CSTA 2026

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About Us

Sangmin Pak is a Computer Science, Earth Science, and Special Education teacher at Richmond Hill High School in Queens, New York. She’s the Director of the Software Engineering Pathway at her school. She is also a former NASA Climate Change Research Initiative educator. Sangmin holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies, an M.Ed., and an Advanced Certificate in Computer Science Education. Connect with Sangmin on LinkedIn.
Lily K. Donaldson is the Planetarium Instructor at Virginia Beach City Public Schools. She is also middle school Computer Science and Technology Education teacher. Lily holds a B.S. in Computer Science from American University and a PhD in Architectural Sciences from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Lily was Sangmin’s Graduate Student partner at NASA’s Climate Change Research Initiative. Connect with Lily on LinkedIn. 
Questions? Email lily@arttechnically.org 

Sangmin Pak and Lily Donaldson at the U.S. Department of Education video studio

About Art Technically

Art Technically is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on a mission to provide STEM and Arts educational opportunities to students from underserved communities. We create resources for educators, teach workshops to students, host STEM, STEAM, and Arts events, and host special programs like STEM book donations for underserved public libraries. To learn more, you can explore our website (hint: you’re on it now!) If you are interested in connecting with us, email team@arttechnically.org or join our mailing list below.

Our CSTA Sessions

Analyzing NASA Open-Science Data with Google Sheets

  1.  Link to Session Google Slides
  2.  All Spreadsheet Science resources (digital learning modules, YouTube video walkthroughs, etc.)
  3.  Teacher version (skippable units) of digital learning module Cloudy with a Chance of Science
  4.  Find an Extreme Weather Event Digital Worksheet (Google Doc)
  5.  Create an account on NASA Giovanni and find data for your extreme precipitation event.
  6.  How to Access Data info page
  7.  Convert netCDF to CSV Google Colab (for accumulation data)
  8.  Pre-downloaded data for New Orleans storm
  9.  Example Data Dashboard (Google Sheets)
  10. Participant Survey and Feedback Form
  11. Bonus! Code a Valentine’s Day Card for Meals on Wheels at code.arttechnically.org

Quicklinks

 

Introducing Middle Schoolers to GenAI with Ethical and Engaging Conversations

  1. Link to Session Google Slides and Session Resources
  2. Participant Survey and Feedback Form

 

Extra Resources

  • Sangmin and Lily met at NASA’s Climate Change Research Initiative (CCRI)! CCRI is a year-long NASA program that has high school educators and graduate students work together on a research project related to Climate Change under the leadership of a NASA scientist. The research team includes undergraduate and high school interns in the summer session. You can learn more about our CCRI project “Deciphering Changing Probabilities of Extreme Climate Events in Climate Models and Measurements” on our project website, and you can learn more about CCRI (including how to apply) on the NASA GISS website. 
  • Sangmin and Lily hosted an In-Flight Education Downlink with NASA at Richmond Hill High School last March. In-Flight Education Downlinks are large events where students Q&A with astronauts live onboard the International Space Station. You can apply for a Downlink during the next ISS expedition on the NASA Downlink website.
  • Use Art Technically’s new coding platform to code a Valentine’s Day card for Meals on Wheels on code.arttechnically.org. Free, no ads, no log-ins. Over 5,000 coded Valentine’s Day cards delivered since 2018!
  • Brilliant.org – DuoLingo style digital mini-lessons on STEM topics. New grant program – completely free for K-12 educators and their students. Use Lily as a referral if you please: donaldsonlk at staffordschools.net
  • You can find more resources from Art Technically on this website, and you can join our email list below!