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TPT Builds STEM Stars
S ince its launch 10 years ago, SciGirls has reached more than 57 million broadcast viewers and 73 million streams in virtually all communities nationwide with multimedia content that advances equity in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
A prestigious Gracie Award (2021) honored SciGirls’ Code Concert , an episode featuring girls from St. Paul’s Metro Deaf School as they collaborated with coders from the University of St. Thomas to create a concert for Deaf and hearing audiences.
ON SCREEN SciGirls produced new episodes for SciGirls in Space Season 6 (funded by NASA) and SciGirls in the National Parks Season 7 (funded by the National Science Foundation). A new NSF-funded research and engagement program, Black SciGirls , is focused on anti-racist teaching practices and addressing barriers to Black girls in STEM.
ON THE GROUND To date, the SciGirls team and its certified trainers have trained more than 5,900 educators and role models nationwide, reaching over 105,000 youth in after- school programs. To further support this work, the team published The SciGirls Collection: Activities to Explore Gender Equitable STEM , aggregating 50 low-cost activities on a range of STEM topics.
IN THE COMMUNITY Throughout the pandemic, the SciGirls team continued to support educators and students. Building on its collaboration with Minneapolis Beacons Clubs, TPT launched a new STEM outreach program in St. Paul, bringing hands-on learning to hundreds of educators and children.
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