Million Girls Moonshot
Role Models, Mentors, & Families
The Million Girls Moonshot provides several resources to ensure the use of diverse role models and mentors as a strategy to strengthen equity and inclusion across Afterschool Networks (MTAA) and in STEM programs (you). Below, you will find resources and guidance that will help you incorporate role models in action in your programs as well as ideas to increase family engagement!
Creating Connections with Role Models: The Power of Collaboration Toolkit: — This guide is designed to help recruit and prepare role models to inspire girls in science, technology, and engineering. Techbridge Girls outlines our “recipe for success” for role models and provides tips for training. While this guide has been designed with input from partners in the National Girls Collaborative Project, we encourage you to tailor our suggestions to meet the needs of your role models and the interests of your girls.
Blog: Mentor Challenge: What’s One Thing You Can Do to Make Lasting Impact? — This blog highlights the importance of mentors for youth who have potential who may be scared or nervous to ask for help. Author Linda Kekelis, an advisor for The Family Engagement Project for STEM Next Opportunity Fund, discusses how she thinks we should make mentoring about expanding real and lifelong opportunities.
If/Then Ambassador Collection – This is What a Scientists Looks Like
The AAAS IF/THEN® Ambassadors Program is a key element of the IF/THEN® Initiative designed to further women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by empowering current innovators and inspiring the next generation of pioneers. IF/THEN® is proud to recognize talented women STEM professionals across a variety of industries as IF/THEN® Ambassadors who will serve as high-profile role models for middle school girls. Be sure to check out upcoming webinars featuring IF/THEN ambassadors, here.
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Role Models, Mentors, & Families Webinars
Role Models Drive Equity Webinar Series
Part I — Recording
Part II — Recording
Part III — Recording
Role Models Matter 101 — Recording
Role Models Matter Training for STEM Volunteers — Recording
Ready to train volunteers and role models in your network, school, or afterschool program? Complete this registration form to gain access to the Role Models Matter training developed by Techbridge Girls.
Incorporating STEM Role Models in Afterschool — Recording
STEM Role Models in Action! — Recording
Family Engagement Resources
White Paper: Changing the Game in STEM with Family Engagement
Parents as Learning Partners Roles and Description and Reflection from Digital Youth Divas
The Mathephant in the Room – Families and Math from Ready4K
Family Guide for Engaging Girls in STEM from SciGirls
SciGirls Strategies: How to Engage Girls in STEM from SciGirls
Montana Afterschool Alliance is funded by the Mott Foundation and works in partnership with the Million Girls Moonshot to bring STEM learning opportunities to girls and Native students throughout the state of Montana.
