GSE/EXT: Girls RISE (Raising Interest in Science and Engineering) Museum Network
Girls RISEnet, a partnership between the Miami Science Museum, the Association of Science-Technology Centers, and SECME, Inc., is strengthening the professional capacity of informal science educators to engage and motivate minority girls in grades 6-12 to explore and pursue science and engineering careers.
The project addresses the national need to cultivate diversity in preparing the next generation of female scientists and engineers.
Objectives include:
Utilize the national network of science centers and museums to raise awareness and broaden access for girls underrepresented in STEM.
Develop linkages between organizations with the common purpose of increasing the pipeline of minority female engineers.
Facilitate translation of gender and diversity research into practice through a unified training program.
Provide ongoing services, access to program materials, and tools to broaden the ability of science centers to provide relevant and engaging programming for girls.
Museums and science centers serving as regional training hubs include:
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA
Connecticut Science Center, Hartford, CT
COSI, Columbus, OH
Explora, Albuquerque, NM
Maryland Science Center, Baltimore, MD
Miami Science Museum, Miami, FL
Kentucky Science Center, Louisville, KY
NYSCI, Queens, NY
OMSI, Portland, OR
Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, MO
Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center, Shreveport, LA
Core components of the project include:
- Train-the-trainer model to build capacity of 11 partner museums and museum practitioners in their regions.
- Follow-up support
- Mini-grants and travel awards to support implementation in regions (The Girls RISEnet minigrant program is now closed)
- Web site resources
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