Annual Conference

Girl-serving organizations, after-school programs, K-12 teachers, counselors and professional organizations met April 18, 2008 for the Texas Girls Collaborative Project Kick-Off Conference , held at the Texas Club in Darrell K. Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium, The University of Texas at Austin. Participants

• learned how they could get involved in the TxGCP.
• connected with companies, not-for-profits, K-12 educators, community college educators, university educators, informal educators and others contributing to the advancement of girls in STEM fields from across Texas..
• gained access to $1,000 mini-grants for collaborative efforts; the first round of grants were open only to those organizations that participated in the Kick-Off Conference.
  

Five themes surfaced regarding the needs across the state and where the TxGCP can provide leadership in pre-college STEM initiatives targeting girls:

• Build Community and Collaborations across Texas
• Provide a Forum to share Resources/Ideas/Questions
• Catalogue and Share Information on STEM Programs and Informal Learning Curriculum across Texas
• Build Community, Public and Political Awareness across Texas
• Create Standards or Common Assessment of Programs

With the assistance of the TxGCP Leadership Team and Champions Board, the TxGCP will develop a 2008-2009 Plan of Action focused initially on the first two themes above. More information on the TxGCP 2008-2009 Plan of Action will be available later this summer.