GSE/EXT: Great Science for Girls: Extension Services for Gender Equity in Science through After-School Programs

女孩的伟大科学：通过课后计划促进科学性别平等的推广服务(GSG推广服务)将使用21世纪的技术，结合面对面的专业发展、定制的咨询服务和基于证据的性别平等课程，创建一个围绕女孩和STEM的统一变革计划。该项目将把教育发展学院的教育公平中心(EEC/AED)和在课外领域广泛开展工作的两个AED中心联合起来：青年发展和政策研究中心(CEID)和国家社区青年工作培训研究所(NTI)作为合作伙伴。此外，该项目将与向课后中心提供培训和技术援助的区域中介组织以及直接为女孩和其他服务不足的青少年提供服务的课后中心合作。智力优势--GSG推广服务将建设课后中心的能力，为女孩提供一个循证的方案编制，其中包括领导的机会；与有关的成年人和其他学生积极、智能地接触；基于探究的、动手的实验；冒险；挑战和解决问题；合作学习；和乐趣。EEC/AED的科学、性别和课外在线实践社区(COP)将成为该项目的组成部分。缔约方会议将作为方案执行的在线虚拟支助系统，并为方案参与者提供重要的后续行动工具。此外，COP将向国家客户群提供持续的、尖端的信息和服务，并作为研究人员和实践者之间的持续纽带。广泛影响：在五年项目期间，GSG扩展服务将产生重大影响，建设16个国家中介组织的能力，以实施统一的变革计划，在其服务的2,720个中心与10,880名青年工作者一起，最终覆盖162,800名女孩。通过这一综合方法，GSG扩展服务将为参加课外项目的大量中低收入女孩和其他代表性不足的学生提供STEM机会。

Great Science for Girls: Extension Services for Gender Equity in Science through After-School Programs (GSG Extension Services) will use 21st century technologies in combination with in-person professional development, customized consulting services, and evidence-based, gender-equitable curricula to create a unified program of change around girls and STEM. The project will bring together the Educational Equity Center at the Academy for Educational Development (EEC/AED) and two AED Centers that have worked extensively in the after-school field: the Center for Youth Development and Policy Research (CYD) and the National Training Institute for Community Youth Work (NTI) as partners. In addition, the project will work in partnership with regional intermediary organizations that provide training and technical assistance to after-school centers; and after-school centers directly serving girls and other underserved youth.Intellectual merit-- GSG Extension Services will build the capacity of after-school centers to deliver evidence-based programming that provides a learning environment for girls that includes opportunities for leadership; active, intelligent engagement with concerned adults and other students; inquiry-based, hands-on experimentation; risk-taking; challenges and problem-solving; cooperative learning; and fun. Integral to this project will be EEC/AED's Science, Gender and After-school On-Line Community of Practice (COP). The COP will serve as an online virtual support system for program implementation, and an important follow-up tool for program participants. In addition, the COP will provide ongoing, cutting-edge information and services to a national client base, and act as a continuous link between researchers and practitioners.Broader Impacts: During the five-year project period, GSG Extension Services will make significant impact by building the capacity of 16 national intermediary organizations to implement the unified program of change with 10,880 youth workers in the 2,720 centers they serve, ultimately reaching 162,800 girls. Through this comprehensive approach, GSG Extension Service will advance STEM opportunities for the large number of low and moderate-income girls and other underrepresented students who attend after-school programs.