1. Girls Got Tech? YES!

2. My presentation today will provide participants: Lesson plans and resources. Hands-on activities they can easily implement. Ideas for funding sources. An opportunity to have some fun and network!

3. Girls Got Tech? YES! Purpose of SciGals Program: Increase the participants’ knowledge of STEM careers. Increase the participants’ desire to pursue STEM related careers. Meet real female STEM professionals. HAVE FUN!

4. Girls Got Tech? YES! S – SCIENCE Scientific Method Activity

5. Girls Got Tech? YES! Need for SciGals program: 1999 – 20002009 – 2010% Change Total: 7-12 th Grade Students 56514507(21%) Free/Reduced Lunches 7-12 th Grade Students 9781964201% Special Ed Students 7-12 th Grade Students 870827(5%) Students of Color 7-12 th Grade Students 3741057283% ELL Students 7-12 th Grade Students 106519490%

6. Girls Got Tech? YES! Benefits of Non-Traditional Careers: Higher Wages —Nontraditional jobs pay 20-30% more on average than traditional female occupations. This can make the difference between family well-being and family poverty. Better Benefits —Nontraditional jobs in the trades and technical fields tend to be unionized. Unions provide more member support, such as health benefits, sick leave, life insurance, pension/retirement plans, educational assistance and paid vacation time. Opportunity for Advancement —Nontraditional occupations tend to have sturdier career ladders which translate directly into salary and job upgrades as a worker achieves higher skill levels on the job.

7. Girls Got Tech? YES! Non-Trad STEM Careers:

8. Girls Got Tech? YES! T – Technology A Sense For Technology activity

9. Girls Got Tech? YES! Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems, or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. Technologies significantly affect human as well as other animal species' ability to control and adapt to their natural environments.

10. Girls Got Tech? YES! History of SciGals Program:  2000 – 2009  Hosted 1-day Non-traditional Girl’s Conference  Served approximately 100 girls per year  2009-2010  Implemented one 6-session SciGals program  Served approximately 25 girls per year  2011  Implemented two 8-session SciGals programs  Served approximately 50 girls per year

11. Girls Got Tech? YES! SciGals Program:  3-hour, 8-session after school program  $50 fee – full and partial scholarships available  Session Components  Team Building  Lab Activity  Speaker  Snack and Dinner  Journaling  Daily Evaluations

12. Girls Got Tech? YES! SciGals Program:  Budget  Transportation  Food – Snacks and Dinner  Staff  Materials and Supplies for Activities  Field Trip Transportation

13. Girls Got Tech? YES! E – Engineering Exploring Biomimcry Design

14. Girls Got Tech? YES! Funding Ideas for SciGals Program: – Grants – Registration Fees – Volunteers – Scholarships – Business Donations

15. Girls Got Tech? YES! M – Math Accounting Activity

16. Girls Got Tech? YES! Resources for SciGals Program: https://www.istemnetwork.org/index.cfm http://www.egfi-k12.org/ http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/index.html http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/k-12/aeroact.htm http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/ntti/resources/lessons/technology.html http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/ntti/resources/lessons/science.html http://www.pbs.org/teachers/classroom/6-8/science-tech/resources/ http://mypages.iit.edu/~smile/ http://www.thefutureschannel.com/index.php http://www.daytonregionalstemcenter.org/ http://www.learning.com/stemunit/?esn=su1 http://stlawcostempartnership.org/lesson-plans/

17. Girls Got Tech? YES!

18. Jayne Greeney Schill St. Cloud Area School District 742 216 8 th Ave North Waite Park, MN 56387 320-202-6892 Jayne.greeney@isd742.org