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2013 RITES Summer Session
July 22nd through August 9th

Registration will open soon
Courses to be held at the University of Rhode Island 
and Rhode Island College


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Opportunities for RITES Teachers

RITES demonstrates portable x-ray diffraction instrument developed for the next Mars Rover to Rhode Island classrooms.
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Opportunities for Students

The University of RI Providence Campus conducts the undergraduate Biotechnology Manufacturing Program. Read More.

RITES News

RITES Leadership present at the 2011 Math and Science Partnership (MSP) Learning Network Conference. 
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Testimonials

After participating in the RITES Short Course, "Sleuthing Through the Rock Cycle," I was finally excited to teach my students about rocks. 

Amy Paon, Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School, Coventry. Read More.

When I see where I’ve come as a direct result of taking the RITES Healthy Water course this Fall, I am grateful for having had the opportunity to be deeply immersed in (the) content.

Anne Welna McLaughlin, Chemistry Teacher, Cranston HS West. Read More.

The Rhode Island Technology Enhanced Science project is supported by the National science Foundation under grant EHR-0831974 of the Mathematics & Science Partnership program.

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Thank you to all of our participants in the Winter Science Education Roundtable Event !

On Thursday, February 7th RITES held its third Science Education Roundtable event at the University of Rhode Island and welcomed partners from across the state.

The Roundtable has been a catalyst for creating partnerships between many science organizations in the state. In the coming months RITES will continue to support the initiatives and partnerships that are forming. The Science Education Roundtable is now poised to continue meeting as a statewide coalition and we invite you to join us as we continue in this effort. Check the website for updates on the next event.

Writing in Science Professional Development Opportunity hosted by RITES in partnership with GEMS-Net

On October 12th, Betsy Rupp Fulwiler, nationally recognized author or Writing in Science and Writing in Science in Action lead participants in a full day event that welcomed over a hundred RI science teachers who were able to engage in small group discussions and reflect on student work as they explored, first hand, the power of scaffolding, modeling and providing prescriptive feedback to students.

RITES School Council will Meet on June 11th, 2013

The next RITES School Council meeting will be held on Thursday, June 11th from 4pm to 6pm at the CCRI Campus in Warwick. 

We invite you to join us as teachers from across RI connect as part of a professional learning community and collaborate with RITES leaders on the future of the RITES in their schools. 

NSF releases funding for the RITES Project
The Rhode Island Technology Enhanced Science Project (RITES) is pleased to announce that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has released $2 million in funding after a recent visit to review project progress and evaluate the success of the grant. This funding will allowRITES to continue their work in 27 districts across the state with over 400 science teachers.

During the NSF site visit over 50 in-service and pre-service teachers, school district personnel, higher education faculty, administrative personnel, and middle school students came forward to talk about RITES and its impact in Rhode Island. The NSF team, impressed by the hard work and dedication of both RITES and their supporting partners, released the $2 million to fund the remaining 20 months of the project. Read More.