Showcases for Women in STEM supported initiatives
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Showcases for Women in STEM supported initiatives
WEPAN has used the Women in STEM Knowledge Center (WSKC) to shine a spotlight on projects, programs and organizations in the women and STEM community. Some of the efforts that have been showcased include:
Professional development/capacity building initiatives
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ENGAGE in Engineering (ENGAGE)
The overarching goal of ENGAGE is to increase the capacity of engineering schools to retain undergraduate students by facilitating the implementation of three research-based strategies to improve student day-to-day classroom and educational experience.
ENGAGE offers a plethora of publicly-accessible resources for strategy implementation for institutions and individuals. These include:
- Integrating into coursework Everyday Examples in Engineering to teach students engineering concepts using examples to which students can readily relate.
- Improving and increasing Faculty-Student Interaction to increase faculty approachability and encourage students to participate more fully with Faculty.
- Improving student Spatial Visualization Skills to increase their success in gateway engineering courses.
Over the course of this NSF-funded project (2009-2016), ENGAGE worked with faculty and administrators from over 70 engineering schools to implement ENGAGE strategies. ENGAGE resources are managed by Stevens Institute of Technology at https://www.engageengineering.org.
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Engineering Inclusive Teaching (EIT)
Engineering Inclusive Teaching (EIT) is an NSF-funded (2012-2016, award# 1203164) professional development initiative for engineering faculty providing research-based, engineering-specific strategies for creating engaging, motivating educational environments that encourage the persistence and success of all students, especially women and other underrepresented students.
Core strategies include "Live" and on-demand webinars that distill research-based, best practices; and translate findings into specific actions for educators; and easy adoption Action Checklists and other complementary resources.
The EIT program created a portfolio of ten publicly accessible webinars showcasing the work of social science researchers and Engineering master teachers.
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Advancing Culture in Engineering
WEPAN has been working to build the engineering workforce of the future, constantly expanding and sharing our knowledge of gender diversity and inclusion. We've come a long way from a change model of "add more women and stir." We know that building engineering cultures that include everyone is the charge we must lead.
In this multi-year initiative, WEPAN is using proven, research-based inclusion strategies for implementation in company and university settings to shape a culture that retains women engineers. Read more about the ACE initiative.
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Tracking Trends in Gender & STEM Publications (TTGSP)
There is a sizable body of knowledge about factors related to women's recruitment and success in STEM fields. In this NSF-funded project, Dr. Elizabeth Creamer provides access to a set of visualizations that synthesize trends in this body of literature over time to promote scholarship and enhance practice in under-studied areas.
Access the TTGSP publications database, project resources and the interactive visualizations here.
Community-building Initiatives
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gseSpace
gseSpace is an NSF-funded project (2010-2014, award# 1016711) whose core purpose was to assess the interest of the women in STEM community to support an online professional community.
The project conducted a needs assessment over a 13-month time frame to research knowledge, views, aptitude and desires regarding participation in a GSE professional community.
gseSpace needs assessment reports are popular downloads. View these gseSpace reports for more information: Needs Assessment Summary, Needs Assessment Findings, Stakeholder Survey, Literature Review, Peer Community Research, Stakeholder Interviews.
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Advance Implementation Mentor Networks (AIM)
The AIM network is a community of practice of more than 80 Program Coordinators/Directors (PC/D's) from over 50 NSF ADVANCE funded programs throughout the United States. Through the AIM network, PC/D's interact with other coordinators and directors via monthly teleconference meetings and through an email contact list which affords on-demand response and support.