Girls Reaching for Education About Technology and Moving In New Directions for Success
Girls Reaching for Education About Technology and Moving in New Directions for Success (GREATMINDS™) is an outreach to encourage young women to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) through its community programs.
DFW*ATW launched the GREATMINDS™ initiative ten years ago as a step to fulfill its mission of encouraging women and girls to enter technology fields. The GREATMINDS™ Program bridges the gap between industry and schools (students, educators and parents) by establishing community programs and groups focused on reaching out to young girls. The programs under this initiative have included one day events, camps and scholarships.
“Studies have shown that as girls get more interested in STEM fields throughout their youth, they are more likely to pursue careers that use STEM to solve today’s challenges. Through our GREATMINDSTM programs, we expose young girls to women that have pursued STEM careers and encourage them to be interested in “cool” technology fields. GREATMINDSTM provides a great place for them to start!”
– Marilyn Kibler-Colón, President, DFW*ATW
DISD STEM Expo 2021 - Virtual Judges Needed!
When: 1/05/2021 - 1/15/2021
Location: Virtual
We need volunteers to be judges for the DISD STEM Expo 2021. This year we need volunteers to be judges for the virtual Dallas ISD STEM Expo. Deadline to register is December 15, 2020. Students will be submitting their projects via Google Forms. We are looking for volunteers to review project virtually between January 5 and January 15. We need as many judges as we can get! Kick off call with the judges will be first week of January!
GREATMINDS™ is launching a new program called iLead in STEM. This event will be piloted to Richardson ISD in November 2020.
The iLead in STEM program provides a comprehensive, meaningful, and sustainable impact to enriching lives of minority 8th grade girls and positively impacts their underserved communities by addressing the following through an integrated learning curriculum:
➢Leadership development
➢STEM-related activities
➢One-to-One mentorship
➢The opportunity for a sense of community
➢ Preparedness for college study in STEM
➢ Expanded awareness for the girls of a wide variety of STEM careers through experiential learning and discussions
➢Exposure to 6 distinctly different STEM workshops designed to engage and peak interest in one of the categories increasing the odds of persistence in STEM courses upon entering high school
A resource for teachers, mentors, parents, STEM professionals, volunteers, and everyone passionate about getting children eager to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math.