National Conference on Science & Technology in Out-Of-School Time

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Welcome
to the website of the National Conference on Science & Technology in Out-of-School Time being held September 17-19, 2008 at the Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois. This first-ever conference will bring together a national cross-section of program providers, researchers, and policy-makers in the growing movement for science and technology in out-of-school time. Sessions will include research-based best practices, curriculum development and evaluation, with a particular focus on equity and access issues for underrepresented populations. Learn more...
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Eric Jolly, Ph.D. - President, Science Museum of Minnesota
FEATURED PRESENTERS
Harold Asturias - Director, Center for Mathematics Excellence and Equity, Lawrence Hall of Science at UC Berkeley
Maggie Daley - First Lady of the City of Chicago and Chair of After School Matters. More
Robert L. Horton, Ph.D.,Professor, Educational Design, The Ohio State University. More
Jane Butler Kahle, Condit Endowed Professor of Science Education, Emerita
Rocky Kolb, Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Service Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics and the College and Chair of the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Chicago. More
Leon M. Lederman, Ph.D. - 1988 Nobel Laureate in Physics; Director Emeritus, Fermilab; Pritzker Professor of Science of Physics, Illinois Institute of Technology. More
Gabrielle Lyon, Cofounder and Executive Director, Project Exploration. More
Diane Miller - Senior Vice President, School and Community Partnerships, Saint Louis Science Center. More
Jane Quinn - Assistant Executive Director for Community Schools, Children's Aid Society. More
Paul Sereno, Ph.D. - Paleontologist, University of Chicago; National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence; President and Co-founder, Project Exploration. More
Laura S. Washington - Ida B. Wells-Barnett University Professor at DePaul University in Chicago, a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and a senior editor at In These Times. More
 
PRESENTATION and
PRECONFERENCE OPPORTUNITIES
Contact Jason Freeman
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Contact Gabrielle Lyon
CONFERENCE OFFICE
508-875-4545 | Email
508-879-4892 fax

   
 

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