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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.

Join us for the January Equity in OST STEM Meeting

Join us for our January meeting where will strategize which previously identified issues should be priorities for our coalition to focus on in 2022. No previous attendance required, just a passion for creating more equitable opportunities in STEM learning!

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Webinars and Professional Learning

January Cohort: Asking Purposeful Questions

January 19th, February 9th, and March 2nd, 9th, and 16th, 6:30-8:00 PM

Questions are the beginning of a path towards discovery, imagination, and STEM exploration. How can we help youth expand and clarify their thinking and develop their reasoning through the questions we ask them? This module is designed for educators who have some experience facilitating STEM learning and would like to grow in their practice within a supportive group of other educators. *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, stipends are offered to participants who complete feedback surveys before and after a module. You do not get a $100 stipend solely for participating. Be sure to check with your coach before you start the course, to see whether you are eligible for a survey-stipend. Stipends are limited and not guaranteed.

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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.

Activities and Lesson Plans

Student Design Activity: Design A Crew Module, is an activity from NASA that uses easy to find materials to build a crew capsule for spaceflight. The activity is designed to allow children in grades 4-8 to practice the engineering design process.
Activity Toolkit: STEM Educators Academy Activity Toolkit from ExpandED Schools: This activity toolkit offers a plethora of hybrid learning engineering design challenges, STEM facilitation skill builder videos, and engineering design activities categorized by content areas.

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Subject: New Cohort with Stipend in your Million Girls Moonshot Monday News

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