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Middle school students and high school students chosen by their teachers or guidance counselors will visit the Sage College of Albany campus for a day and engage in age-appropriate hands-on workshops in engineering, mathematics, and computer science.

Teachers and guidance counselors will participate in workshops and discussion forums on the issue of gender in the classroom, current topics in teaching these subjects, and the programs of study in these areas available at Sage.

All GEMS participants will also interact with SMaRT Women. SMaRT stands for Science, Mathematics, Research, and Technology, and is made up of young women attending Russell Sage College and pursuing degrees in fields such as engineering, mathematics, computer science, biology, chemistry and forensic science. These students make wonderful role models for middle and high school girls.

Between morning sessions, panelists will discuss the variety of careers that require engineering, mathematics and computer science coursework. The women panelists, including Russell Sage College alumnae, will share their experiences navigating the transition from high school, to college, to the working world.

The day will wrap up with a tour of the picturesque Sage College of Albany campus.


High School / Middle School Students
GEMS Agenda

Thursday April 2, 2009 –Sage College of Albany


8:45 - 9:00

Registration (coffee, juice, doughnuts)


9:00 - 9:05

Welcome by Project Directors

9:15 – 10:15

Session I – Middle School

Engineering Workshop: Flying Paper Airplanes
Mathematics Workshop: Fun with Fractals
Computer Science Workshop: Computer Tools for School
Teachers/Guidance Counselors: Google for Educators, Part 1


Session I – High School

Engineering Workshop: Build a Model of a Simple Machine
Mathematics Workshop: The Nutrition Challenge - Linear Programming
Computer Science Workshop: Web 2.0 and You
Teachers/Guidance Counselors: Google for Educators, Part 1

10:25 - 11:25

Career and Student Panel – Female panelists from different careers in engineering, computer science, and mathematics, as well as student perspectives on majoring in one of these fields.


11:30 - 12:00

Lunch


12:10 - 1:10

Session II – Middle School

Engineering Workshop: Flying Paper Airplanes
Mathematics Workshop: Fun with Fractals
Computer Science Workshop: Computer Tools for School
Teachers/Guidance Counselors: Google for Educators, Part 2
Teachers/Guidance Counselors: Gender and Career Issues


Session II – High School

Engineering Workshop: Build a Model of a Simple Machine
Mathematics Workshop: The Nutrition Challenge – Linear Programming
Computer Science Workshop: Web 2.0 and You
Teachers/Guidance Counselors: Google for Educators, Part 2
Teachers/Guidance Counselors: Gender and Career Issues


1:15 - 2:00

Program Eval and Campus Tour