Increase the number of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) classrooms with the strategies presented in the WomenTech Educators Online Training Fellowship. Based on proven practices, the workshop training curriculum includes the “best-of-the-best” of IWITTS strategies, culled from four National Science Foundation projects and over 18 years of success in assisting educational institutions in recruiting and retaining female students in programs around the country.
Participants will take away (learning outcomes):
• An easy-to-implement recruitment plan that will greatly increase the number of women and girls in their STEM classrooms.
• A retention plan that will increase the completion rate of female (and male students), starting this semester.
• The knowledge and confidence to put these plans into action, right away.
Fellowship includes:
• WomenTech Educators Online Training ($450 value). 10-week training starts January 28, 2013.
• Long-term follow up support for implementation ($300 value). 6 monthly live Support and Strategy sessions of 45-60 minutes each, starting in April 2013
• Women in Technology Outreach Kit ($150 value). Learn where to find female role models and exactly what to ask them. Includes easy-to-customize outreach materials like brochures, flyers and a PowerPoint Presentation.
• STEM Resources for Instructors to Help Women and Girls: An Annotated Bibliography ($35 value): Instant access to online role model resources that will help women and girls see themselves in all career pathways.
• Membership in the WomenTech Educators Online Learning Community (priceless)
Eligibility: Administrators, teachers, professors, instructors, counseling and outreach staff at two-year colleges from science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs in which women are under-represented. Priority will be given to applicants who are connected to an ATE Project or Center.
Participants will take away (learning outcomes):
• An easy-to-implement recruitment plan that will greatly increase the number of women and girls in their STEM classrooms.
• A retention plan that will increase the completion rate of female (and male students), starting this semester.
• The knowledge and confidence to put these plans into action, right away.
Fellowship includes:
• WomenTech Educators Online Training ($450 value). 10-week training starts January 28, 2013.
• Long-term follow up support for implementation ($300 value). 6 monthly live Support and Strategy sessions of 45-60 minutes each, starting in April 2013
• Women in Technology Outreach Kit ($150 value). Learn where to find female role models and exactly what to ask them. Includes easy-to-customize outreach materials like brochures, flyers and a PowerPoint Presentation.
• STEM Resources for Instructors to Help Women and Girls: An Annotated Bibliography ($35 value): Instant access to online role model resources that will help women and girls see themselves in all career pathways.
• Membership in the WomenTech Educators Online Learning Community (priceless)
Eligibility: Administrators, teachers, professors, instructors, counseling and outreach staff at two-year colleges from science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs in which women are under-represented. Priority will be given to applicants who are connected to an ATE Project or Center.
- General Advanced Technological Education
