Gender equity workshop will be one of EWeek activities

Engineers Week organizers are working with the Sally Ride Science Foundation to offer a gender equity workshop for educators and adult volunteers who work with young students.

The free workshop will take place at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., Saturday, Feb. 18, which is also Discover Engineering Family Day at the museum.

The hour-long session, titled "As You Teach Science: Why Gender Equity Matters and How You Can Create An Equitable Classroom," will be given at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Eastern time on Feb. 18 in museum classroom 318.

The workshop is intended to be a valuable tool for volunteers from ASME and other professional societies — particularly those involved in outreach or diversity issues. This workshop will provide educators with a summary of current research on girls in science, research-based strategies for encouraging girls' interests in science, and a forum for reflective discussion.

A professional development certificate from the Sally Ride Science Foundation will be awarded to those who attend.

Although the focus will be classroom educators, the workshop is open to all adult mentors and volunteers, especially engineers who will be visiting schools, scout leaders, after-school program leaders, etc.

Please e-mail eweek@nspe.org to register for the workshop, listing your first and second time preference. For more information, visit www.eweek2006.org/about.aspx.

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