Moonshot Toolkit
The Million Girls Moonshot Toolkit is a collection of resources — toolkits, best practices, activities, blogs — for the out-of-school time field to utilize in their efforts to engage one million girls in quality STEM learning experiences.
This toolkit aims to raise awareness of the Million Girls Moonshot Transformative Practices, research-based practices proven to remove barriers to access and quality STEM learning experiences.
Transformative Practices
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STEM Access to All Framework
Practices that encourage girls and marginalized youth to engage in STEM, including selecting topics of interest to all genders, incorporating community issues into activities, and working in cooperative groups.
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Engineering Mindset
Ten skills and attitudes including using math and science, iteration, persistence, teamwork, and envisioning multiple solutions that engage girls in developing mindsets of engineers and scientists.
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Role Models, Mentors and Families
Engaging young people with STEM professionals from underrepresented backgrounds and encouraging families to participate in STEM activities together.
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Continuous STEM Learning Pathways
Working across organizations to assure that young people, interested in additional STEM-related activities, experience a “warm hand-off” between experiences.
Upcoming events.
Find upcoming webinars, trainings and professional development opportunities here.
Special Opportunities
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Brief online experiences that introduce families to key ideas in engineering and computer science.
In partnership with Verizon™, STEM Next has curated bundles of lessons and activities from Verizon Innovative Learning HQ and created the following STEM Learning Journeys to help you implement these exciting STEM lessons and activities in your afterschool programs.
Charging Stations
Resources
Below are resources - blogs, toolkits, activities, and more - to help you get started on implementing Moonshot Transformative Practices in your program today.
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Blog post with simple suggestions for educators based on research conducted by Amanda Cardarelli at NYU.
Engineering Mindset example activity. An engineering mindset refers to the attitudes and thinking skills associated with engineering — using a systematic engineering design process, considering real-world problems, applying math and science, and working in teams. The Moonshot focuses on 10 engineering practices.