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  • About
    • Meet the NAN team
    • Network Services & Activities
    • Past Newsletters
    • Contact
  • Advocacy
  • STEM: Million Girls Moonshot
    • Engineering Mindset
    • Equity & Inclusion Framework
    • Role Models, Mentors, & Families
    • Transitions & Pathways
    • About the Million Girls Moonshot
  • Resources
    • NV Data Factsheets
    • COVID-19 Resources >
      • American Rescue Plan
    • Distance Learning
    • Program Quality
    • Summer Learning
    • Mizzen by Mott
    • Lights On Afterschool
  • Professional Development
    • 2023 Afterschool Showcase >
      • 2023 Showcase Day 1
      • 2023 Showcase Day 2
    • Upcoming Trainings
    • Past Events >
      • NAN Webinars
      • Partner Webinars & Trainings
      • 2022 Afterschool Showcase
      • 2021 Afterschool Showcase >
        • Youth Talent
      • 2020 NV Afterschool Summit
  • Parents & Youth
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GUIDE: CREATING CONNECTIONS WITH ROLE MODELS

Learn About Role Models, Mentors, & Families in STEM

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The IF/THEN Ambassadors Program is designed to further women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by empowering current innovators and inspiring the next generation of pioneers.​
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MENTOR CHALLENGE BLOG POST

Featured Webinars

AUDIENCE: FOR NETWORKS LEADS AND STEM/MOONSHOT STAFF 
  • Role Models Matters Training for STEM Volunteers  - Techbridge Girls Inc.
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    • 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  - National Girls Collaborative Project Team
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  • STEM Role Models in Action!  - National Girls Collaborative Project Team
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Helpful Resources for Role Models, Mentors, & Families

Role Models and Mentors
  • Toolkit: Creating Connections with Role Models: The Power of Collaboration
  • Blog: Mentor Challenge: What’s One Thing You Can Do to Make Lasting Impact?
  • If/Then Ambassador Collection – This is What a Scientists Looks Like
Family Engagement
  • White Paper: Changing the Game in STEM with Family Engagement
  • Blog: COVID-19 Requires Us to Reimagine 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

Special Materials for Hispanic Heritage Month (September)

The following assets can be used in your programs as you celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (September): 
  • Myria Perez Role Model Resources:
    • Myria Perez Fieldshot and Myria Perez Long Profile, Myria Perez STEM Journey
    • Video: Digging Up Fossils Science Experiment with Paleontologist Myria Perez
  • Posters: This Is What A Scientist Looks Like poster featuring Myria Perez who worked with paleontologist Louis Jacobs to unearth never-before-seen fossils from Angola.
  • Ana Maria Porras Role Model Resources:
    • Ana Maria Porras Corredor Field Shot and Ana Maria Porras Corredor Long Profile
    • Video: How Many Microbes are in Our Bodies? Biomedical Engineer Ana Maria Porras Shares”
  • Dana Bolles Role Model Resources:
    • Meet Dana Bolles, a Space Agency Science Communicator
    • Video: Are There Aliens Really Out There?! Space Professional, Dana Bolles Thinks So!
  • Video: #SheCanSTEM with Roselin Rosario-Meléndez
 
  • Activity Sheet: Camp GoldieBlox Activity Sheet: Crochet Cocci Friendship Bracelet
  • Activity Sheet: Camp GoldieBlox Activity Sheet: DIY Dino Dig ​

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