Join in the UT STEM Professional Development Day on Saturday, December 7th. Representing TxGCP, UT Women in Engineering Program staff will be leading a SciGirls workshop during the event.

SciGirls, a PBS KIDS weekly series and website, is out to change how millions of tween girls think about science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM! In each episode, animated characters Izzie and her best friend Jake find themselves in jams only science can fix. To set things right, Izzie calls on bright, curious real-life SciGirls, who put STEM to work and save the day. Izzie also invites viewers to hang out on the website, a totally safe, social networking environment where girls can connect, create personal profiles and avatars, share projects and watch every episode. In this workshop: • Discover how to engage young women (ages 8-13) through research-based, high quality activities and resources. • Learn latest research for exciting and engaging girls (and boys) in STEM • Experience THREE hands-on STEM activities including light up electric circuit dough creatures, slow-falling parachutes, bouncing balls. • Leave with curriculum for over 25 hands-on, video enhanced activities that put a creative twist on teaching STEM • Learn how to modify any activity to excite and engage kids in STEM using the SciGirls Seven • Discover additional online resources that enhance teaching and learning experiences for all kids

Facilitator from Women in Engineering Program (WEP) and Texas Girls Collaborative Project (TxGCP): Tricia Berry

Target Audience: 3-8 grade formal and informal educators; curriculum can be adapted to younger and older students

Learn more, check out all the workshops, and register online at https://tinyurl.com/UTSTEMPDDay2019.