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Girls Communicating Career Connections (GC3)

Join the Girls Communicating Career Connections (GC3) webinar hosted by Sarita Pillai from Education Development Center, Inc. to learn about the GC3 program, its goals, process, and partners. Discover the 18 career videos and related information produced by girls, along with the educator materials and resources available. Get inspired to explore STEM career possibilities and challenge gender-based career stereotypes. Don't miss this opportunity to empower girls and educators in realizing future career success.

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Girls Communicating Career Connections (GC3)

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  1. Girls Communicating Career Connections (GC3) Sarita Pillai Education Development Center, Inc. NGCP Webinar, March 25th 2010

  2. INTRODUCTION: • Education Development Center, Inc. • Portfolio of youth media and technology projects • National Science Foundation funding • Learner-centered – youth as co-designers • The FunWorks (thefunworks.org) • Girls Communicating Career Connections (gc3.edc.org) • Middle School Portal 2: Math and Science Pathways (msteacher2.org)

  3. Introduction WHAT IS GC3? • 7 girl-produced career videos • Related career information (18 careers in total) • Companion educator materials • Educators/facilitators guide • Video production curriculum • Website: http://gc3.edc.org

  4. Introduction OUR GOALS: • Generate awareness of S/E career possibilities and dispell gender-based career stereotypes • Highlight commonly-known/entry-point careers along with more advanced S/E careers • Emphasize the importance of 21st century skill development in career and life success • Demonstrate the positive social impact of scientific careers • Inspire girls to take action now in realizing a future career, and enable educators to help them get there

  5. Introduction OUR PROCESS & PARTNERS: • All-girl co-design teams • 6-8 middle school aged girls and staff • Video production curriculum (16-20 sessions) • Career research, field trips, interviews, self-documentation, scripting, post-production • Pilot tests, evaluation • Partners • Young Women’s Leadership Charter School (Chicago, IL) • SpyHop Productions (Salt Lake City, UT)

  6. Introduction • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner • Pediatrician • Food Scientist • Cultural Anthropologist • Graphic Designer • Forensic Scientist • Marine Biologist/Aquarist • Agricultural and Food Scientist • Atmospheric Scientist • Biomedical Engineer • Civil Engineer • Computational Scientist • Game Designer • Geoscientist • Plasma Physicist • Robotics Engineer • Statistician • Toxicologist

  7. Introduction Thank you! Sarita Pillai EDC, Inc. spillai@edc.org http://gc3.edc.org

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