Download - STEM Career Resources for Girls
Web-based STEM Resources For (and By) Girls!Sarita Pillai
Education Development Center, Inc.
Connecticut Girls Collaborative Project Spring Forum: Connecting Girls to STEM
Connecticut Science Center, April 5th 2010
Girls Communicating Career Connections (GC3)
INTRODUCTION:Education Development Center, Inc.Portfolio of youth media and technology
projectsNational Science Foundation fundingLearner-centered – youth as co-designersThe FunWorks (thefunworks.org)Girls Communicating Career Connections
(gc3.edc.org)Middle School Portal 2: Math and Science
Pathways (msteacher2.org)
Introduction
WHAT IS GC3?7 girl-produced career videos
Related career information (18 careers in total)
Companion educator materials Educators/facilitators guideVideo production curriculum
Website: http://gc3.edc.org
Introduction
OUR GOALS:Generate awareness of S/E career possibilities and
dispell gender-based career stereotypesHighlight commonly-known/entry-point careers
along with more advanced S/E careersEmphasize the importance of 21st century skill
development in career and life successDemonstrate the positive social impact of
scientific careersInspire girls to take action now in realizing a
future career, and enable educators to help them get there
Introduction
OUR PROCESS & PARTNERS:All-girl co-design teams
6-8 middle school aged girls and staffVideo production curriculum (16-20 sessions)Career research, field trips, interviews, self-
documentation, scripting, post-productionPilot tests, evaluation
PartnersYoung Women’s Leadership Charter School
(Chicago, IL)SpyHop Productions (Salt Lake City, UT)
Introduction
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
PediatricianFood ScientistCultural AnthropologistGraphic DesignerForensic ScientistMarine
Biologist/AquaristAgricultural and Food
ScientistAtmospheric Scientist
Biomedical EngineerCivil EngineerComputational
ScientistGame DesignerGeoscientistPlasma PhysicistRobotics EngineerStatistician Toxicologist
Introduction
Thank you!
Sarita PillaiEDC, Inc.
[email protected]://gc3.edc.org
http://thefunworks.org