2021 Texas Women and Girls in STEM Summit
Friday, December 10, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Virtual in Zoom and Gatherly
Join the Texas Girls Collaborative Project (TxGCP) for our 5th Annual Texas Women and Girls in STEM Summit designed to share best practices, connect organizations and individuals, and showcase outstanding efforts to increase the number of girls in STEM and support the retention of women in STEM careers. STEM professionals and all who are engaged in education, outreach, recruitment, and/or retention of women and girls in STEM are invited to join in.
This event is hosted around Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek), held in recognition of the birthday of computing pioneer and #WomeninSTEM role model Admiral Grace Murray Hopper (December 9, 1906). TxGCP is led by Women in STEM at The University of Texas at Austin in collaboration with TxGCP Regional Leadership Teams, the TxGCP Champions Board, and the Million Women Mentors - Texas Steering Committee.
THANKS to our Partners!
MWM-TX Stand Up for STEM Awards Presenting Partner: Cirrus Logic
TxGCP Supporter: Hidden Gems, Texas Partnership for Out of School (TXPOST), UT Austin McDonald Observatory
Organization Booths: Women in STEM at UT Austin plus the partners listed above
Giveaway Partner: Sphero (3 littleBits Electronic Music Inventor Kits will be given away)
Thanks also to TxGCP MWM-TX Steering Committee Member Terry Wood for supporting the MWM-TX Stand Up for STEM Awards!
Agenda:
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Networking, Testing Out the Tech, Connecting with Sponsor Organizations and Participants (Gatherly)
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Welcome, Stand Up for STEM Awards, Speed Networking (Gatherly) - AWARD VIDEO
9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Lightning Talks (Gatherly) - LIGHTNING TALKS VIDEO
Empowering Women in STEM to Become Community Leaders through Mentorship: The SAGES Mentorship Program at UT Austin (VIDEO)
Gender Stereotypes about Interests Start Early and Cause Gender Disparities in Computer Science and Engineering (VIDEO)
Developing Problem-Solving Skills in STEM: Building Confidence through Competence in Operational and Strategic Planning (VIDEO)
Focusing On Strategic Engagement (VIDEO)
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions #1 (Zoom, Teams, or Google Meet)
Holistic Coaching to Retain and Grow Women Leaders in STEM
Innovation out of Necessity: Embracing the Entrepreneurial Mindsets (VIDEO)
Is Your STEM Idea a Hidden Gem?
Strategies to Develop Leadership Skills for Engagement (VIDEO)
Creating Space for Everyone: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion through Robotics
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions #2 (Zoom, Teams, or Google Meet)
Non-STEM STEM Jobs
Transformational Leadership as a Tool to Retain More Females in STEM Fields
Creating Equity and Opportunity through In-Demand Skill Development
Women in STEM - Wonderful World of Keyboarding (Presentation PDF)
Girls in Engineering - Making Impactful Connections
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions #3 (Zoom, Teams, or Google Meet)
Are Virtual or In-Person STEM Camps More Effective?
Mechanical Mustangs Affirmed - A Self Full-filling Prophecy (VIDEO)
GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Math, and Science) - Expansion to Apprenticeships & Internships
Power in Affinity Groups
Strategies for Creating Engagement in a Virtual Setting (PPT, Video, etc.)
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Presenter Meet-ups, Organization Booth Exploration, Networking (Gatherly)
Asynchronous pre-recorded video content will be shared here when available. Recordings of Breakout Sessions and/or session materials will be shared after the event.
Social Media: Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @TXGCP. We'll use hashtag #TXGCPSummit for the event.
See past Texas Women and Girls in STEM Summit pages for presentations, recordings, resources, and more: