Women in Mathematics Patch for Girl Scouts
Program Description:
Girl Scouts of
America currently has a push for
STEM activities and earned
badges, but there is no existing mathematics badge
(financial literacy badges are the closest). However, any unit can
create official patches so we created an earned women in mathematics patch.
Students
grades 5-12 interact with women mathematicians and learn about their
career paths and what they work on in a
Sonia Kovalevsky type
program.
Speakers include alumni from our program
working in industry as well as faculty members. They also learn about
the Association for
Women in Mathematics and
Sonia Kovalevsky, and reflect and share what they've learned on the
way to earning the patch (yes an actual patch!).
We are disseminating the
program (and design) to others. Special patches like this are highly
desired, so there is possibility for broad expansion.
Current patch design and our original badge design
Articles and Resources
Women in Mathematics Badge (Yes,
an Actual Badge!) for Girl Scouts, AWM Newsletter 45(1), Jan-Feb 2015,
pp. 17-19.
Our patch steps and program, and our
"pi-athlon"
ASU Professors Create Girl Scout Badge to Encourage Girls to Pursue
Mathematics. All About Women (AAWMAG.com), March 2015, p. 7.
Unsolicited feedback from a fifth grader
2018 Patch Event: November 3
Our next patch event will be November 3
Time: 10:00am-1:45pm (Registration at 9:45) with an optional campus tour that begins at 2pm
Location: 105 Walker Hall, Appalachian State University
Cost: $5 (includes patch)
Speakers and Activities:
Amber Mellon
Sarah Greenwald
pi-athlon
Ashley Seto
lunch and networking
Jill Thomley
AWM mathematicians who were also in Girl Scouts
finish patch steps, the meaning of the patch, and wrap-up
This is an official Girl Scouts Peaks to Piedmont Patch Event.
Our "slice of the pi/pie" sponsors for 2018 are High Country Girl Scouts
and the Mathematical Sciences Department at Appalachian State University. In cooperation with
the Association for Women in Mathematics.
2016 Badge Event: September 24
Speakers and Activities
Amber Mellon
Emily Hartzog
pi-athlon
Sarah Greenwald
Ashley Seto
Lunch and Networking
Jill Thomley
Worksheets and Wrap-up
The
Walmart Foundation
was our 2016 "pi/pie" level sponsor, the main sponsor of the event,
through a community grant under "Career Opportunity/Women's Economic
Empowerment." Our secondary "slice of the pi/pie" sponsors for 2016
are High Country Girl Scouts and the
Mathematical
Sciences Department at ASU. In cooperation with the
Association for Women
in Mathematics.
2015 Badge Event: September 26
Time: 10am-1:45pm (Registration at 9:45) with an optional campus tour afterwards.
Location: 105 Walker Hall, Appalachian State University
Speakers and Activities
Sarah Greenwald
Jenna Fariss
pi-athlon
Amber Mellon
Ashley Cox
Lunch and Networking
Jill Thomley
Poster and Wrap-up
Thanks to Ingels
for their food donation for the 2015 program. Our other sponsors for 2015
are High Country Girl Scouts and the
Mathematical Sciences Department at ASU. In cooperation with the
Association for Women
in Mathematics.
2014 Badge Event: November 22
Pictures from the 2014 event
Time: 10:00am-1:00pm (Registration at 9:45) with an optional campus tour
until 2pm
Location: 105 Walker Hall, Appalachian State University
Cost: $6 (includes programming and badge)
What to Bring: Yourself and a Bag Lunch
Registration Form
10:00 Sarah Greenwald
10:15 Tracie Salinas
10:30 Holly Hirst
10:45 Ashley Cox Seto
11:00 Jill Thomley
11:15 Amber Mellon
11:30-12:00 Lunch and Networking
12:00-1:00 Poster and Wrap-up
Our sponsors for 2014
are High Country Girl Scouts and the
Mathematical Sciences Department at ASU. In cooperation with the
Association for Women
in Mathematics.
This conference supports the Welcoming Environment Statement
of the Association for Women in Mathematics.
Designed and organized by Sarah Greenwald,
Amber
Mellon and
Jill Thomley.
We are happy for you to use our steps and
design in your program.