Thank you to all who organized and presented at the RISTA/RIMTA STEM Super Saturday on September 23rd at LaSalle Academy
Special thanks to: Robyn Poulsen and Texas Instruments for sponsoring & Page Keeley for delivering a fantastic Keynote address! Review of Program and Presenters Check out the Uncovering Student Ideas series of formative assessment probes written by Page Keeley and articles authored by Page on the NSTA Website. Upcoming RI Science Education Events
| Nominate a Colleague or Apply for:
David Upegui (2017 | Science | Rhode Island) receiving his Presidential Award at the awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. *********************************************************************************
|
THANK YOU to all who made RISTA's Astronaut Lollapalooza
an OUT-of-this-WORLD SUCCESS!
Check out NASA Recording of the RISTA DownLink from September 14, 2023 with ISS Astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli & Frank Rubio answering RI Students' Questions
Thank you to all who contributed to our Statewide NASA Lollapalooza:
NASA Crew ISS Astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Frank Rubio
Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed and Communications Officer Erin Arcand
NASA Educators Rebecca G. Anton (Guardians of Honor), Karen Whitfield (LARC-B9) (Guardians of Honor), Kelly McCarthy (SSC-UA00), and Matthew Pearce (GISS-1600)
NASA Lollapalooza Planning Committee Kathryn Jessen Eller, Cathy Jimenez Long, Helaine Hagar, Tiffany Risch, and Jay Fogleman
Cranston High School West Steve Scappaticci and Jen Cowart
RI Space Grant Director Ralph Milliken, Program Manager Nancy Ciminelli
NASA Q & A Panelists NASA Artemis Program Engineer, Aaron Horning, Brown Professor and Canadian Astronaut Finalist, Dr. Peter Lee, RI Space Grant Director, Dr. Ralph Milliken, and Space Grant Student Kierra Wilk
Roger Williams Museum of Natural History and Planetarium Director Renee Gamba
Brown University Space Experts Ingrid Dauber, Alexia Rojas, Melly Meyer, Ellen Buckley, Sam Birch, Peter Lee, Ryan Herring
Participating Schools and Teachers Who Sent Video Questions: Achievement First, David Upegui of Central Falls High School, Cathy Jimenez Long of Cranston High School West, Tiffany Risch and Joyce Woodrow of Coventry High School, Jillian Schneider of Kickemuit Middle School in Warren, Jim Kaczynski of Lawn Avenue School in Jamestown, Diana McLaughlin of Monsignor Clarke Catholic Regional School in Wakefield, Michelle Pereira of Nayatt Elementary School in Barrington, Susan Unger of St. Peter School in Warwick, and Jessica Higgins of Wilbur & McMahon School in Little Compton.
RISTA Board Members and Liaisons
Everyone who contributed to and participated in this enriching experience for Rhode Island Students