Teachers Research Summit. Oregon. Aug. 11-13
Posted on February 15th, 2010 by ASEE
Purdue University will hold its 2010 P-12 Engineering and Design Education Research Summit, with the theme “PreK-12 Capacity Building through Community of Practice,” at Seaside, Oregon, on August 11-13, 2010. Teachers are invited to submit proposals by Feb. 12, 2010. No new information for 2011.
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