Sally Ride Science CEO and Co-Founder Tam O’Shaughnessy to Present at ASU GSV Education Innovation Summit
San Diego, CA (PRWEB) April 17, 2014 -- Sally Ride Science CEO and Co-Founder Tam O’Shaughnessy will present next Tuesday at the ASU GSV Education Innovation Summit in Scottsdale, AZ. Her presentation will highlight the new products and business initiatives that are fulfilling the Company’s mission and vision to improve student engagement with science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields and careers.
Dr. O’Shaughnessy will present on:
Tuesday, April 22nd during the 3-4pm session in Ballroom H
The Phoenician Resort
VP of Business Development Steve Miller will also be available the following day to meet attendees and demo Sally Ride Science products:
Wednesday, April 23, 10:30 am to Noon in Ballrooms E, F and G
The Phoenician Resort
“Over the past year we have introduced new technology platforms for every aspect of our business, from professional development for teachers to web-based and mobile interactive classroom tools for students and new support systems for school sites,” said Dr. O’Shaughnessy. “It’s all coming together in our new site license offerings on STEM learning and careers, which we expect to reach hundreds of schools by this fall. This Summit offers an exciting opportunity to present our new vision of what Sally Ride Science can offer.”
Bringing together the world's most visionary, passionate, and energetic players in the education innovation space, the annual Summit is a major component of GSV’s Education Innovation Initiative, designed to stimulate opinions, debate, fundraising, strategic alliances and overall community activism toward global enrichment. Summit attendees include entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, policy-makers, educators, and other advocates of education innovation.
About GSV Advisors
GSV stands for "Global Silicon Valley." The name underscores the proposition that Silicon Valley is no longer just a physical place, but also a mindset that has gone viral. The Valley has redefined business and entrepreneurism, just as GSV aims to redefine growth investing. GSV Advisors is dedicated to helping education entrepreneurs and growth companies connect with value-added, strategic investors and partners to enable their ideas to become the next market-leading businesses.
About Sally Ride Science, Inc.
Sally Ride Science, founded by Dr. Sally Ride, America’s first woman in space, provides college and career readiness training and tools to build students' passion for STEM fields and help teachers incorporate engaging career-focused approaches into their existing instruction. Sally Ride Science created the Sally Ride Science Academy Brought to You by ExxonMobil, a professional development program for educators in Grades 4-8, the Sally Ride Online Academy, an online professional development program open to all educators, STEM Central, a web-based searchable database of online resources for STEM topics and careers, and Sally Ride EarthKAM, a unique NASA-backed educational outreach program enabling students, teachers, and the public to learn about Earth from the unique perspective of space. Visit http://www.sallyridescience.com for more information.
Matt Casper, Director of Marketing, Sally Ride Science, http://www.sallyridescience.com, +1 (858) 882-4421, [email protected]
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