Let's Get This Going!

My students (and administrators too!) were surprised earlier this year with a visit from the Education Foundation, now known as Champions for Education. 

The idea is to start a technology club for girls. 

I have been wanting to do this for a long time.  However, there was never the time or the right opportunity.  In fact, at the beginning of this school year, I sat down with my administrators to plan my year and ask for the things I wanted.  One of the biggest things I needed was guidance.  I have so many things I want to do, including this technology club.  But, I knew that I had to figure out the whole classroom thing.  So as excited as my Principal and Assistant-Principal were about the club we decided to let me get my act together and we would do it in 6 months.

Well I came across this great article:  http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2012/06/gender_gap_in_technology_and_silicon_valley_.html

And I wrote a grant application at 3 o'clock on the day of the 5 o'clock deadline. 

Weeks later....I got the grant.

And now I have to create the club.

and promote it:




Now let's get this thing going!

Update:  Check out these pictures from my first group!