Educational Issues
and Special Projects
Link to AAUW Educational
Foundation (EF)
Educator and Education Advocate of Year
Award
The
Educator of the Year Award is for teachers, administrators, or guidance
counselors from all levels of pre-college public education, pre-K-12,
who are
positive role models for girls' and are involved with projects or
devote extra
time in support of projects.
The Education Advocate of the Year Award is for parents, community
members,
business partners, and other non-educators who support educators in a
myriad of
ways (volunteering, resource, verbal and written advocacy,
etc.). More
Info and Nomination
form
Education Advocate of the Year
for 2007 Dr. Jill Granger was nominated by the Lynchburg
Branch. Dr. Granger is a professor at Sweetbriar
College.
Fellowships, Grants and Awards
One of the
world's largest sources of funding
exclusively for graduate women, the AAUW Educational Foundation
supports
aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers and activists in local
communities,
women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing
professions where
women are underrepresented through its Fellowships
& Grants. A Directory
of Fellowship, Grant and Award Recipients is
available online.
View
list of Virginia Recipients
of Fellowships and Grants from EF & Virginia Endowments.
Sister to Sister Summits
The AAUW National Association has developed and
piloted a community
project called Sister-to-Sister, a summit
for and about girls. Branches desiring an educational equity project
can follow the step-by-step instructions and use Association-generated
materials such as a logo, brochure, news release, evaluation form, and
facilitator’s guide at:
http://www.aauw.org/education/community_programs/sistertosister.cfm
A Sister-to-Sister summit
is designed for 50–100 girls, ages 12–16 from diverse backgrounds. It
is best used in coalition with other organizations such as Girls Scouts
or the YWCA. Girls themselves are to take an active part in the
planning of the summits. A number of Virginia branches have
hosted summits since the program was introduced about five years ago.
Take a look at Roanoke Valley Branch's Summit.
AAUW
Leadership and Training Institute
Through
institute programs, women and girls acquire
the skills they need to succeed and assume leadership roles in their
academic,
professional, and personal lives. AAUW's institute now directs the National
Conference for College Women Student Leaders, an event that
grows in depth
and popularity each year. Beyond this college-aged program, the
institute will
develop a breadth of programs addressing women in all stages of life.
Under the Microscope
The
Education Foundation has recently
published a new research report, "Under the Microscope: A
Decade of
Gender Equity Projects in the Sciences". Through an
examination of more
than 400 projects funded by the Educational Foundation and the National
Science
Foundation, the report examines trends on gender equity projects in
science,
technology, engineering and mathematics during the past decade. The
project was
conducted by a team of researchers at the University of California -
Los
Angeles. The report can be downloaded free of charge at http://www.aauw.org/research/microscope.cfm
More AAUW Research
Projects
Related Links: Closing
the Gap for Girls in Math-Related Careers-NAESP
InGEAR (Integrating
Gender Equity & Reform)
