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Alyssa Granata-Basso (CT '23)
Magnet Resource Teacher, John S. Martinez Sea and Sky STEM Magnet School | New Haven, CT
In New Haven, STEM teacher Alyssa Granata-Basso received a Milken Educator Award on October 18, 2023.
Granata-Basso makes learning come alive for her K-8 students at John S. Martinez Sea and Sky STEM Magnet School. Her integration of Next Generation Science Standards and Comprehensive English Language Proficiency standards opens doors for hands-on learning experiences. She has helped secure community partnerships, granting opportunities for students to test water, access an aquaponics system, learn in outdoor classrooms, and manage a pollinator garden. Students’ critical thinking skills are put to the test in Granata-Basso’s monthly STEM challenge, an initiative connecting real-world projects to curriculum. Developing confident leaders, Granata-Basso advises and co-facilitates student council and leads the seventh grade AV production class. She manages schoolwide technology, leads professional development, attends PTO meetings, participates in budget discussions and grant management, oversees school social media accounts, mentors teachers, works on district science curriculum, and sits on the school planning management team and leadership team.
Granata-Basso is a graduate of Southern Connecticut State University, earning a bachelor’s in psychology and elementary education in 2008, and a master’s in remedial reading in 2012.
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