Girl Scout Leader Training Program

富兰克林学院科学博物馆将在三年的时间里，开发一个地区女童子军领袖培训项目，为女童子军提供科学教育经验。大费城女童子军理事会和华盛顿岩，新泽西理事会将是主要的合作伙伴和志愿者领袖的来源和目标受众的成员女孩。将为布朗尼和青少年开发和测试科学教育工具包，为工作人员培训师和志愿者领导人开发培训材料，培训领导人和几个岗位。建立了培训支助机制。项目材料是为女童子军继续使用而设计的；在三年的时间里，将有2000多名领导人接受培训，2万名女孩参加项目活动。这个项目是针对妇女在许多科学和工程领域的代表性严重不足的问题，在非正式环境中与女孩合作，克服回避科学和数学的模式。将在女童子军理事会系统内以及在博物馆、青年组织和其他非正式教育机构之间进行复制和传播。提议者为该项目贡献了近25万美元的资源；NSF的资助将占项目总额的55%。

The Franklin Institute Science Museum will, over a three year period, develop a regional Girl Scout leader training programthat provides science education experiences for Girl Scouts. The Girl Scout Council of Greater Philadelphia and the Washington Rock, NJ Council will be primary partners and the source of volunteer leaders and the target audience of member girls. Science Education kits will be developed and tested for Brownies and Juniors, training materials for staff trainers and volunteer leaders developed, leaders trained, and several post.training support mechanisms developed. Program materials are designed for continued use by the Girl Scouts; more than 2,000 leaders will be trained and 20,000 girls will participate in project activities during the three year period. This project is directed at the substantial under representation of women in many science and engineering fields by working with girls in informal settings to overcome patterns of science and mathematics avoidance. Replication and dissemination will be undertaken both within the Girl Scout Council system and among museums, youth organizations, and other informal educators. The proposers are contributing nearly $250,000 in resources to the project; NSF support will be 55% of the project total.