2019 Texas Women and Girls in STEM Summit 

Friday, December 6, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Engineering Education & Research Center
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas

Join the Texas Girls Collaborative Project for our 3rd 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 during Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek), held in recognition of the birthday of computing pioneer Admiral Grace Murray Hopper (December 9, 1906), and is one of the many events or programs joining in the Greater Austin STEM Ecosystem's CSEdWeek amplification.

Thanks to the corporate partners for supporting the Texas Women and Girls in STEM Summit. Summit Supporters include Abbott Women in STEM and Cirrus Logic.

Registration is CLOSED:

• Registration fee is $80 and includes parking validation, breakfast and lunch. Register online by Wednesday, December 4.

• Please also note that this is not an event designed for minors. Any minor presenting or in attendance must be chaperoned by a participating adult at all times.

Social Media: Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @TXGCP. We'll use hashtag #TXGCPSummit for the event. 

Photos: Find photos from the summit on Flickr.

Agenda:

8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Check-in, Networking, Breakfast Tacos & Coffee
Mulva Auditorium Foyer, EER Ground Floor, South Tower

9:15 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Welcome, Stand Up for STEM Awards, Lightning Talks (Welcome Presentation including Lightning Talks)
Mulva Auditorium, EER 0.904

• Abbott - Shaping the Future of STEM

• Lightning Talk: AAAS and Lyda Hill Philanthropies IF/THEN Ambassadors

• Lightning Talk: Calling all STEMinistas: Elevating the Voices of Girls & Women in STEM

• Lightning Talk: Girl Powered - Redefining the Face of STEM

• Lightning Talk: megaGEMS - STEAM Enrichment for High School Girls

• Lightning Talk: Empowering Girls to Innovate, Create, and Discover Their Potential Through Entrepreneurship

10:30 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. Breakout Session 1 (links to session descriptions)

• Balancing STEM and Chronic Illnesses (Workforce, Inclusion) - EER 0.708

• Girls Engineering Now: Learn from an All-Girl Panel of Elementary Students (Elementary School) - EER 3.642/3.640

• Hidden in Plain Sight: Discovering STEM Potential (Diversity & Inclusion) - EER 3.646

• Leveraging Equitable Pedagogies to Recruit and Retain Underrepresented Students in High School Computer Science (High School, Computer Science) - EER 0.706

• Shaping the Future of STEM Guidebook for Internships and its Impact on Gender Diversity (Workforce, Inclusion) - EER 2.850

11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. Breakout Session 2 (links to session descriptions)

• GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Mathematics, and Science) Camp: Increasing Female Students’ Interest in STEM and Programming (Middle, High School) - EER 3.642/3.640

• The Leaking Pipeline: Small Changes and Big Reforms In The Workplace To Retain Women In Engineering (Workforce, Inclusion) - EER 2.850

• Mechanical Mustangs - Affirmed "No Boys Allowed" Robotics Team (Robotics, High School) - EER 0.706

• The View from the Ivory Tower: Bridging the Research-Practice Gap (Research; Elementary, Middle, High School) - EER 3.646

12:20 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch, Networking, Resource Sharing, Self-Guided Tours
Mulva Auditorium Foyer, EER Ground Floor, South Tower

1:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Breakout Session 3 (links to session descriptions)

• Bring the STEMtastic Four to Your Classroom (Computer Science, Robotics) - EER 0.708

• Generation Girl™: Advancing Equity for Girls Through Corporate Philanthropy and Collaboration (Workforce, Inclusion) - EER 2.850

• Positively BUZZING STEAM: Workshop for Informal and Formal Elementary Settings (Elementary School) - EER 3.642/3.640

• ST"EMpowering" Anywhere Anytime Through Innovative PK-12 Practices (PreK, Elementary, Middle, High School) - EER 3.646

• Women's Affinity Groups in Corporations: How to Maintain Momentum & Overcome Challenges (Workforce, Inclusion) - EER 0.706

2:30 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. Breakout Session 4 (links to session descriptions)

• Cities in Space - STEAM Interdisciplinary Learning (Middle School) - EER 0.708

• Flying High: Workshop for Informal and Formal Elementary/Middle School Settings (Elementary, Middle School) - EER 3.642/3.640

• From Legos to Leadership: Empowering Females through Robotics (Robotics; Elementary, Middle, High School) - EER 0.706

• Girls Power Tech: Advancing Equity in Industry through Outreach, Education and Policy (Workforce, Inclusion) - EER 2.850

• Strategies for Engaging Underrepresented Girls in STEM (Diversity & Inclusion) - EER 3.646

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Breakout Session 5 (links to session descriptions)

• Creating Circuit Paintings and Contemporary Art to Engage Immigrants, Refugees and K-12 Students in STEM (Diversity & Inclusion; Elementary, Middle, High School) - EER 2.850

• How Young Women Can Be Empowered Through FIRST Robotics: First-hand Experiences from High Schoolers (Robotics, High School) - EER 3.642/3.640

• Middle School Girls Peer-Mentoring Girls in Math (Middle School) - EER 0.706

• Technology with Purpose: How Educators Can Deepen STEM Learning with Meaningful & Creative Curriculum (Middle, High School) - EER 3.646

4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Closing Reception, Networking, Resource Sharing
Mulva Auditorium Foyer, EER Ground Floor, South Tower

See Texas Women and Girls in STEM Summit 2018 and Texas Women and Girls in STEM Summit 2017 for past presentations.