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I talked to a few more teachers this afternoon. There are folks from all across the country here this week, but I somehow managed to talk to two people from the West Coast in a row. They weren’t together, so just random chance. Maybe once the t...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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Students teaching teachers and rethinking education at the college level
Linda Colon...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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I was in an interesting session yesterday and have overheard bits and pieces of a lot of different conference attendees talking about presentations they’ve liked. I’m wondering: What presenters would you like to hear more from? ...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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I talked to a few teachers this morning between sessions. Here’s what they’re saying about attending the conference: Daniel Welker...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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People were doing double-takes in the exhibit hall as Ben Franklin himself was strolling around. I wonder what he thought of all the displays and events—just a few blocks from Independence Hall....
By Mary Bigelow
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This is my favorite conference so far, and that’s saying a lot since I’ve worked at NSTA for 12 years! Even the weather is cooperating—it couldn’t be a more beautiful time to be in Philly. Yesterday I walked around downtown, a...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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NSTA conferences offer so much more than what you see on the program. Between sessions, I stopped to watch and listen to this young man, who was performing outside of the Philadelphia Convention Center this afternoon....
By Debra Shapiro
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I didn’t bring my son, but after walking around the Exhibit Hall, I regretted it. Who knew that Curious George would be here? When I saw him, I started thinking, and when I saw the penguins and petted the wallaby, I started making phone calls. ...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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This is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a Madagascar hissing beetle. I enjoy going to NSTA conferences because I get to see all sorts of denizens of the animal world that I would never get a chance to view ordinarily....
By Debra Shapiro
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I was talking to a first time attendee on the trolley from the hotel to the convention center this morning. Cecelia Dygdon told me the web site was overwhelming, she found a lot of sessions she wanted to attend, but didn’t immediately realize they ...
By Lynn Petrinjak