Speakers & Agenda

Keynote speakers Harry Wong, Ed,D., and Rosemary Wong, Ed,D., are the most sought-after speakers in education, typically booked two to four years into the future. The husband and wife team are authors of the best-selling book, The First Days of School, which has sold more than 3.6 million copies. Harry is a former award-winning high school science teacher and has received the Horace Mann Outstanding Educator Award and National Teacher Hall-of-Fame Lifetime Achievement Recognition, while Rosemary, a former elementary teacher, has received the Silicon Valley Woman of Achievement Award and Southern Louisiana University School of Education’s Distinguished Alumnus Award. They both have received the Upton Sinclair Award and were nominated for the Brock International Prize in Education.

Afternoon speaker Dr. Jeff Goldstein is Director of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education, responsible for overseeing the creation and delivery of national science education initiatives with focus on Earth and Space. These include programs for schools, families, and the public; professional development for grades K–12 educators; and exhibitions for museums and science centers. Dr. Goldstein oversees the Voyage National Program, which installs replicas of the Voyage Model Solar System in communities around the world. (Click here to view a video clip of Dr. Goldstein at a recent National Science Teachers Association Conference.)

Preliminary Agenda:
October 11 & 12, 2012 (same schedule for both days)