Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) Conference

Grapevine, TX; July 13-14, 2015

The CSTA annual conference is a professional development opportunity for computer science and information technology teachers who need practical, classroom-focused information to help prepare their students for the future. Register  

Girl Up Leadership Summit
Washington DC; July 13-15, 2015
Participants will get an inside look at the challenges that impact the lives of adolescent girls in different parts of the world, and will receive hands-on advocacy experience with a day on Capitol Hill. Gear toward middle school, high school, and college students, most workshops and breakout sessions will be divided by age group to allow for targeted learning. Register 

Esri Education GIS Conference    

San Diego, CA; July 18-21, 2015

Attendees will discuss emerging best practices and challenges in geographic information system (GIS) education, participate in hands-on training and technical workshops to improve GIS skills, and learn about Esri resources. Register 

Serious Play Conference

Pittsburgh, PA; July 21-23, 2015

Conference sessions will help educators identify the types of games and simulations that work best for students at the preschool, K-12, and higher education levels. Participants will also learn how to use games and simulations for messaging and professional development programs. Register 

Astronomical Society of the Pacific Annual Meeting
Oakland, CA; October 10, 2015
This year's conference will feature astronomy activities for families, science teacher workshops, Chabot's interactive exhibits and an Astrophotography contest. Participants will engage and network via presentations, panels, and workshops. Register 

Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) Conference
Montreal, QC, Canada; October 17-20, 2015
The ASTC is an organization of science centers and museums dedicated to furthering public engagement with science among diverse audiences. At this year's conference attendees will have the opportunity to learn best practices, network, and gain a better understanding of how to create engaging programming. Register 

Girls Scouts of U.S.A. Imagine Engineering

Developed for high school girls, this resources site provides overviews of various engineering disciplines. Guides are free and come in four versions with girl-centered activities as well as representing images and role models who are African-American, Latina, and Native American along with a Spanish language guide.

July is Park and Recreation Month

The National Recreation and Park Association is challenging you to get gnarly and rock Park and Recreation Month 80s-style. The National Park Service website offers free educator resources for integrating park-based research into STEM classes and informal activities.   

New Research Collection Available for Informal Science Educators 

Relating Research to Practice, a collaboration led by the Exploratorium, contains research briefs summarizing peer-reviewed educational research relevant to STEM education. A newly developed Relating Research to Practice resource, Connected Collections, brings together research summaries on a specific topic, written with the interests, needs, and institutional settings of informal science educators in mind. Three Connected Collections are now available: Equity in Science Education, Gender Identities in STEM Education, and Learning through Tinkering in STEM Education.

Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum's Eco Explorers Series

Eco Explorers is a series of 3D interactive games exploring our world through culture and the environment. The Eco Explorers investigate the concept of watershed and Pre-Columbian indigenous cultures through the lens of Smithsonian Archeology, Anthropology, and Earth Sciences collections and scholarship. 

NCWIT's Top 10 Ways to Increase Girls' Participation in Computing Competitions 

This Top 10 resource offers simple suggestions to make your competition appeal to a wider range of participants. Taking these steps will benefit all students and help make your event a success.  

GlobalGirl Media

GlobalGirl Media is dedicated to empowering high school age girls from under-served communities around the world through media, leadership and journalistic training to have a voice in the global media universe and their own futures. GlobalGirl Media seeks to address this disparity by supplying the equipment, education and support necessary to help young women become digital and blog journalists, bringing their own unique perspective on their lives, their communities and world events to the global web and social media community.