scholars and other undergraduates majoring in mathematics,
sciences, or engineering all volunteer as GEMS mentors. Every
week, 4-6 mentors visit a middle school and meet with the girls enrolled
in the GEMS program. The mentors introduce a lesson and give
demonstrations, then split up to facilitate activities for teams of 3-5
girls. The girls explore a wide range of science disciplines
through the lab activities and research projects. Read more... |
Getting Parents to the Table: GEMS Club Teaches Parents How to Support Girls
Dogwood
Elementary School in Reston, VA has made it a priority to help parents
understand how they can help encourage and support their daughter's
interest in science, math, and technology. Dogwood has organized a
GEMS Club, Girls Excelling in Math and Science, for its 5th and 6th
grade girls for the last four years. It became apparent that in
order for the girls to succeed, they would need their parents' support.
Each
year the club hosts 10 meetings for the girls to learn about STEM
careers and to experience hands-on activities. Often, a woman in a
STEM field will be a guest presenter, so that girls can ask questions
and really get to know what that career is like first hand. Out of
the 10 meetings, parents are invited to three of them.
Midway
through the school year and for our last meeting, parents are invited
to attend. The December meeting is called Lunch with the Girls and
the end of the year meeting is called Dessert with My Daughter.
Attendance is always very good. Artifacts from our previous
meetings are arranged around the room, along with photographs, and a
slide show. The girls act as guides and take their parents from
one display to another explaining the activity and how it relates to a
STEM career. This helps parents see the types of activities we've
been doing and the excitement that has been generated from doing them.
Our
third invitation to parents is in March when we offer the GEMS
Conference. Parents are invited to attend adult workshops to learn
more in depth how important it is to support and encourage their
daughter in math, science, and technology interests. This is held
on a Saturday morning and parents can choose three out of five formal
workshops. Last year 150 parents attended the conference to learn
how to support their child.
Parents
are a key component to a girl finding the confidence to pursue an
interest in STEM classes and potentially a career. Our message is
clear- your daughter is fully capable of taking higher level courses,
she can achieve her dreams, and she needs you to be there, supporting
her with your encouragement, knowledge, and love. |
Science Olympiad Seeks Volunteer Coaches / Mentors
The North Bethesda Middle School Science Olympiad team
is in need of some expert assistance! It would entail
spending a few hours a week guiding our fabulous middle school students
as they design and build structures for any of the following
events: Tower Building, Junkyard Challenge, Battery Buggy, and
Bottle Rocket. When we went to Nationals last spring we really got
clobbered by teams that had help from MIT, Georgia Tech and other
high-powered engineering schools; we KNOW that U of MD engineers can
help us bring it this year! We are located in Bethesda, Maryland,
and meet after school twice a week after school, but can arrange for
kids and coaches to meet up during the evening or on weekends. We
are especially interested in improving minority and female participation
in Science Olympiad. We'll be gearing up in September.
A little about the organization:
Science
Olympiad (sonic.org; marylandscienceolympiad.org) is a national
non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of K-12
science education, increasing kids' interest in science, and creating a
technologically literate workforce. The organization seeks to
create a passion for learning by supporting elementary and secondary
Science Olympiad tournaments at district, county, state and national
levels with an emphasis on teamwork and a commitment to
excellence.
Interested? More info? Contact Jane Macedonia at Jane_G_Macedonia@mcpsmd.org or 301.526.3982.
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Coming This Fall: The USA Science and Engineering Festival
The USA Science & Engineering Festival will be the country's first national science festival and will be in Washington, D.C. from October 10-24, 2010.
The Festival promises to be a multi-cultural, multi-generational and
multi-disciplinary celebration of science. The culmination of the
Festival will be a two- day Expo on October 23-24 with
more than 500 science and engineering organizations from all over the
United States presenting hands-on, fun science activities to inspire the
next generation of scientists and engineers. |
Lets Collaborate!
Collaboration Conference
October 21 & 22, 2010
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
Thanks to funding provided by the Noyce Foundation, NGCP is able to provide the opportunity for 50 practitioners, representing 25 organizations serving girls in STEM, to attend the Collaboration Conference at no cost. Scholarships will be provided to teams of two from selected organizations. |
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