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8:30 Welcome & introductions
8:40 Empathy Interviews: in groups of 3 conduct interviews with the participants about why STEAM is great, and why girls aren't represented in STEAM in schools and the 'real world'.
9:05 Review your notes, what came up as barriers to girls in STEAM? Write them on post its and stick it to our "Wall of Obstacles"
9:10 Guest Speakers: Maddie Fayle, U of C student from WISE; Robert Toth from Roots2STEM; Johanna Kollewyn, Aerospace Engineer, Hatch Infrastructure Rail and Transit & Stephanie Campbell, Electrical Engineer, Google; Joan Kollewyn, Hour of Code
10:00 Break
10:15 Make, Create, Do: break out sessions with STEAM activities from various grade levels.
11:15 Shareback from your Make, Create, Do with your school team: I like, I wonder, I wish on chart paper
11:30 Guest Speaker: Bobby Mathew, teacher at Springbank High School.
11:40 Get back in your Empathy Interview groups and pair up with another group because it's Solution Time! How might we get more students, particularly girls, interested in STEAM? Use your chart paper and post its to record it and create your own Knowledge Commons. Think of anything, there is no bad idea!
12:00 Lunch-Pizza and salads
12:30 What are reoccurring solutions? Sort your ideas into themes. Post your themes/solutions on the wall. Gallery Walk
12:50 School Hack: In your school teams, consider what can you do at your school. See below for more information on the Hack Mindset.
1:40 Share back your hack with two other groups to get feedback.
1:50 Sara: website, sharing online, implementing strategies, support, microgrants & Thank You
2:00 Feedback on the day and Leave with GREAT ideas and energized to start something great in your school!
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8:40 Empathy Interviews: in groups of 3 conduct interviews with the participants about why STEAM is great, and why girls aren't represented in STEAM in schools and the 'real world'.
9:05 Review your notes, what came up as barriers to girls in STEAM? Write them on post its and stick it to our "Wall of Obstacles"
9:10 Guest Speakers: Maddie Fayle, U of C student from WISE; Robert Toth from Roots2STEM; Johanna Kollewyn, Aerospace Engineer, Hatch Infrastructure Rail and Transit & Stephanie Campbell, Electrical Engineer, Google; Joan Kollewyn, Hour of Code
10:00 Break
10:15 Make, Create, Do: break out sessions with STEAM activities from various grade levels.
11:15 Shareback from your Make, Create, Do with your school team: I like, I wonder, I wish on chart paper
11:30 Guest Speaker: Bobby Mathew, teacher at Springbank High School.
11:40 Get back in your Empathy Interview groups and pair up with another group because it's Solution Time! How might we get more students, particularly girls, interested in STEAM? Use your chart paper and post its to record it and create your own Knowledge Commons. Think of anything, there is no bad idea!
12:00 Lunch-Pizza and salads
12:30 What are reoccurring solutions? Sort your ideas into themes. Post your themes/solutions on the wall. Gallery Walk
12:50 School Hack: In your school teams, consider what can you do at your school. See below for more information on the Hack Mindset.
1:40 Share back your hack with two other groups to get feedback.
1:50 Sara: website, sharing online, implementing strategies, support, microgrants & Thank You
2:00 Feedback on the day and Leave with GREAT ideas and energized to start something great in your school!
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