Washington, D.C., November 20, 2013: Today, President Barack Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Dr. Sally Ride (posthumously), America’s first woman in space, a physics professor at UCSD, and the founder of Sally Ride Science. Accepting the award on her behalf were her longtime partner and co-founder of Sally Ride Science, Dr. Tam […]
Sally Ride Science Executives to Speak at First-Ever California STEM Symposium
Sacramento, November 15, 2013: On Monday, November 18, and Tuesday, November 19, Sally Ride Science will participate in the first-ever California STEM Symposium, to be held at the Sacramento Convention Center. Convening under the theme “Invest in California STEM Education: Innovate, Integrate, and Inspire,” the symposium will feature keynote presentations from Academy Award winner Geena […]
Sally Ride EarthKAM Takes Flight This Week
November Mission Still Accepting Students After October Mission Breaks Records San Diego, CA, November, 12, 2013—Sally Ride EarthKAM is set to begin another mission November 12-15, allowing students from across the world to operate a camera aboard the International Space Station (ISS) that captures custom images of the Earth’s surface. ISS EarthKAM was renamed by NASA […]
STEM Central Adds Social Media Tools
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 […]
Sally Ride Online Academy Now Open to All Educators
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. […]
Marietta City Schools Press Release: MCS EdTech STEM Session
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. […]
STEM Central Goes Live
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 […]
Houston girls to get inside look at exciting science, math, engineering and technology fields at Sally Ride Science Festival presented by ExxonMobil
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, […]
Sally Ride Science CEO to Present at 2013 STEM Council Meeting in Washington D.C.
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 […]
Sally Ride Science and Northrop Grumman Foundation Partner to Ignite Student Interest In STEM
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 […]