Featured Events:
Speaker Series — MarchDr. Moogega Cooper
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Panel Series — MarchWomen In Engineering Panel
Come hear from three awesome women about the paths they each took to reach their careers in engineering today, what they love about their jobs, and why engineering offers such great opportunities for women! The session will allow attendees to submit questions to be asked of the panel. Panel moderated by Julie Newman, Electronics Engineer, NASA JPL
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Meet the Ambassadors — March6th-8th grade: Tuesday, March 16 @ 5PM-6PM
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Partner Events:
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Full event list can also be viewed here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wMPwTLX7tHV8EKF7OLMTaQNIiEQSBfo0-YMKXn0xwN0/edit?usp=sharing
Exploring Science Communication in Your Classroom and Beyond
Host: Natural History Museum Los Angeles
Audience: K-12 Teachers, Coaches/TOSA’s, Administrators
Date: March 3, 2021 4pm
Science communication is an essential 21st century skill for our students, but what does it entail and how can we best collaborate to prepare students to be scientific communicators, and where should you even start? Join us as we explore the cross-curricular connections of science communication with a panel of accomplished science communicators who each bring their own creative flare to innovating scientific understanding. You will leave feeling inspired and ready to tap into your students’ interests and diverse assets that will help them join the conversation and empower them to see themselves as scientists. This webinar is presented in partnership with Los Angeles County Office of Education’s Engaging Girls in STEM programming.
Panelists:
Lila Higgins - Senior Manager of Community Science, Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County
Michelle Barboza - Founder, CosPlay for Science & Co-Host of new PBS web series, EONS
Korinna Domingo - Founder, Cougar Conservancy
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Meet Your Museum
Host: Natural History Museum Los Angeles
Audience: K-12th Grade Students
Come meet our museum staff and collections! You'll hear from our Research & Collections staff (including scientists, curators, collections managers, and more) and participate in a Q&A about their career path and work at the museum, with different staff joining each week. These programs are presented in partnership with LACOE's Women & Girls in STEM Initiative. Recommended for Grades 5 - 12; open to all grades. Upcoming programs include:
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WiDS Worldwide Conference Watch Party
Host: Women in Data Science
Audience: High School and College Students
Date: March 8, 2021 3pm-5pm
Join our online livestream of the conference closing session, including the following segments:
Registrants will receive an email with a link to the livestream and may choose to join some or all of the session.
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CSUN Virtual Pi Day Celebration
Host: CSU Northridge/CSUN Women in Science and Engineering Board
Audience: Middle and High School Students, Parents
Date: March 11, 2021, 4-6pm
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Be A Vet
Host: California Science Center
Audience: 4th grade students
Dates: Monday March 15th, 10:30-11:30 a.m.; Thursday March 18th, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Do you love animals? Then you will love going behind the scenes with a Vet Tech from the California Science Center! Our Vet Techs take care of a wide variety of animals at the California Science Center, from the fishes in our Kelp Tank to lizards in the Desert Zone. You’ll go on a 30 minutes of activities to explore thinking like a Vet Tech and a 30 minute Q&A with one of our Vet Techs.
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LINXS Youth Engagement Women in Construction- March 12th, 10am-11am
Host: LINXS Constructors
Audience: Students
Date: Save the Date March 12, 10-11am
Women in Construction (WIC) Week highlights women as a visible component of the construction industry. WIC Week also raises awareness about the opportunities available for women who are construction workers. During the week, LINXS will be inviting partnering schools to show students how they can plan and prepare for a career in construction. LINXS Youth Engagement will be hosting a panel of dynamic women who currently work in the construction arena. We hope there will be information that all students can take away to help them become part of the solution of our future as they think about the various construction careers.
Panelist:
For Registration email [email protected] with name, grade, and school.
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Family Coding Celebrations: (1) The Girls Started It: Women Collaborators in Coding Paved the Way for Today
Host: STEMScopes
Audience: Grade 3-8th; Elementary and Middle School Teachers, Coaches; Parents
Date: March 16, 2021, 6:30pm-8:00pm
Registration will be capped at 30 children per event, not including their parent/guardian. Please click the title above for a complete overview of the four events we want to host, including title, descriptions, and registration links.
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Upverter Education - Free Online Engineering Resources for the Virtual Classroom
Host: Upverter Education
Audience: High School Teachers
Date: March 18, 2021 3pm-3:45pm
Learn how Upverter Education is helping educators teaching Robotics, Electronics Design, PLTW Engineering Courses, Principles of Engineering, Digital Electronics and other STEM related courses transition into the virtual classroom.
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Upverter Education - Free Online Engineering Resources for the Virtual Classroom
Host: Upverter Education
Audience: High School Teachers
Date: March 20, 2021 3pm-3:45pm
Learn how Upverter Education is helping educators teaching Robotics, Electronics Design, PLTW Engineering Courses, Principles of Engineering, Digital Electronics and other STEM related courses transition into the virtual classroom.
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Cartoons and Coding: An Interactive Workshop for Educator
Host: STEM to the Future
Audience: Elementary and Middle School Teachers
Dates: March 23 and March 25
In this 1 hour interactive workshop we will explore topics such as equity, computer science, and teamwork. We'll begin by watching a short STTF cartoon that gets us thinking about equity and what it looks like to look after our community. We'll end by reprogramming a game so that it is both fun and fair! You'll have access to the cartoon and coding lessons that you can take back to your students!
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Harvey Mudd College Women Engineers and Scientists of Tomorrow WEST Conference 2021
March 27, 2021
Host: Harvey Mudd College
Audience: High School Girls
You’re invited to the annual Harvey Mudd College Women Engineers and Scientists of Tomorrow WEST Conference 2021 held on Saturday, March 27th from 8:30 am-4:30 pm Pacific Time on Zoom. WEST Conference is a one-day conference for high school girls to visit the Harvey Mudd College campus (through Zoom), participate in a day of science and engineering workshops, and get an idea of what it is like to be a woman scientist or engineer for a day.
Participants have the opportunity to attend workshops presented by our very own Mudd professors. Attendees are allowed a chance to listen and ask questions to a panel of current Mudd students from each technical major. Parents are welcome to attend certain parts of the conference such as the panel, admission talk, and keynote speaker. In addition, there will be opportunities for participants to chat with professors, current Mudd students, and other attendees in breakout rooms, during breaks, and at lunch. For the first time, WEST Conference is FREE to attend. However, any donations would be greatly appreciated to support our future SWE events (you can Venmo our treasurer Daphne Poon @daphnep).
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Master Your Virtual Classroom Webinar Series
Host: Energy Coalition
2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10
Join The Energy Coalition (TEC) to learn tools for creating a successful and engaging Google Classroom. This 6-part series develops your skills in organizing your virtual classroom, utilizing spreadsheets, developing interactive presentations,
creating effective quizzes, and more! Build your confidence as a distance learning facilitator and engage your students in the virtual classroom! Each training will include a 1-hour training period to learn new techniques, tools, and skills, 30-minute (optional) interactive workshop to practice your new skills, troubleshoot technical issues, and receive guidance!
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Working with Monkeys and Sharks!
Host: Masters of Biology for Diverse Scientists
Audience: Students: High School;Students: Secondary Middle and High School;Parents
Dates: March: 19 and 21
Host: Natural History Museum Los Angeles
Audience: K-12 Teachers, Coaches/TOSA’s, Administrators
Date: March 3, 2021 4pm
Science communication is an essential 21st century skill for our students, but what does it entail and how can we best collaborate to prepare students to be scientific communicators, and where should you even start? Join us as we explore the cross-curricular connections of science communication with a panel of accomplished science communicators who each bring their own creative flare to innovating scientific understanding. You will leave feeling inspired and ready to tap into your students’ interests and diverse assets that will help them join the conversation and empower them to see themselves as scientists. This webinar is presented in partnership with Los Angeles County Office of Education’s Engaging Girls in STEM programming.
Panelists:
Lila Higgins - Senior Manager of Community Science, Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County
Michelle Barboza - Founder, CosPlay for Science & Co-Host of new PBS web series, EONS
Korinna Domingo - Founder, Cougar Conservancy
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Meet Your Museum
Host: Natural History Museum Los Angeles
Audience: K-12th Grade Students
Come meet our museum staff and collections! You'll hear from our Research & Collections staff (including scientists, curators, collections managers, and more) and participate in a Q&A about their career path and work at the museum, with different staff joining each week. These programs are presented in partnership with LACOE's Women & Girls in STEM Initiative. Recommended for Grades 5 - 12; open to all grades. Upcoming programs include:
- Thursday, March 4 at 11:30AM | La Brea Tar Pits (Canids) with Dr. Mairin Balisi
- Thursday, March 11 at 11:30AM | La Brea Tar Pits (Excavation) with Laura Tewksbury
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WiDS Worldwide Conference Watch Party
Host: Women in Data Science
Audience: High School and College Students
Date: March 8, 2021 3pm-5pm
Join our online livestream of the conference closing session, including the following segments:
- Data Visualization as Exploratory Medium: from Scientific Insight to Artistic Expression (Fernanda Viega, Principle Scientist, Google)
- Roles for Computing in Social Justice (Rediet Adebe, JR Fellow, Harvard University and Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley)
- Role of Machine Learning in Behavior Change (Hulya Emir-Farinas, Director of Data Science, FitBit)
- Diversity and Data Science Education (Panel)
Registrants will receive an email with a link to the livestream and may choose to join some or all of the session.
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CSUN Virtual Pi Day Celebration
Host: CSU Northridge/CSUN Women in Science and Engineering Board
Audience: Middle and High School Students, Parents
Date: March 11, 2021, 4-6pm
- Interactive Pi themed events in Zoom breakout rooms (bring your own pie to eat 🙂)
- Digits of Pi
- Pi photo booth
- Vex robots that you can help code
- Pi riddles
- Virtual science experiments
- rapid fire Kahoot! quizzes
- Engaging Girls in Science with undergrad and graduate students in science
- Culinary demos on making savory or sweet pies!
- and so much more!
- CSUN math, engineering and science students will moderate the rooms and get students involved (there will also be an adult helper in every room)
- The event will culminate with a fast-paced Kahoot! quiz and prizes
- You can come the whole time or just drop in
- We will do a midway raffle and an end raffle
- at 5:40 we will start the last raffle and the Kahoot!
- parents are of course welcome
- You will need to RSVP in order to receive the Zoom link!
- For more information, email [email protected]
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Be A Vet
Host: California Science Center
Audience: 4th grade students
Dates: Monday March 15th, 10:30-11:30 a.m.; Thursday March 18th, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Do you love animals? Then you will love going behind the scenes with a Vet Tech from the California Science Center! Our Vet Techs take care of a wide variety of animals at the California Science Center, from the fishes in our Kelp Tank to lizards in the Desert Zone. You’ll go on a 30 minutes of activities to explore thinking like a Vet Tech and a 30 minute Q&A with one of our Vet Techs.
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LINXS Youth Engagement Women in Construction- March 12th, 10am-11am
Host: LINXS Constructors
Audience: Students
Date: Save the Date March 12, 10-11am
Women in Construction (WIC) Week highlights women as a visible component of the construction industry. WIC Week also raises awareness about the opportunities available for women who are construction workers. During the week, LINXS will be inviting partnering schools to show students how they can plan and prepare for a career in construction. LINXS Youth Engagement will be hosting a panel of dynamic women who currently work in the construction arena. We hope there will be information that all students can take away to help them become part of the solution of our future as they think about the various construction careers.
Panelist:
- Rosa Brice- Senior Airport Engineer at LAX
- Paulina Mendez- Cilvil Engineer
- Gabrielle Rubio -Vertical Engineering Team
- Aliexa Espinoza - Structural Engineering Team
- Electrice Harris - Architect, SoCal NOMA Summer Camp Director
For Registration email [email protected] with name, grade, and school.
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Family Coding Celebrations: (1) The Girls Started It: Women Collaborators in Coding Paved the Way for Today
Host: STEMScopes
Audience: Grade 3-8th; Elementary and Middle School Teachers, Coaches; Parents
Date: March 16, 2021, 6:30pm-8:00pm
Registration will be capped at 30 children per event, not including their parent/guardian. Please click the title above for a complete overview of the four events we want to host, including title, descriptions, and registration links.
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Upverter Education - Free Online Engineering Resources for the Virtual Classroom
Host: Upverter Education
Audience: High School Teachers
Date: March 18, 2021 3pm-3:45pm
Learn how Upverter Education is helping educators teaching Robotics, Electronics Design, PLTW Engineering Courses, Principles of Engineering, Digital Electronics and other STEM related courses transition into the virtual classroom.
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Upverter Education - Free Online Engineering Resources for the Virtual Classroom
Host: Upverter Education
Audience: High School Teachers
Date: March 20, 2021 3pm-3:45pm
Learn how Upverter Education is helping educators teaching Robotics, Electronics Design, PLTW Engineering Courses, Principles of Engineering, Digital Electronics and other STEM related courses transition into the virtual classroom.
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Cartoons and Coding: An Interactive Workshop for Educator
Host: STEM to the Future
Audience: Elementary and Middle School Teachers
Dates: March 23 and March 25
In this 1 hour interactive workshop we will explore topics such as equity, computer science, and teamwork. We'll begin by watching a short STTF cartoon that gets us thinking about equity and what it looks like to look after our community. We'll end by reprogramming a game so that it is both fun and fair! You'll have access to the cartoon and coding lessons that you can take back to your students!
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Harvey Mudd College Women Engineers and Scientists of Tomorrow WEST Conference 2021
March 27, 2021
Host: Harvey Mudd College
Audience: High School Girls
You’re invited to the annual Harvey Mudd College Women Engineers and Scientists of Tomorrow WEST Conference 2021 held on Saturday, March 27th from 8:30 am-4:30 pm Pacific Time on Zoom. WEST Conference is a one-day conference for high school girls to visit the Harvey Mudd College campus (through Zoom), participate in a day of science and engineering workshops, and get an idea of what it is like to be a woman scientist or engineer for a day.
Participants have the opportunity to attend workshops presented by our very own Mudd professors. Attendees are allowed a chance to listen and ask questions to a panel of current Mudd students from each technical major. Parents are welcome to attend certain parts of the conference such as the panel, admission talk, and keynote speaker. In addition, there will be opportunities for participants to chat with professors, current Mudd students, and other attendees in breakout rooms, during breaks, and at lunch. For the first time, WEST Conference is FREE to attend. However, any donations would be greatly appreciated to support our future SWE events (you can Venmo our treasurer Daphne Poon @daphnep).
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Master Your Virtual Classroom Webinar Series
Host: Energy Coalition
2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10
Join The Energy Coalition (TEC) to learn tools for creating a successful and engaging Google Classroom. This 6-part series develops your skills in organizing your virtual classroom, utilizing spreadsheets, developing interactive presentations,
creating effective quizzes, and more! Build your confidence as a distance learning facilitator and engage your students in the virtual classroom! Each training will include a 1-hour training period to learn new techniques, tools, and skills, 30-minute (optional) interactive workshop to practice your new skills, troubleshoot technical issues, and receive guidance!
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Working with Monkeys and Sharks!
Host: Masters of Biology for Diverse Scientists
Audience: Students: High School;Students: Secondary Middle and High School;Parents
Dates: March: 19 and 21