Spring into action: A lab strategy you can use today (video)

       Hi, it’s Donna Milgram, Principal Investigator (PI) of a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project to provide community college educators with free professional development to increase the number of female students in STEM courses, and I want to wish you a happy spring! In honor of the season, I made this short video to help you “spring into action” with one technique you can employ in your lab right away to help you teach to female learning styles.  In surveys, female students reported that this was one of the top strategies that helped them succeed in their STEM program.

Check out the video where I fill you in on the details of the lab strategy:

At my NSF-funded, two-day WomenTech Educators Training, you’ll learn proven strategies like this one to help you increase the number of female students in your programs.  You will walk away with a concrete recruitment and retention plan, and connect with a network of like-minded colleagues from around the country. Plus, the teaching techniques you will learn have been shown not only to increase retention for female students, but have helped male students, too.

Find out more about the NSF WomenTech Educators Training

The training will be hosted by the South Carolina Advanced Technological Education (SC ATE) National Resource Center May 14 & 15, 2013 at the Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology (SiMT) in Florence, SC. If you're not sure what to do next to recruit more female students, or you've already tried some strategies and they didn't work, then I'll show you proven ways for you to see real results, often in just one year. More information on the training can be found here: http://www.iwitts.org/scatetraining

This is likely something that you’ve been meaning to take action on for a long time, so spring into action and reserve your spot today!

Sign up for the NSF WomenTech Educators Training now


Don’t hesitate to sign up. The workshop is free to community college STEM educators because it is funded by NSF. Take this opportunity be a leader in this area and increase the number of female students in your programs:

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I look forward to seeing you in Florence, South Carolina for the two-day workshop!

Best,

Donna Milgram

PI, NSF-Funded CalWomenTech Scale Up Project

Executive Director, Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Science (IWITTS)


PS. The deadline to sign up is April 15, 2013 and seating is limited, so spring into action and sign up for the training now.

Reserve your spot at the NSF WomenTech Educators Training