Mae Jemison is an astronaut, a doctor, an art collector, a dancer ... Telling stories from her own education and from her time in space, she calls on educators to teach both the arts and sciences, both intuition and logic, as one -- to create bold thinker
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Monday, December 8, 2008
Great Science for Girls
Great Science for Girls helps children see that science is for everyon. Afterschool settings provide a wonderful space to experiement and fhave fun with science in new and exciting ways.
(Jason Freeman, Director, Coalition for Science After School)
The web site was developed to provide inqiry-base, informal science learning programs that will stimulate girls’ curiosity, interest and persistence in STEM and break down the barriers of gender stereotyping.
Working with afterschool centers around the country GSG delivers curricula, research, and professional development and consulting services to help promote the concept that science is, indeed, a “girl thing.”
(Jason Freeman, Director, Coalition for Science After School)
The web site was developed to provide inqiry-base, informal science learning programs that will stimulate girls’ curiosity, interest and persistence in STEM and break down the barriers of gender stereotyping.
Working with afterschool centers around the country GSG delivers curricula, research, and professional development and consulting services to help promote the concept that science is, indeed, a “girl thing.”
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Friday, August 8, 2008
Kiss My Math & Math doesn't suck
The author of two books for Girls, Hollywood actor and summa cum laude graduate of UCLA Mathematics, Danica McKellar, has also a theorem nammed after her:
Here first book on learning math is called: "Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail." (click here to read an excerpt)
Now out in paperback.
The second book hit the bookstores today and is called "Kiss my Math. Showing pre-algebra who is boss" (click here to read an excerpt)
NPR had Danica several times on their shows on Friday Science. Listen to today's episode "Talk of the Nation, August 8, 2008"
Here first book on learning math is called: "Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail." (click here to read an excerpt)
Now out in paperback.
The second book hit the bookstores today and is called "Kiss my Math. Showing pre-algebra who is boss" (click here to read an excerpt)
NPR had Danica several times on their shows on Friday Science. Listen to today's episode "Talk of the Nation, August 8, 2008"
Monday, May 19, 2008
Girls Comments 2008
The ninety-one girls attending this conference were asked to answer the following question after each presentation, “What did you learn?” The girls were also ask to “Please write any other comments about your day that you would like to share with us”. These are a few examples the opinions the girls shared.
"The veterinarian part was the best!! I didn’t like that we couldn’t go to other parts."
"I think this program is excellent for girls like me because it acuttualy brings real life people who have carrers that could help us in school and even our own lifes."
I LOVED IT! But it could be even more better if we had more time.
I had a “Blast” here it was so much fun. I wish I could come hear every day. Thanks
Thankyou, for inviting us all to learn that girls can do and be anything that we want to!
This day was sooo amazing! I want to come again & again!
I learned a lot about different things and about different people and what they do and how its important
I had a lot of fun. Thank you. I learned so much fun and cool stuff. Now I really know how important math science and reading are important .
I’ve officially made up my mind to become a vet!
Today was sooo much fun even though at the beginning I was a little scared.
I loved Everything i was a little freaked out by the cow eye but it was fine (Thank You for everything)
Today was awesome!
Girls Can Do Anything!!
I think that I am very lucky to have been chosen to come to this conference!
It was very fun to do this workshop I learned a lot about the peoples careers.
I had a very good time & would love to come back again. Every thing was Amazing, I hope I remember it forever.
This was the funnest day ever!! I wish I could come again next year but I can’t!!
This experience was an honor. I learned so much and helped me understand more about different careers and what I want to be when I grow up!
I enjoyed learning about different careers to choose from for when I get older.
Today was fun. I had a great time here, I learned a lot. Thankyou for inviting us.
I think disecting a cow eye with Ms. eads was Kool! Also Dr. Sterlng Sigmond was fun because I know all about my Pets. I loved falow me with your cauculatyor with Ms. Scott, Erin
What I enjoyed most about the day is that when you study about math & science the studies could get really cool and you could become really interested.
This experience was very nice. I hope I can come back next year because it was and will be a great story to tell to my family when I see them. And now from this lesson and experience I will always remember that Girls can do ANYTHING!!
Thank you so much! I had a blast, I made new friends, saw old friends. Thank you
"The veterinarian part was the best!! I didn’t like that we couldn’t go to other parts."
"I think this program is excellent for girls like me because it acuttualy brings real life people who have carrers that could help us in school and even our own lifes."
I LOVED IT! But it could be even more better if we had more time.
I had a “Blast” here it was so much fun. I wish I could come hear every day. Thanks
Thankyou, for inviting us all to learn that girls can do and be anything that we want to!
This day was sooo amazing! I want to come again & again!
I learned a lot about different things and about different people and what they do and how its important
I had a lot of fun. Thank you. I learned so much fun and cool stuff. Now I really know how important math science and reading are important .
I’ve officially made up my mind to become a vet!
Today was sooo much fun even though at the beginning I was a little scared.
I loved Everything i was a little freaked out by the cow eye but it was fine (Thank You for everything)
Today was awesome!
Girls Can Do Anything!!
I think that I am very lucky to have been chosen to come to this conference!
It was very fun to do this workshop I learned a lot about the peoples careers.
I had a very good time & would love to come back again. Every thing was Amazing, I hope I remember it forever.
This was the funnest day ever!! I wish I could come again next year but I can’t!!
This experience was an honor. I learned so much and helped me understand more about different careers and what I want to be when I grow up!
I enjoyed learning about different careers to choose from for when I get older.
Today was fun. I had a great time here, I learned a lot. Thankyou for inviting us.
I think disecting a cow eye with Ms. eads was Kool! Also Dr. Sterlng Sigmond was fun because I know all about my Pets. I loved falow me with your cauculatyor with Ms. Scott, Erin
What I enjoyed most about the day is that when you study about math & science the studies could get really cool and you could become really interested.
This experience was very nice. I hope I can come back next year because it was and will be a great story to tell to my family when I see them. And now from this lesson and experience I will always remember that Girls can do ANYTHING!!
Thank you so much! I had a blast, I made new friends, saw old friends. Thank you
Thursday, April 24, 2008
February 10, 2007 Sessions for the Adults
Note: We try to recontruct the now 11 year history of the Girls + Math + Science = Success conference, hier are the presenters of last year's conference. We start tagging the post by conference year so we are able to cluster them, despite the fact that they are new posts.
Jan Corbin, Software Systems Engineer, Kennedy Space Center
Sally Johnson, National Board Certified Teacher, CCPS
Dr. Terry Dubetz, Assistant Professor, Program Leader in Chemistry, FGCU
Dr. Ellen Prager, President, Earth2Ocean, Inc.
Dr. Michael Fauerbach, Associate Professor, Physics & Astronomy, FGCU
Advanced Placement Students, CCPS: Christine Shoup and Marluy Izaguirre
Dr. Lily DeBlieux, CEO, Widespread Technologies, Xerox
Friday, March 28, 2008
Wired: About Dr. Lisa Porter, IARPA
This month's WIRED Magazine introduces us Dr. Lisa Porter, the first director of Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, a unit to equipe the Intelligence field units with the most modern technology available, the American Q.
Read the short article here:
Dr. Lisa Porter worked for NASA before, (see here) and before that she worked for DARPA , the Department of Defense' Advanced Research branch.
"As a senior scientist there, she added things like "helicopter-quieting program" and "drag-reduction-on-naval-ships project" to her previously bookish resume." (WIRED)
Press Release by the office of the Director of National Intelligence Public Affairs Office on Dr. Lisa Porter
Read the short article here:
Dr. Lisa Porter worked for NASA before, (see here) and before that she worked for DARPA , the Department of Defense' Advanced Research branch.
"As a senior scientist there, she added things like "helicopter-quieting program" and "drag-reduction-on-naval-ships project" to her previously bookish resume." (WIRED)
Press Release by the office of the Director of National Intelligence Public Affairs Office on Dr. Lisa Porter
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Women in Technology
Ada Lovelace (Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace) (1815-1852): credited as the first computer programmer, she created a mathematical program to calculate a sequence of Bernoulli numbers.
Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910): known as the first woman physician. She founded the New York Infirmary for Women and Children and the Women’s Medical College.
Grace Hopper (1906-1992): an extremely gifted computer scientist. Early in her career she worked for the Navy on the Mark I Calculator, the first large-scale automatic digital computer. She worked on validation software for Cobol and its compiler. She also focused on standards for testing computers systems, which lead to compatibility among computer vendors.
Hedy Lamarr (1913-2000): actress turned inventor, she was influential in coinventing an early form of spread spectrum, a technology used for military purposes to help make radio-guided torpedoes more difficult to block or jam. More recently, spread spectrum has served the basis for CDMA devices such as cordless telephones and WiFi Internet connections.
Sandra "Sandy" Lerner (1955- ): helped design the first commercially successful router, a device that enables once-incompatible computers in far-off computer networks to communicate. Cofoundeer of Cisco Systems.
Meg Whitman (Margaret C. Whitman) (1956- ): is the president and CEO of eBay. Her experiences in brand marketing and consumer technology helped propel eBay into a leader in online commerce.
Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910): known as the first woman physician. She founded the New York Infirmary for Women and Children and the Women’s Medical College.
Grace Hopper (1906-1992): an extremely gifted computer scientist. Early in her career she worked for the Navy on the Mark I Calculator, the first large-scale automatic digital computer. She worked on validation software for Cobol and its compiler. She also focused on standards for testing computers systems, which lead to compatibility among computer vendors.
Hedy Lamarr (1913-2000): actress turned inventor, she was influential in coinventing an early form of spread spectrum, a technology used for military purposes to help make radio-guided torpedoes more difficult to block or jam. More recently, spread spectrum has served the basis for CDMA devices such as cordless telephones and WiFi Internet connections.
Sandra "Sandy" Lerner (1955- ): helped design the first commercially successful router, a device that enables once-incompatible computers in far-off computer networks to communicate. Cofoundeer of Cisco Systems.
Meg Whitman (Margaret C. Whitman) (1956- ): is the president and CEO of eBay. Her experiences in brand marketing and consumer technology helped propel eBay into a leader in online commerce.
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