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Dedicated to the memory of
Christa McAuliffe
America's beloved visionary and quintessential educator
We encourage each of you to
"Reach for the Stars"
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For those of you who are too young to remember, Christa McAuliffe was our New Hampshire "teacher in space"
astronaut who died in the Challenger shuttle launch on January 28th, 1986. In the way that all of us remember the events
of September 11th, there are many New Hampshire educators who remember watching one of our own New Hampshire teachers
perish in the first space shuttle tragedy. It is a moment in history none of us will forget.
With permission from Grace Corrigan, Christa's mother, we incorporated Christa's name into our conference title and embraced
her passion for teachers helping teachers beginning with our 1994 conference. Since that time we have honored and acknowledged
our "teacher presenters" in the conference program by placing a "star" beside their sessions. Over the years
Mrs. Corrigan, through the Christa McAuliffe Foundation, has supported the conference by providing thousands of dollars in
scholarship funds for New Hampshire educators to attend the conference. In addition, Mrs. Corrigan regularly attends our conference,
encouraging our attendees to realize Christa's dream in classrooms across New England.
In Christa's memory and in keeping with her spirit this conference is designed to highlight the sharing of successful technology
practices among educators. The conference serves as a forum for exchanging technology-based success stories, integration tips,
instructional strategies, technical solutions, and management techniques, that really work in the learning environment.
Based upon the concept of collegial sharing, the focus is on what is possible with the resources we have available today.
The conference also provides a forum for investigating new and emerging technologies.
For more information about Christa McAuliffe, the NASA Teacher in Space Program, and the many programs that have been
developed in the memory of Christa McAuliffe and the other Challenger astronauts, please explore the following websites:
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 Women's History - Christa McAuliffe
NASA Biographical Data - Christa McAuliffe
Christa McAuliffe Center for Education & Teaching Excellence
McAuliffe/Challenger Center, Framingham, MA
Christa McAuliffe Planetarium, Concord, NH
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