Events and Programs for AAUW Seattle Branch

Events

Jessica Thompson – “Making Rigorous and Equitable Participation in Science Classrooms the New Norm” – Saturday, May 12, 2012

Lilly Ledbetter: Her Journey to the Supreme Court and Legislation: The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 – Friday, May 18, 2012

Past Programs Seattle Branch 2010-2012

Jessica Thompson, PH.D.
“Making Rigorous and Equitable Participation in Science Classrooms the New Norm”

Lilly Ledbetter: Her Journey to the Supreme Court and Legislation: The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

Events are open to the general public. You do not have to be a member to attend.
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Saturday, May 12, 2012, 9:30am-12pm

Best Western Executive Inn
200 Taylor Ave North
Seattle

What does it mean for ethnic minority girls, who have historically been marginalized by schools, to “see themselves” in science? This talk describes how a group of girls, who were failing their high school science courses, engaged in rigorous scientific talk during a Lunchtime Science program. The girls redefine what learning could look like when science is rooted in ideas about who they are, who they are becoming, and the importance of relationships.

Dr. Jessica Thompson is a research assistant professor in the UW College of Education. Her research focuses on engaging underserved students in science and on helping science teachers work toward ambitious equitable pedagogy. Jessica was awarded an American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowship in 2005 and the 2007 Selma Greenberg Dissertation Award for its contribution in gender and equity. She is one of two 2010 Knowles Science Teaching Fellows and is supporting novice and experienced teachers in developing ambitious equitable science teaching practices. She has a background in Biology and Chemistry and taught high school and middle school science as well as a dropout prevention courses for eight years in North Carolina and Washington State. For the last four years she has taught secondary and elementary science teaching methods courses and Culturally Responsive Math and Science Teaching at the UW.

LOCATION:

Best Western Executive Inn, 200 Taylor Ave. North
Breakfast menu – $15 inclusive – Chilled Orange Juice, Assorted breads, Vegetable Scramble, Breakfast Potatoes Freshly-brewed Coffee, Decaf Coffee, and Tea

Parking: Free in hotel garage. Members who park in the garage or BW lot can sign the book at the front desk with name and license plate number. (Note: There is limited parking at the Inn, but adequate parking meter/pay station and pay-lot parking in the near vicinity.)

Reservations required by Tuesday, May 8.

Contact Pauline Barrett finance@aauw-seattle.org or to pay in advance via PayPal

co-sponsored by AAUW and Highline Community College Women’s Program

Book signing of Grace and Grit afterwards

Friday, May 18, 2012, 3:00 pm

Highline Community College, Building 7

Reservations required by Tuesday, May 8.

Contact Pauline Barrett finance@aauw-seattle.org or Check our web site at www.aauw-seattle.org to pay in advance via PayPal

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April 2012 – Seattle Branch Scholars Recognition with Dr. Lovejoy Conquest
March 2012 – EYH (Expaning Your Horizons) volunteering
February 2012 – Speak Out! Addressing Sexual Harrassment in the School and on the Street with Holly Kearl
January 2012 – A Front Row Seat to Advocating with Tracy Sherman
December 2011 – Holiday Brunch with Performance by Senisble Shoes
November 2011- The Male Essence: How Natural Ability is Perceived in Different fields of Study by Sarah Grover
October 2011- Legislative Session 2012: A Preview with AAUW-WA Lobbyist Pam Crone
September 2011 – Winning the West for Women: The Life of Suffragist Emma Smith DeVoe with Dr. Jennifer Ross-Nazzal
July 2011 – Tour of Chinese Garden at South Seattle Community College benefiting AAUW Funds
May 2011 – Aviation High School, the Big Vision, with Reba Gilman
April 2011 – Evening Dessert Reception for Scholars Recognition Honorees and their parents with speaker Heather Dohan
March 2011–Joint Meeting with Highline Branch at the Burien Community Center with Maha Jahshan, MA, speaker from OneAmerica, on immigration issues for families, women and girls
March 2011–volunteered at the Expanding Your Horizons conference for middle school girls at Seattle University
February 2011 – Reel Grrls with Malory Graham
January 2011 – Theresa Diekhans’ One-Woman Show on Mother Jones
December 2010 – Holiday brunch at the home of Susan Moen in Kenmore – with silent auction benefiting our Scholars Recognition Program, entertainment by Cornish students soprano Jamie Foster and piano major Rebekah Wagner, and collection of items for Mary’s Place Women’s Shelter.
November 2010 – GambiaHELP Project 2010 with Shelby Tarutis
October 2010 – Debunking Stereotypes: Explaining Women’s Under representation in Computer Science with Sapna Cheryan, Ph.D.
September 2010 – Women’s Votes, Women’s Voices at MOHAI Women’s Suffrage exhibit with Shanna Stevenson

Additional Past Programs and Events