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February 25th, 2019

2/25/2019

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Team Event Strategy: We know teams are in meetings doing a ton of planning for some big event ideas. Why not test run something out at lunch or at a school-wide event like a game or production? Working on health and wellness - share yoga poses on your Instagram, do a breathing meditation before a test taking day. Working on STEM? Choose an Hour of Code activity or Made with Code activity and share out school-wide and host a gathering (maybe to teach parents!) in a classroom. All these activities build out your audience and messaging!

What Challenges are you Facing? What challenges are you facing? Or share a challenge you overcame and how you did it. Share your stories and questions here. Or you can always email us: girlsbuild@lapromisefund.org

Final project Deadline: May 5th is the deadline to turn in your final website and an end-of-year video. The rubric  and guidelines are found on our Curriculum page. 

Resource of the Week - Get Schooled  This site has a badge program, surveys, and articles dealing with many of your topics. There is even a middle school challenge. It is possible to create accounts or just do one activity as a stand alone.

Shout out to:
  • Mujeres Con Animo  at Animo Leadership Charter  - for introducing their team members through Instagram and connecting the team members to the topic of female empowerment and issues for undocumented community members
  • Leak Protectors  from Animo Jackie Robinson who passed out feminine hygiene kits while sending positive vibes out through Instagram.
  • Bronx Bright Project  for taking control of their project. They are in teams and marketing and outreach teams who are presenting and applying for extra funding! The technical team is exploring lighting designs and layout for the park installation using a design software called Dialux. Check out their site to learn more
  • Aspirations in Computing Winners  from Los Angeles: Lennox Academy, GALA, Foshay Learning Center, CAMS, Garfield, LA Canada, and SOAR High School. We believe there are also winners from Starkville, MS. Shout out to Educator Award winners from GALA, Palmdale Learning Plaza. Did we miss you! Please let us know (we only have access to the Los Angeles winners).  

​Engagement Opportunities (see all here)

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Week of February 19

2/19/2019

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Final project update: It is so fun seeing you all get your projects off the ground! Remember, May 5th is the deadline to turn in your final website and an end-of-year video. We will provide guidance and reminders but the rubric and guidelines are found on our Curriculum page.

Last week a team asked: It is difficult to get field trips to locations that are not already approved by the district but we want to go to a local retirement home.  We know we can host the event at school but the retirement communities said it would be difficult for the citizens to come out to the school. We are trying to think of solutions but wondered if you had any thoughts or idea that might have worked in the past.
Responses included:
  • How far is the retirement home? Can people carpool and make it an unofficial trip?
  • ​Is there a common location where you can meet up? A recreation room at a local park?
  • Is there something else happening at the school - a play, sporting event, something where you can combine forces and invite guests from the retirement home so experience your event and another as well to make it more enticing

What challenges are you facing? Or share a challenge you overcame and how you did it. Share your stories and questions here. Or you can always email us: girlsbuild@lapromisefund.org 

Team Shout-outs:
The JSTEM Academy  in Converse, TX for their Valentines Day!! "Will You be my Creek Companion" press event and for working with UT Austin  on Girls Day.

University Girls Build  for their smoothie stand and the Multicultural Food Festival on Campus.

Southeast Middle School  for getting all of us to rethink our drink by showing the amounts of sugar in the drinks we choose.


​Engagement Opportunities (see all here)

NEW NATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: 

National Webinar: WonderPark
WONDERPARK: A Girl-Centered Discussion with Paramount Picture's Head of Animation: Mireille Soria   
​Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2019 
REGISTER HERE 
Description: The National Girls Collaborative Project  is proud to be partnering with Paramount Pictures to host this national webinar celebrating the release of the newest girl-positive, STEM-focused animated feature film, WONDERPARK. 
The National Girls Collaborative Project  is proud to be partnering with Paramount Pictures to host this national webinar celebrating the release of the newest girl-positive, STEM-focused animated feature film, WONDERPARK.  

Google's Computer Science Summer Institute (CSSI)
Audience: Current High School Seniors
Deadline: March 18th
Learn More and Apply Here 
Description: Google's Computer Science Summer Institute (CSSI) is a three-week introduction to computer science (CS) for graduating high school seniors with a passion for technology — especially students from historically underrepresented groups in the field.

Nominate a Teacher for a Scholarship
Code.org is offering full-ride scholarships and discounts to thousands of teachers to attend Professional Learning Program  to begin teaching computer science. No prior experience is needed.
Nominate a teacher for a scholarship.

LOCAL LOS ANGELES OPPORTUNITIES

Socal SciFest with the Clippers Foundation
Date: Friday, March 22, 2019

  • Sneak Peek Friday – School groups only
  • Free to attend – schools must be registered
  • Event is open from 9:00am – 3:00pm (we anticipate that it will take students approx. 2-3 hours to go through the exhibits)
  • Registration Link:  www.clippers.com/scifestsneakpeek ​


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Week of February 11, 2019

2/11/2019

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Last week a team asked: There is a heated argument between team members about which design to choose for our event. How do we resolve this?
Thank you to the people who responded with some ideas:

  • Set up a decision matrix based on the criteria that the team sets and have them vote based on that criteria so that bias doesn't leak into the conversation.
  • Take the ideas and reach out to your core audience. Get your audience to decide, as it is meant to appeal to them. It is not personal within the group.

This week a team asked:  It is difficult to get field trips to locations that are not already approved by the district but we want to go to a local retirement home.  We know we can host the event at school but the retirement communities said it would be difficult for the citizens to come out to the school. We are trying to think of solutions but wondered if you had any thoughts or idea that might have worked in the past.
Do you have some ideas to share?  Think about the answer as a team or respond on your own. Share your thoughts here or ask your own question.  We will share some suggestions in next week’s newsletter. Or you can always email us: girlsbuild@lapromisefund.org


Team Shout-outs:
Granada Hills for doing great outreach - including asking Girls Build for volunteers to their eTexathon on March 10th!

Adulting from Culver City High School for taking the opportunity to share their upcoming workshops with their school.

University High School for taking making smoothie bowls for students to deliver their message of Health and Wellness.

​Engagement Opportunities 
NATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES:

Aspire IT
Organizations: Learn what it means to be an AspireIT Partner Organization  and how to apply for funding to support Summer 2019 programs at www.aspiations.org/aspierit 
Aspirations in Computing Awardees: Inspire the next generation of technical women! Apply for AspireIT funding and let us help you do it! Visit our new and improved AspireIT Leader page to get started - and let us know what you think of the changes!Description: NCWIT AspireIT  is designed to teach K-12 girls programming fundamentals and computational thinking in fun, creative, and hands-on environments. AspireIT participants are ultimately encouraged to contribute their unique perspectives and ideas to future innovations. Using a near-peer model, program leaders teach younger girls technology fundamentals and are supported by Partner Organizations  from the NCWIT community.
​Deadline: Applications are due by March 15, 2019. Questions? Contact the team at AspireIT@ncwit.org

Leap Into Science Twitter Chat
Date: February 27, 2019; 11:00 AM Pacific (2:00 PM Eastern)
Description: Join the conversation during National Leap into Science Week (last week of February), using the hashtag #leapweek. For instructions and participation, follow the Twitter handles: @ngcproject, @TheFranklin, and @julia_skolnik.

Modern Figures Podcast 
To listen to the podcast, visit Apple iTunes, Google Podcast, Spotify, or Stitcher. Subscribe at http://modernfigurespodcast.com/subscribe-to-podcast/ .
  • Follow @modernfigurespodcast on Facebook  and Instagram , and @ModFigsPodcast on Twitter .
About the Modern Figures Podcast:The Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computing Sciences (iAAMCS), a national resource for all African-American computer science students and faculty, launched a new podcast in collaboration with the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), a non-profit that works to increase women’s meaningful participation in computing. Modern Figures Podcast (http://modernfigurespodcast.com/ ) guest stars Black women in computing who share their stories and perspectives on technical, societal, and personal topics. Geared toward women of color in STEM, especially high school and college students, the podcast also highlights the interestingly relatable, pivotal moments along their journey in computing.

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Week of February 4th

2/4/2019

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How Do You Know Your Project is Working?
Looking for inspiration? Check out our webinar "How do I know my project is working?" presented last year by Alex Nicholson. ​Click here to watch the webinar and download the file from our site.
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A team asked: There is a heated argument between team members about which design to choose for our event. How do we resolve this?
We have some ideas, but want to hear from you. Think about the answer as a team or respond on your own
Share your thoughts here and ask any questions. 
We will share some suggestions in next week’s newsletter.


Team Shout-outs:
Kudos to Diego Rivera Learning Complex for a successful Self-Affirmation Campaign. During November and December, the school bathrooms displayed positive messages in stalls and around mirrors to remind students that they are smart, loved, confident, joyful, friendly, pure, honest, original, strong, fun and/or unique.

Kudos to John Muir Middle School's Team E.Y.T. (Empowering the Youth of Tomorrow) for presenting their community safety project at the Harvard Park Safe Passages Collaborative.  They had the opportunity to share the excitement of their team's work with several community-based groups including Officers Clark and Sanchez from the 77th Division Precinct as well as with Saul Garcia from an organization called Urban Peace.  Both have agreed to provide support to the team in order to make the plan that's on paper become a reality.

​Kudos to NamasteCalm to from Ramon C Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts for sharing helpful mindfulness exercises and being an open ear for anyone looking to talk

Did we miss you? We want to celebrate with you! Send us an email about your recent accomplishments and we will shout you out as well! Let’s celebrate our successes and share with each other.

ADDITIONAL ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES 
National Days/ Months moved to the opportunities page:
  • February is Black History Month - What role models can you highlight? Check out the new Modern Figures Podcast that introduces and elevates the voices of Black women in computing (produced by IAAMCS and NCWIT)
  • ​March is Women in History Month
  • February 6th is National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD). This year’s NGWSD theme is Lead Her Forward, to honor the many ways that sports push girls and women to achieve excellence and realize their boundless potential.
  • February 17-23 - Engineers Week  including resources and Girls Day Kits 
  • March 8th is International Women's Day 2019. The campaign theme is #BalanceforBetter Better the balance, better the world. How will you celebrate women's achievements on Friday March 8, while calling for a more gender-balanced world? Planning is underway by groups worldwide.

In Los Angeles
Athena Hacks 
Date: Senior High School Girls and undergrads
Deadline:  April 6th - 7th

Apply by March 18th
Description: A weekend dedicated to filling the gender gap, exploring technology, and building the next big thing! Our mission is to support and nurture women* in tech by hosting Southern California's premiere all female* hackathon. Expect a weekend full of workshops, mentorship, tech talks, social activities, food, and more! No experience necessary, you just need passion.
*trans and non-binary inclusive


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