In 2011, High-Tech High Heels celebrated ten years of closing the gender gap in
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, through:
Participation
- 435 counselors attended workshops on STEM
careers
- 700 girls attended two-week Physics Camp
- 57 STEM teachers and 22 professional development
staff members each received about 20 hours of Gender
Equity training
- 4 gender equity trainers were certified
- Gender Equity information reached over 2100 teachers
through:
Results
Since implementation in the first school district (2003), AP Physics test
pass rates improved for both girls and boys:
- 4x tests passed by girls
- 4x tests passed by African Americans
- 6x tests passed by Hispanics
- On post camp surveys, 95% of girls indicated an interest in a
career that involves science, math or engineering
Expansion
In 2011, with a start up grant of $413K from the TI Foundation, HTHH engaged
the NAPE STEM Equity
Pipeline to raise a total of $1.2M to manage and expand HTHH
programs in DFW.
- Working with NAPE to train 90 teachers and 55 counselors in 3 school
districts during the 2011-2012 school year.
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