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Margaret Honey (Author & CEO, New York Hall of Science)


Margaret Honey, President, and CEO of New York Hall of Science, speaks with Sarder TV correspondent, Tracey Fitzpatrick, about her book, Design, Make, Play and her work to improve education in science, technology, engineering, and medicine. She talks about the work she does at the New York Hall of Science to engage young people through a variety of creative approaches.

Margaret Honey

Author & CEO, New York Hall of Science Dr. Margaret Honey joined the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) as President and CEO in November of 2008. Under her leadership, NYSCI has adopted Design, Make, Play as its signature strategy to promote STEM engagement and learning. The defining characteristics of these strategies – open-ended exploration, imaginative learning, personal relevance – are the very ingredients that develop inspired and passionate STEM learners. She holds a doctorate in developmental psychology from Columbia University and serves as a board member of the National Science Foundation’s Education and Human Resources Advisory Committee, the Scratch Foundation, the Concord Consortium, and Post University.

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Margaret Honey

Author & CEO, New York Hall of Science

Dr. Margaret Honey joined the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) as President and CEO in November of 2008. Under her leadership, NYSCI has adopted Design, Make, Play as its signature strategy to promote STEM engagement and learning. The defining characteristics of these strategies – open-ended exploration, imaginative learning, personal relevance – are the very ingredients that develop inspired and passionate STEM learners. She holds a doctorate in developmental psychology from Columbia University and serves as a board member of the National Science Foundation’s Education and Human Resources Advisory Committee, the Scratch Foundation, the Concord Consortium, and Post University.

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Tracey Fitzpatrick

Tracey Fitzpatrick

Sarder TV Anchor & Former Market News Video Anchor

Tracey is a Telly Award winning producer and reporter and has spent over a decade at Cablevision. She also has had stints at Time Warner’s NY1 News, and recently a financial news anchor with Market News Video.

Tracey is the recipient of several industry awards including, a Cable Ace Nominee, and is a three time Telly Award winning producer/reporter.

In addition, she writes for Examiner.com, an online news and entertainment site with a focus on fashion and fundraising, and also creates content for Wochit, an award-winning video creation platform.

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