NSF Org:	EES Div. of Equity for Excellence in STEM
Recipient:	TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION INC
Initial Amendment Date:	August 26, 2009
Latest Amendment Date:	August 26, 2009
Award Number:	0937314
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Jolene Jesse jjesse@nsf.gov  (703)292-7303 EES  Div. of Equity for Excellence in STEM EDU  Directorate for STEM Education
Start Date:	September 1, 2009
End Date:	December 31, 2011 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$249,876.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$249,876.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2009 = $249,876.00
History of Investigator:	Richard Hudson (Principal Investigator) rhudson@tpt.org Alicia Santiago (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	Twin Cities Public Television 172 4TH ST E SAINT PAUL MN  US  55101-1492 (651)229-1347
Sponsor Congressional District:	04
Primary Place of Performance:	Twin Cities Public Television 172 4TH ST E SAINT PAUL MN  US  55101-1492
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	04
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	PWSSQNG9W2C7
Parent UEI:	PWSSQNG9W2C7
NSF Program(s):	RES ON GENDER IN SCI & ENGINE
Primary Program Source:	04000910DB NSF Education & Human Resource
Program Reference Code(s):	9178, SMET
Program Element Code(s):	154400
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.076

ABSTRACT

Intellectual Merit: The SciGirls en la Familia outreach project builds on the SciGirls national diffusion effort that puts girl-focused resources from the award-winning PBS Kids science series DragonflyTV into the hands of afterschool program leaders, informal science educators, and outreach professionals at PBS stations. SciGirls stresses current research into what strategies most effectively engage girls in STEM activities: extended communication and collaboration; finding real-life contexts for science; promoting open-ended investigations; and placing value on diverse ways of knowing, viewing and describing the world.

Broader Impacts: In the past three years of SciGirls programming, over 100 educators and community leaders have been trained reaching over 5,000 girls in grades 3 through 8. For SciGirls en Español, a prior diffusion effort, Twin Cities Public TV partnered with the Self Reliance Foundation (SRF), one of the leading supporters of informal science education in Hispanic communities. SciGirls en Español provides Spanish-language print and video resources, leader training, and grants to existing Latina-serving organizations to help encourage a greater engagement in STEM. As the SciGirls en Español project developed, one theme was repeatedly emphasized: the importance of family and parental guidance in Latino culture. As a result, this project is a new diffusion initiative: SciGirls en la Familia. This project will provide community educators with resources and training in best practices to engage not only Hispanic girls in STEM, but their families as well.

SciGirls en la Familia materials will be delivered to grantees (after-school programs across the country), as well as SRF?s diverse partner network, including Community Science Workshops, National Council of La Raza, and Aspira. Materials will also be distributed to other organizations (NSTA, ASTC, and PBS stations) and made available on DragonflyTV's Web site at www.pbskids.org/dragonflytv.

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