The monthly TxGCP eNewsletter is designed for advocates and educators to learn about STEM resources, educational opportunities and more across Texas! View eNewsletter as Webpage

January 2024

Hello Kathy,

TxGCP leads the annual Texas Women & Girls in STEM Summit, disseminates curriculum and effective practices, and supports a network of collaborators, resource sharing and STEM communications throughout the state. TxGCP is a state collaborative of the National Girls Collaborative Project.

Join in one of our upcoming Million Girls Moonshot - SciGirls, STEM Role Models, & Messaging Workshops: Edinburg 1/19 and Lubbock 4/15; coming to Houston in May. See below for more details.

Did you miss the Texas Women & Girls in STEM Summit in December? Check out the Summit Playlist on YouTube for a selection of presentations including the inspiring featured opening and closing sessions. Mark your calendar now for this year's virtual Summit on December 6, 2024!

2023 Summit Opening: We are STILL our Ancestors' Wildest Dream: Black Women Leading STEM Nonprofits

2023 Summit: Closing Featured Sessions: NGCP Youth Advisory Board; Totality Over Texas (Eclipse '24)

Texas Partnership for Out of School Time and Texas Girls Collaborative Project are bringing the Million Girls Moonshot - SciGirls, STEM Role Models, & Messaging Workshop to several locations and conferences across Texas! 

January 19, 2024, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. CT

Region One Education Service Center

1900 W. Schunior St.

Edinburg, TX 78541

April 15, 2024, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. CT

Lubbock ISD Agri-STEM Complex

102 Quaker Ave. 

Lubbock, TX 79416

Agenda includes:

• Overview of Million Girls Moonshot resources and frameworks
• PBS SciGirls hands-on activities, strategies to engage girls in STEM, and resources
• TXPOST High-Quality Standards
• Effective, hands-on activity facilitation techniques and STEM messaging to engage girls in STEM
• Strategies for effective engagement of STEM Role Models

Participants will engage in hands-on STEM learning, connect to an online educator community with access to facilitator guides, activities, videos, and other resources, and walk away with resources to lead TEKs-aligned STEM activities, including a goodie bag to support implementation!

After this workshop, participants will be better prepared to:  

• Implement new strategies to engage girls in STEM; 
• Share resources and learnings with others; and 
• Educate others so that the materials are disseminated widely. 

Thanks to a generous grant from STEM Next through the Million Girls Moonshot initiative, this workshop is FREE for educators, advocates, and out-of-school-time professionals or administrators. 

Educators can earn 7 hours of CPE credits for participating in this workshop. Space is limited, so register today!

Watch future newsletters for more dates and locations, including Houston. If you are interested in this workshop coming to your area or organization, contact stem@txgcp.org.

Join our K-12 STEM Outreach Google Groups!

These email groups (open and moderated listservs) are all about sharing resources, information, events, volunteers, needs, and more with others reaching out to K-12 students aiming to excite them about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Contact TxGCP for any specific regional requests or questions.

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Find STEM Volunteers for Your Program in Givepulse

TxGCP is using the Givepulse platform to foster meaningful STEM volunteer connections. We are making it easy for STEM professionals to connect with K-20 educators, classrooms, out-of-school time programs, and other volunteer opportunities. Professionals can share their skills and expertise to bring real-world, authentic learning opportunities to all our students helping to create the next generation of innovators. Learn how to find STEM volunteers in your region and across the country on the TxGCP website.

Science Near Me

Science Near Me is a free resource to help you quickly find opportunities to engage in all types of science, technology, engineering, math, (STEM) events, projects, and programs near you, in person and online.

Connected Girls is a free, curated directory of STEAM opportunities designed for girls or other groups that have been historically excluded that is managed in partnership with Science Near Me. On either platform, search by location, topic, audience, and more to find STEAM opportunities and events for students, educators, families, and more.

STEM Starts

The University of Texas at Austin has launched a new website to support educators, students and families in accessing pre-K–12 STEM programs from all across the university. Search for programs and events by grade, subject, and more.

Interested in supporting TxGCP, collaborating on programs or disseminations, or advertising in the TxGCP newsletter or other programming? Contact stem@txgcp.org.

The Texas Girls Collaborative Project (TxGCP) is a statewide network of advocates and educators from non-profits, K-12 schools, universities and colleges, and companies across Texas and beyond who are committed to motivating and supporting women and girls to pursue and thrive in careers in STEM. TxGCP leads the annual Texas Women & Girls in STEM Summit, disseminates curriculum and effective practices, and supports a network of collaborators, resource sharing and STEM communications throughout the state. TxGCP is a state collaborative of the National Girls Collaborative Project powered by STEMwise Connections.

The vision of the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) is to bring together organizations throughout the US and Puerto Rico that are committed to informing and encouraging girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).