Category: News Releases

New Site from Sally Ride Science Now Enhanced for User Participation Enables Educators to Rate and Review Resources, and Submit Their Own  San Diego, CA, November 7, 2013—Today, Sally Ride Science announced the launch of the next phase of STEM Central™, which was released in early October as a free web resource for educators and […]

Professional Development Expands Beyond Select Districts Training Helps Teachers Ignite Student Interest in STEM Fields and Careers San Diego, CA, November 5, 2013—Today, Sally Ride Science completed the launch of the Sally Ride Online Academy, the teacher training and professional development program that to date has been available only to educators in select school districts.  […]

Features Dr. Steve Miller – Guest Keynoter, Oct. 8 10/08/13 (Marietta, GA) – Over 600 Marietta City Schools (MCS) teachers and school administrators will gather at the Marietta Performing Arts Center, Tuesday, Oct. 8, to hear Dr. Steve Miller’s keynote presentation: A New Science of Learning – Strengthening Essential Skills for Classroom & Career Success. […]

New Site Connects Educators to the Best STEM Resources on the Web Combining Social Tools With User-Generated Links To Create a Storehouse of Reliable Resources That Are “Reviewed, Rated, and Ready-to-Use”10/07/13 (San Diego, CA) – Today Sally Ride Science announced the launch of STEM Central™, a free web resource for educators and students interested in […]

More than one thousand middle school girls, parents, educators to attend Sally Ride Science Festival at Rice University in effort to ignite interest in STEM studies, careers 10/03/13 (Houston, TX) – Middle school girls from across the Houston area will be attending the Sally Ride Science Festival presented by ExxonMobil at Rice University on Saturday, […]

Sheryle Bolton joins industry leaders from Cisco, Accenture, AAUW, and STEMconnector in panel on “Best Practices in STEM Skills”09/23/13 (Washington, D.C.) – On Wednesday, September 25, 2013, Sally Ride Science CEO Sheryle Bolton will join other business and policy leaders for the 2013 STEM Council Meeting in Washington D.C., where they will discuss and present […]

One-day training in Colorado Springs to help equip educators to boost science teaching and student achievement 09/17/13 Sally Ride Science, with support from the Northrop Grumman Foundation, will deliver in-person training to educators at the Space Foundation in Colorado Springs, CO, on Saturday, September 21, 2013. This professional development event—called Ignite Student Interest in STEM—will […]

Washington D.C. Event to Encourage Investment in STEM Education 09/12/13 (San Diego, CA) – Leesa Hubbard, a Sally Ride Science Teacher-in-Residence, will be a keynote speaker at the 13th Annual STEM Education Conference hosted by the Triangle Coalition for STEM Education in Washington D.C., September 11-13. A teacher in Wilson County, Tennessee, Ms. Hubbard provides […]

Sheryle Bolton urges State Board of Education to adopt new standards, offering “more explicit connections between learning in a classroom and what lies beyond school” 09/09/13 (Sacramento) – On Wednesday, September 4, 2013, the California State Board of Education unanimously approved adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards for California Public Schools, as recommended by […]

Online Academy Program Brings Successes of Sally Ride Science Training to Educators Across the United States 08/14/13 (San Diego, CA) – Today, Sally Ride Science announced the launch of a new online academy designed to provide professional development in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) to educators across the United States. Building on its popular […]