WGIDPO: AWSEM Advocacy Program: Expanding Outreach to Engineering and Technology

WGIDPO：AWSEM 倡导计划：扩大工程和技术范围

• 批准号: 9714862
• 负责人: Gail Whitney
• 金额: $ 87.14万
• 依托单位: Oregon Health & Science University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-02-01 至 2002-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9714862&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: WGIDPO; AWSEM; Advocacy; Program; Expanding

Advocates for Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics (AWSEM) is a science and math advocacy program for fourth through twelfth grade girls. A program of Saturday Academy at Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology, the AWSEM project creates and supports regional networks of science and technology professionals, educators, parents and community organizations dedicated to enriching the opportunities in science, engineering and mathematics for young women. These regional networks of community leaders work together to: (1) dispel the pervasive attitude that science, engineering and mathematics are inappropriate fields for women; (2) create links within local communities and their public and private institutions to promote the expansion of science opportunities for young women; and (3) establish a vertical support system beginning with school girls and including college students, teachers, parents and professionals that will ensure sustainable, long-term contact between young women and science practitioners. AWSEM currently maintains a network of eighteen after-school science and math clubs in the Portland metropolitan area dedicated to hands-on learning and on-site experience with professional women. At present, professional women at over twenty corporate, agency and academic worksites provide day- long interactive site visits for club members throughout the academic year. Other, AWSEM clubs have begun with the support and training of AWSEM's staff, using AWSEM curriculum and materials. The program is in the process of expanding nationally through a collaboration with the professional organization, Women in Technology International (WITI). AWSEM maintains a comprehensive regional database of science and engineering practitioners and acts as a central resource center for local communities interested in encouraging young women to study science and mathematics, offering day-long workshops on creating advocacy programs, and developing and disseminating supplementary curriculum and materials. These materials include "Passing the Torch,: a video overview of the AWSEM Project, and the AWSEM "Action Kit," a guidebook to creating advocacy programming, including sections for parents, teachers and professional, templates for permission slips and other important paper work, and over 45 hands-on curriculum pieces broken down by age group and field. All templates and curriculum are included on disk as well. Other AWSEM materials include the "Directory of Practitioners: Role Models for Young Women," a listing of over 150 women in science, engineering, mathematics and technology interested in working as mentors, and the "Passport to Science,," a guidebook for individual explorations of science. Since 1983, Saturday Academy's programs, including AWSEM, have served over 44,000 motivated 4th through 12th grade students throughout Oregon and Southern Washington, providing opportunities to learn beyond the classroom by making use of the expertise, equipment and facilities found in industry, higher education and community agencies. In 1996 Saturday Academy received the "Presidential Award for Excellence in Mentoring" for its work in support of students from groups under-represented in science and engineering.

女性科学、工程和数学倡导者(AWSEM)是一个针对四年级到十二年级女孩的科学和数学倡导计划。作为俄勒冈科学与技术研究生院星期六学院的一个项目，AWSEM项目创建并支持由科技专业人员、教育工作者、家长和社区组织组成的地区性网络，致力于丰富年轻女性在科学、工程和数学领域的机会。这些地区社区领导人网络共同努力：(1)消除普遍认为科学、工程和数学不适合妇女的态度；(2)在当地社区及其公共和私营机构内建立联系，促进为青年妇女扩大科学机会；(3)建立从女学生开始，包括大学生、教师、家长和专业人员在内的垂直支持系统，确保青年妇女与科学从业者之间可持续和长期的联系。AWSEM目前在波特兰大都市区维持着一个由18个课后科学和数学俱乐部组成的网络，致力于与职业女性进行实践学习和现场体验。目前，在20多个企业、机构和学术工作场所的职业女性在整个学年为俱乐部成员提供为期一天的互动现场访问。另外，AWSEM俱乐部已经开始在AWSEM工作人员的支持和培训下，使用AWSEM的课程和材料。该方案正在通过与专业组织国际技术妇女组织(WITI)的合作在全国范围内推广。AWSEM维护着一个全面的地区科学和工程从业者数据库，并为对鼓励年轻女性学习科学和数学感兴趣的当地社区充当中央资源中心，提供关于创建宣传计划的为期一天的研讨会，以及开发和传播补充课程和材料。这些材料包括“传递火炬”：AWSEM项目的视频概述，以及AWSEM“行动工具包”，这是一本创建倡导编程的指南，包括面向家长、教师和专业人员的部分，许可单和其他重要书面工作的模板，以及按年龄组和领域细分的45多个动手课程片段。所有模板和课程也都包含在磁盘上。AWSEM的其他材料包括《从业者指南：年轻女性的榜样》，其中列出了150多名有兴趣担任导师的科学、工程、数学和技术领域的女性，以及个人探索科学的指南《科学通行证》。自1983年以来，星期六学院的项目，包括AWSEM，已经在俄勒冈州和华盛顿州南部为超过44,000名积极进取的4年级到12年级的学生提供服务，通过利用行业、高等教育和社区机构提供的专业知识、设备和设施，提供在课堂之外学习的机会。1996年，星期六学院因其在支持科学和工程领域代表性不足群体的学生方面所做的工作而获得“卓越导师总统奖”。