GSE/COM: Role Models Make a World of Difference: Promoting Effective Outreach to Girls in Technology, Science, and Engineering

Techbridge成立于2000年，由Chabot空间与科学中心创建，旨在为服务不足社区的女孩建立一个有效的示范计划，并鼓励和促进她们对技术、科学和工程的兴趣。S重视女孩的职业探索，使工作人员获得了培训专业人士和企业合作伙伴的专业知识，使榜样与学生之间的成功互动。技术桥“S的评估数据和研究证实，与榜样的访问和实地考察工作地点在影响女孩的学业选择和职业道路方面具有重大而持久的影响。此外，这些外展努力使组织受益，提振了公司士气，培养了员工领导力。有了一个有强大评估结果支持的成功项目，Techbridge为榜样开发了一种培训模式和资源指南，名为《参与。有所作为。K-12学生课堂访问和实地考察指南》。培训和资源指南以实际指导和案例研究为特色，突出了榜样与青年之间的活动和成功互动。在这个项目中，Techbridge将扩大“参与进来，有所作为”的分发范围。面向更广泛的受众，并向合作伙伴提供以研究为基础、经过实地测试的资源和培训，以协助他们招募和支持榜样。智力价值--榜样创造不同的世界项目：1)通过提供组织良好、实用、有用、便于榜样和合作伙伴访问的信息和资源来满足未得到满足的需求；2)提供基于稳健的榜样计划的资源和培训，该计划在通过课堂访问和实地考察成功地让榜样参与外展方面有7年的记录；3)聘请一支为该项目带来广泛专业知识的团队，具有20多年为女孩开发职业资源的经验；和4)分发榜样指南，这些指南是由Techbridge的S研究和纵向调查提供的，以鼓励榜样以最有可能对女孩的学业和职业抱负产生积极影响的方式呈现。更广泛的影响--榜样创造不同世界项目通过外联、培训以及与致力于增加女孩参与技术、科学和工程的教育、公司和政府机构的伙伴关系，产生广泛的、长期的影响。预计将在该项目期间培训和支持225000多名榜样，以促进女孩参与技术、科学和工程。

Techbridge was founded in 2000 by Chabot Space & Science Center to build an effective model program for girls in underserved communities and to encourage and promote their interests in technology, science, and engineering. The program''s emphasis on career exploration for girls has enabled staff to gain expertise training professionals and corporate partners for successful interactions between role models and students. Techbridge''s evaluation data and research confirm that visits with role models and field trips to worksites have a significant and lasting impact in influencing girls'' academic choices and career paths. In addition, these outreach efforts benefit organizations, boosting company morale and developing employee leadership. With a successful program in place backed by strong evaluation results, Techbridge developed a training model and resource guide for role models called "Get Involved. Make a Difference. A Guide for Classroom Visits and Field Trips for K-12 Students." The training and resource guide feature practical guidance and case studies that highlight activities and successful interactions between role models and youth. In this project, Techbridge will extend the distribution of "Get Involved. Make a Difference." to a wider audience and provide partners with research-based, field-tested resources and training to assist them in recruiting and supporting role models. Intellectual Merit--The Role Models Make a World of Difference project: 1) fills an unmet need by providing information and resources that are well organized, practical, useful, and easily accessible to role models and partners; 2) provides resources and training that are based upon a robust model program that has a 7-year track record for successfully engaging role models in outreach through classroom visits and field trips; 3) engages a team that brings extensive expertise to the project, with over two decades of experience developing career resources for girls; and 4) distributes guidelines for role models, developed with input from Techbridge''s research study and longitudinal investigation, to encourage role models to present in ways that are most likely to positively impact girls'' academic and career aspirations. Broader Impacts--The Role Models Make a World of Difference project has broad, long-term impact through outreach, training, and partnerships with educational, corporate, and government agencies that are committed to increasing girls'' participation in technology, science, and engineering. It is expected that over 225,000 role models will be trained and supported during the project that will promote the participation of girls in technology, science, and engineering.