Subject: Million Girls Moonshot Monday: Free STEM Collector Cards!

As we head into the final weeks of 2021, it is a chance to reflect on our successes and explore how we want to close out the year.

As with all the resources shared through Million Girls Moonshot, it is our hope they further our collective goal to provide a million more girls with STEM learning opportunities and transform our communities to better prepare for tomorrow.

Webinars and Resources

Coffee Chat: Utilizing Role Model Collector Cards to Engage Girls in STEM

Dec 7, 2021, at 10:00 AM

Join the National Girls Collaborative, VPOST, and the Children's Science Center for a quick 30-minute overview of the IF/THEN Collection ® and how you can take advantage of this free resource to encourage girls to identify with STEM. All participants (from Virginia) will be mailed free role model collector cards!

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December Cohort: Developing STEM Identities and Making Career Connections

December 2nd, 9th, and 16th 6:30- to 8:00 EST

How do you help youth recognize their connection to and role in STEM? How do you help youth learn about STEM careers? In this module, participants experience several easy-to-implement strategies, including a photo-elicitation activity, learning about how youth form their STEM identities, and then learning how to conduct related activities with youth. Ideally, you have done the ACRES prerequisite of Asking Purposeful Questions before participating in this cohort. The expectation is that you will be live at all three sessions and an active member of this coaching cohort. While funding is still available, $100 stipends are offered to participants who complete feedback surveys before and after a module.

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Dec 6-12 in Computer Science Education Week

CS Week is an annual call to action to inspire K-12 youth to learn and celebrate computer science.

Our friends at Code Virginia are hosting an online LAUNCH event along with an entire virtual week of speakers, family nights, kids' activities, competitions, and professional learning sessions for educators.
You For Youth // Computer Science for All — Computer Not Required. These 21CCLC resources cover it all—activities, curricula, fact sheets. There’s information for practitioners, parents, and families. The ready-to-use resources for educators have links to everything including a variety of curricula for k-12 students and recommendations for best practice.

Sign up your students for The National Girls Collaborative Project and Beyond #TechChallenge! Students can play a game & submit thoughts around innovating tech in their favorite industry or what their dream tech role would be. The most creative submissions get prizes. More at: https://bit.ly/3oCKBH8

Virginia Council on Women’s 11th Annual High School Essay Contest

The Virginia Council on Women will award scholarships to qualifying high school seniors who plan to pursue a STEAM-H career at a community college, four-year college or university, trade or technical school, online, and/or through certificated STEAM-H oriented courses. The 11th annual contest will award one merit-based and one need-based scholarship in each of five geographic regions across the Commonwealth. Award amounts may vary and are determined by the Council annually.

To be eligible, you must identify as female, be a Virginia high school senior, and must hold at least a 3.0 GPA for the merit-based awards and a 2.5 GPA for the need-based scholarships. Applications and guidelines are available online here.

Entries must be submitted by Monday, January 3, 2022. Essays will be judged by a panel of Council members and individuals who represent STEAM-H fields. Winners will be notified in March 2022. The scholarship awards will be presented in the spring of 2022.

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Subject: Million Girls Moonshot Monday: Free STEM Collector Cards!

Virginia Council on Women’s 11th Annual High School Essay Contest