Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell to Participate in National Town Hall Meeting on Science Education during NSTA Philadelphia Annual Conference
NSTA is pleased to announce that Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell will be part of the first-ever Science Matters National Town Hall Meeting on Science Education on Friday, March 19, at the Millennium Hall in the Loews Hotel. At the National Town Hall—which is being cosponsored by NSTA and Intel—science educators, school administrators, and other invited guests will engage with Gov. Rendell and other panel members about the state of science education and key initiatives that are helping teachers to prepare students for the challenges of the 21st century.
In addition to Gov. Rendell, the panel will include Carlos Contreras, US Education Director, Intel Corporation; Christine Royce, Associate Professor of Education at Shippensburg University and Executive Secretary of the Pennsylvania Science Teachers Association; and an invited guest from the Department of Education.
Portions of the film Imagine IT: The Power of Imagination, a powerful documentary about connecting imagination and creativity with science and engineering in education, will be used throughout the event. Following the town hall meeting on Friday afternoon, Intel and Science Matters will host a screening of the film Imagine IT for conference attendees. Discussion during the film and after will center on the importance of the ideas presented in the film and how teachers can use Imagine It in the classroom.
To attend the town hall, visit www.nsta.org/Philadelphia to register for the conference.
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