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NSTA CoNfereNCeS oN SCieNCe eduCAT ioNWhy ATTEND?

It’s simple. This premier conference brings together science education leaders and experts with educators who are inter-ested in personal and professional growth. Our sessions, presenta-tions, and workshops are designed to provide you with content, concepts, and strategies that you can take back to your classroom, school, or district.

This is the forum to start discussions about science education from the broadest perspective of the Next Generation Science Standards to the very specifics of skills and techniques that improve performance in the classroom. Teachers from every grade band and discipline—preservice to the most experienced curriculum admin-istrator—are encouraged to attend and let their voices be heard. You can count on compelling and relevant information, techniques, and resources to energize your instruction and invigorate your career.

We invite you to think big and expand your mind. Experience new ideas, network with your peers, gather educational materials, view the newest products, and get inspired by an extraordinary group of science educators. Share your passion as you continue on your journey to becoming the best educator you can be.

Who ShoulD ATTEND?• PreK–12 Science Teachers

• Science Coordinators

• Curriculum Specialists

• Administrators

• Principals

• College Education Methods Professors

• College Science Educators

• Policy Makers

• Industry Advocates

• International Educators

• College Science Education Students

PERfoRMANCE You and your students deserve to be excellent in science.

lEADERShIP New skills, knowledge, and activities help build educational leaders who influence others to do extraordinary things.

DISCoVERy Looking at the world with a new perspective brings innovation and creativity to the classroom.

MoTIVATIoN Expert speakers, educators, and scientists inspire and stimulate.

PASSIoN Sharing it with your peers, your mentors, and science education leaders is contagious.

ExPERTISE Educators are best when they are well-versed in their field.

INSPIRATIoN You’ll hear stories from renowned authors and presenters that will move you to act.

GRoWTh Your conference experience will expand your world personally and professionally.

fREEBIES Exhibiting companies from across the nation will offer you hundreds of classroom giveaways, new products, and samples.

CoNNECTIoNS You’ll meet peers, mentors, leaders, and acquaintances for support and friendship.

The environment is important to science educators. These programs are recyclable and were printed on recycled paper.

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Check out more than 400 sessions and other events with the Denver Session Browser/Personal Scheduler (www.nsta.org/denverbrowser).

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Kenneth WessonEducational Consultant, Neuroscience, San Jose, Calif.

The premise of Kenneth Wesson’s research, speeches, and work-shops over the past three decades has been based on the question, “If it’s your job to develop the mind, shouldn’t you know how the brain works?” An expert on the neuroscience of learning and methods for creating classrooms and learning environments that are “brain considerate,” Kenneth regularly speaks throughout the world on the neuroscience of learning and methods for creating classrooms and learning environments that are “brain-considerate.”

PreK–8 Science: A Playground for Literacy and Mathematics

Classrooms are the play-grounds that challenge and excite children. Science gives students a relevant and engaging purpose for read-ing, writing, and problem solving. Research shows that the integration of science and literacy enhances the learning of preK–8 students. As reflected in the CCSS and NGSS, integrating science into literacy and mathemat-ics instruction improves students’ thinking skills.

fEATuRED PRESENTATIoNPlay and Science Running Together

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Applying Science to Restore Patients

Geoffrey LingDeputy Director, Defense Sciences Office Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Arlington, Va.

A recently retired colonel from the U.S. Army, Geoffrey Ling, MD, PhD, is an authority on traumatic brain injury (TBI), especially as it pertains to the military. Dr. Ling, deputy director of the DARPA Defense Sciences Office, was featured on 60 Minutes for his research work on upper-extremity prostheses. He will update us on the progress of his work developing a pros-thetic arm that is controlled directly by a patient’s brain. To do this and more, DARPA depends on today’s science teachers to prepare tomorrow’s scientists and engineers.

More sessions on PreK–8 Science…• UsingGraphstoOrganizeData

• S’COOL:MakingCloudObservationsfromthe Playground

• HowDoesYourGardenGrow?

• BringingSciencetoLife!UsingInvertebratesto Enhance Classroom Teaching

• Make-and-Take:Science,Literacy,andMath

• Let’sGetPhysical:ForceandMotion

• SensationalScience:Step-by-StepStrategies Across the Curriculum

• SMILEwithPhysicalScience

• EngagingChildreninScientificExplanation:ConnectingScienceandLiteracyUsinga “Question-Claim-Evidence-Reason” Framework

For complete descriptions and biographical information, visit www.nsta.org/denverspeakers. Follow your favorite speaker on Twitter!

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Engineering the Engineering: Connecting the Why to the How

Engineering effectively provides foundational knowledge in science, technology, and math through innovative and creative approaches in the classroom, giving all stu-dents an opportunity to prepare for their roles in this technology-rich world. This strand will highlight classroom practices that emphasizeskillsincriticalthinking, leadership, prob-lem solving, collaboration, communication, media, and technology in the transdisciplinary context ofSTEM.

Exploring STEM: Inside and Out

This strand focuses on helping teachers to imple-mentinnovativeSTEMinstruction.Forexample,STEMinsideandoutrefers to developing rich, authentic student-designed projects. This type of collaborative instruction involves teachers and students networking within and outside their classroom tocalluponscientificexper-tise as well as community and global resources.

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Diandra L. Leslie-Pelecky @drdiandraAuthor of The Physics of NASCAR and Professor of Physics, West Virginia University,Morgantown

Dr. Leslie-Pelecky was not a race fan…until the day she saw something on a television race broadcast that she couldn’t explain. Her innate scientific curiosity—and inability to take “no” for an answer—led her to write The Physics of NASCAR, which takes readers behind the scenes to understand how race cars are optimized for speed and safety. Diandra is relentless in her quest to understand how the science and math of motorsports could be used to engage and teach students.

fEATuRED PRESENTATIoNEngineering Speed: Using NASCAR to Engage Students in Math, Science, and Engineering

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James McLurkinAssistantProfessorofComputerScience,RiceUniversity,Houston,Tex.

As a child, James McLurkin was constantly building with any ma-terials he could get his hands on. Today, James continues this tradi-tion. Using Mother Nature as a model, his core research is developing distributed algorithms for multi-robot systems: the software for large swarms of autonomous robots. Inspired by the behavior of ants and bees, the SwarmBots perform individual tasks that collectively con-tribute to the goals of the group.

fEATuRED PRESENTATIoNExtreme Lesson Plans, Honey Bee Adventures, and Robots for Everyone—Putting Old-School Passion into Modern Technical Education

More sessions on Engineering…• EngineeringSolutions:GreenEnergyandGreenBuilding

• Engineering:Integratethe3DsintheNGSS

• InventionConventionwithanEcologicalTwist

• FuelingtheFuture:EnergyInterconnectionsand Sustainable Choices

• CanaShoeboxFly?

• It’seleSTEMary!STEMEducationfromClassroomtoCommunity!

• TheAmazingAtlatl

• HelpingStudentsTeachOld“Dogs”NewTricks in Energy Savings

More sessions on STEM…• STEMThroughouttheCurriculum!

• Bioplastic—GoingfromSynthetictoNatural Polymers

• AssessmentintheModernScienceClassroom

• AProposedIntegratedSTEMFramework

• NASAEngineeringActivitiesUnder$1!

• ConnectingCultures;ExploringScience

• SmashingPlates:DetectingCrustalDeformation with GPS

• CustomizingSTEMInstruction

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Thurs., 8:00–9:00 AM—Facilitating Early Childhood Education with Project Learning Tree • •Thurs., 12:30–1:30 PM—Using Energy to Support Speaking and Listening Standards • •Thurs., 2:00–3:00 PM—Teaching Inquiry-based Science to English Language Learners with M&M’s® Investigations • •Thurs., 3:30–4:30 PM—Fun with Adaptation • •Thurs., 5:00–6:00 PM—Food Safety in Your School Garden • •Fri., 8:00–9:00 AM—Ingredients for Cooking Up Weather in the Primary Classroom! • •Fri., 9:30–10:30 AM—Classroom Activities for Stop Faking It: Energy • •Fri., 12:30–1:30 PM—Hands-On Learning with GLOBE • •Sat., 8:00–9:00 AM—Get Down in the Dirt! • •Sat., 9:30–10:30 AM—SMILE with Physical Science • •

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Thurs., 8:00–9:00 AM—Data: It’s Not a Four-Letter Word • •Thurs., 12:30–1:30 PM—Engineering Solutions: Green Energy and Green Building • •Thurs., 3:30–4:30 PM—Food Chains: Using Field Surveys That Give Real Numbers • •Thurs., 5:00–6:00 PM—My Life with Charles Darwin • •Fri., 9:30–10:30 AM—Creating Deep Time Diaries • •Fri., 11:00 AM–12 Noon—ACS Middle Level Session: Density—A Molecular View • •Fri., 12:30–1:30 PM—NSTA Press® Session: Rise and Shine: A Practical Guide for the Beginning Science Teacher • •Fri., 2:00–3:00 PM—Energy in the Physics Classroom • •Fri., 3:30–4:30 PM—Square Pegs • •Sat., 8:00–9:00 AM—Lotions, Potions, and Scrubs: Polymer Science in Cosmetics • •Sat., 9:30–10:30 AM—Enhancing Forest Field Study with Project Learning Tree • •Sat., 11:00 AM–12 Noon—Weather Headlines: A Tool for Science Learning • •

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Thurs., 8:00–9:00 AM—Using Crash Debates to Teach Logic, Bioethics, and Communication in AP and IB Sciences • •Thurs., 12:30–1:30 PM—What? Why? How? • •Thurs., 3:30–4:30 PM—Ice Core Records: Earth Systems, Volcanoes, Solar Proton Events, and Supernovas • •

Thurs., 5:00–6:00 PM—Spectroscopy: Stairway to the Stars • •Fri., 8:00–9:00 AM—Classroom Management Strategies for the Secondary School Science Class • •Fri., 11:00 AM–12 Noon—NASA Brings You Newton’s Laws of Motion • •Fri., 12:30–1:30 PM—Linking Evidence, Claims, and Inquiry • •Fri., 2:00–3:00 PM—Can a Shoebox Fly? • •Fri., 3:30–4:30 PM—How Do Airplanes Fly, Really? • •Sat., 9:30–10:30 AM—Engaging Games to Learn Complex Environmental Science Concepts • •Sat., 11:00–11:30 AM—Stoichiometry with Rufus • •

SAmPLe CoNfereNCe SCheduLeMake your own conference schedule using the Denver Session Browser/Personal Scheduler (www.nsta.org/denverbrowser). Choose from more than 400 sessions and other events and browse by day, format, subject, grade level, conference strand, sponsor, or keyword.

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NSTA PreSS SeSSioNSNSTA Press® offers new classroom ideas and standards-based strategies, from Earth science to nanoscience and from preK to college. Join NSTA Press authors for these sessions linked to the topics of their books.

Check out the NSTA Press sessions scheduled in Denver at bit.ly/13Dn64u.

fLighT of The moNArCh buTTerfLieSNSTA is partnering with the Maryland Science Center, University of Minnesota, and the National Science Foundation to present an exciting symposium on Friday for K–12 educators on the topic of monarch butterfly migration. For a complete description and to purchase tickets, visit www.nsta.org/denverbrowser. (Ticket Required)

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Wednesday 5:00–7:00 PM

Thursday 7:00 AM–5:00 PM

Friday 7:00 AM–5:00 PM

Saturday 7:30 AM–12 Noon

◆ Award-winningbooksfilledwith best practices, science content, teaching tips, and lesson plans.

◆ T-shirts, totes, and other science gifts to take back to your classroom.

◆ All attendees get member pricing—20%offallNSTAPress® products.

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Picture-Perfect Science Preconference Workshop (C-1)Do you want to improve your science instruction and enjoy yourself at the same time? Then this preconfer-ence workshop presented by award-winning authors and classroom veterans Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan is for you! For a complete description and to order tickets, visit www.nsta.org/denverpp. (Ticket Required)

Science Formative Assessment Work-shop: Uncovering What K–12 Students Really Know and Think (C-2)This preconference workshop is presented by Page Keeley and Joyce Tugel, nationally recognized professional develop-ers in the areas of science formative assessment and leadership for instructional change. Join Page and Joyce as they share how to effectively use formative assessment to transform instruction while simultaneously supporting learning. All participants will receive a copy of Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Vol. 4. For a complete description and to order tickets, visit www.nsta.org/denverassessment. (Ticket Required)

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featured Speaker

For the Love of Place: Humanity, Education, and Nature in the 21st Century

Scott Sampson @DrScottSampsonVice President and Chief Curator, Research and Collections Division, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, Colo.

Scott Sampson is a paleontologist whose research has been devoted

primarily to the ecology and evolution of Late Creta-ceous dinosaurs. His work has recently expanded to include ecopsychology, investigating how humans form emotional attachments with nature. Currently, Scott serves as vice president of research and collections and chief curator at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. He was the primary scientific consultant and on-air host of the four-part Discovery Channel series Dinosaur Planet.

The Colorado Convention Center is far from your run-of-the-mill meeting space. Don’t miss the giant blue bear sculpture peeking into the center’s lobby. This 40-foot high bear is the creation of local artist Lawrence Argent.

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f ieLd TriPSDiscover what Denver has to offer on one of our ticketed field trips. For complete descriptions and to purchase tickets, visit www.nsta.org/denverbrowser.(Tickets Required)

Date: Thursday, December 12, 8:00 AM–12:45 PMTicket Price: $37; by preregistration only

We’ll tour NREL’s South Table Mountain research campus, learning about current research from world-renowned scientists. Note: Participants must wear long pants and close-toed shoes. A valid government-issued photo ID is needed to tour facility. Non U.S. citizens are required to complete a foreign national data card five days in advance of the site visit.

National Center for Atmospheric Research (T-2)Date: Thursday, December 12, 12:30–4:45 PMTicket Price: $24; by preregistration only

Explore exceptional exhibits on weather, climate, the Sun-Earth connection, and supercomputing/model-ing and learn about educational resources on weather, climate, and other areas of the atmospheric sciences that you can put to use in your classroom. Note: Dress for the weather, tour includes walking outside.

New Belgium Brewing Company (T-3)Date: Thursday, December 12, 12:30–5:30 PMTicket Price: $24 advance; $29 on-site

On your 90-minute tour of New Belgium Brewing Company, you will learn about the company’s his-tory, company practices, and philosophies as well as enjoy some tasty samples. Beer will be available to purchase as well as T-shirts, hats, and posters. Note: Travel time is an hour each way.

Geology and Paleontology of Red Rocks Park and Dinosaur Ridge (f-1)Date: Friday, December 13, 8:30 AM–4:30 PMTicket Price: $69 advance; $74 on-site

Come join a great outdoor field trip to study rocks and fossils near Red Rocks Park and at Dinosaur Ridge. Walk through time outdoors as you observe dinosaur fossil bones and tracks found in rocks from the Juras-sic and Cretaceous periods. Box lunch included. Note: Dress for the weather and wear good walking shoes.

Behind-the-Scenes Tour of DMNS Collec-tions and MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition (f-2)Date: Friday, December 13, 9:30 AM–1:20 PMTicket Price: $29 advance; $34 on-site

Join Research & Collections Division staff at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Anthropology, Earth Sci-ences, and Zoology collections. Then let your curios-ity run wild as you enter MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition. Become a MythBuster and test out theo-ries. Food available for purchase at the T-Rex Cafe.

Sustainability at the Nation’s Greenest Zoo—Denver Zoo (f-3)Date: Friday, December 13, 1:30–5:00 PMTicket Price: $37 advance; $42 on-site

Explore the zoo and get a behind-the-scenes look at some of Denver Zoo’s sustainability efforts, includ-ing its one-of-a-kind waste to energy system. Food is available for purchase in their many restaurants. Note: Dress for the weather.

Explore zoology collections at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science (#F-2).

See the latest energy-efficiency research at NREL (#T-1).

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ShorT CourSeSAll short courses are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, so act now! For complete descriptions and to purchase tickets, visit www.nsta.org/denverbrowser. (Tickets Required)

Formative Assessment: Feedback That Moves Learning Forward (SC-1)Date: Thursday, December 12, 8:00–11:00 AMTicket Price: $55 advance; $60 on-site

Learn how to use formative assessment to enable learn-ing, and not simply to measure what has been learned at the end of a period of instruction. Receive online resources and take home booklets: Inside the Black Box: Assessment for Learning in the Science Classroom and Science Forma-tive Assessment. Bring laptop/tablet if possible.

Teaching Science Outdoors Through Research and Engineering Design (SC-2)Date: Thursday, December 12, 1:30–4:30 PMTicket Price: $15 advance; $20 on-site

Strengthen connections to the natural world while emphasizing elements of the scientific and engineering practices. Learn effective strategies for managing students through inquiry- and design-based outdoor activities. Receive access to instructional resources created at The Lawrence Hall of Science. Be prepared to go outdoors.

Home and School Science Activities (SC-3)Date: Friday, December 13, 8:00–11:00 AMTicket Price: $55 advance; $60 on-site

Engage in innovative physical science demonstrations for grades 4–8 that promote inquiry, problem solving, and literacy. Explore concepts such as physical and chemical changes and receive two resource books with 65 hands-on activities, as well as other activities, lesson plans, and handouts.

Explore STEM Practices with Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS) (SC-4)Date: Friday, December 13, 1:30–4:30 PMTicket Price: $15 advance; $20 on-site

Experience the scientific and engineering practices in action, explore an interactive online digital photography

project, learn strategies to manage students outside, and receive access to instructional resources created for formal and informal education. Most of the short course will be outdoors.

ScienceLIVE and BSI: Bringing Lessons Based on Real Science into your Classroom! (SC-5)Date: Saturday, December 14, 8:00–11:00 AMTicket Price: $25 advance; $30 on-site

Learn about ScienceLIVE, a unique web-based tool that allows K–12 students to experience the excitement of active field research and engage with scientists in the field through interactive maps, lesson plans, real-time blogs, videos, webinars, and social media. Participate in hands-on activities based on actual research data. Bring laptops if possible.

Nature to Nanotechnology: Water and Filtra-tion (SC-6)Date: Saturday, December 14, 8:00–11:30 AMTicket Price: $20 advance; $25 on-site

Alongside scientists, engage in critical-reasoning activities in the context of diminishing clean water resources and apply-ing nanotechnology for filtration. Emphasis will be placed on water quality, how humans interact with their envi-ronment, and how leading-edge nanoscience engineering research is developing solutions for water purification.

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A Lawrence Hall of Science curriculum developer leads a discussion about the species richness of plants found in an urban grassland from Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies activity Plant Hunt. (SC-2 and SC-4)

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Bev DeVore-WeddingConference ChairpersonMath and Science TeacherMeeker High SchoolPO Box 159550 School St.Meeker, CO 81641bdevorewedding@gmail.com

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grAduATe CrediT/TrANSCriPTSGraduate Credit Sponsored by Framingham State University

GRADuATE CREDIT

Earn one graduate-level credit in professional development through Framingham State University. To obtain credit, you must complete a Framingham State University Registration Form, attend a minimum of 12 hours of programs, submit a written report, and pay a fee of $99. This registration form is available from the Framingham State University website (www.framingham.edu/nsta). An NSTA transcript is also required. Note: Credit is by pass/fail option only.

For complete information, visit www.framingham.edu/nsta.

TRANSCRIPTS

Evaluate sessions while simultaneously tracking professional development certification (based on clock hours). You can even use your smartphone to evaluate sessions…while the session is fresh in your mind! Or you can visit www.nsta.org/conferences/evaluations at a later time to complete a short online session eval-uation for each session you attend.

Three weeks after the last day of the conference, you can view your transcript at the NSTA Learning Center (learningcenter.nsta.org) by clicking on “My PD Record and Certificates.” Visit www.nsta.org/denverresources for complete information on the transcript process.

larisa MerrellProgram CoordinatorMath and Engineering TeacherNorthglenn High School601 W. 100th PlaceNorthglenn, CO 80260lmerrell3@gmail.com

Karen haysLocal Arrangements CoordinatorSchool Programs ManagerDenver Museum of Nature & Science2001 Colorado Blvd.Denver, CO 80205karen.hays@dmns.org

Red Rocks Amphitheatre is a beautiful location for an outdoor concert.

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The NSTA Exhibit Hall is a must-see! NSTA brings you the leading science education companies and organizations to showcase products, services, curricula, and much more. You’ll discover something new and exciting in the world of science teaching.

ExhIBIToRSAchieve3000American Chemical SocietyAmericanLabDesignAmplifyANATOMYINCLAY®Learning SystemAppersonDataLinkAppleseed ExpeditionsArborScientificBio-RadLaboratoriesCarolinaBiologicalSupplyCarolina CurriculumCatalystLearningCurriculaCPO Science/School Specialty ScienceCrosscuttingConcepts,LLCDelta Education/School Specialty ScienceDenverMuseumofNature& Science

Dinah-MightAdventures,LPeCYBERMISSIONEducationalInnovations,Inc.EdvotekInc.ExploreLearningFisherScienceEducationFlinnScientific,Inc.FreyScientific/SchoolSpecialty ScienceGlobal Travel AllianceGrand ClassroomHowardHughesMedicalInstituteIt’sAboutTimeK’NEX EducationKendallHuntPublishingCo.KodoKidsLLLPLAB-AIDS,Inc.LEGOEducationMcGraw-HillSchoolEducation Group

McRELMimioNationalGeographicLearning/ CengageLearningNGSS@NSTANOAANSTAMembershipNSTA Professional ProgramsNSTA–The John Glenn Center for Science EducationNutrientsforLifeFoundationOcean ClassroomsOhaus Corp.PASCOscientificPhETInteractiveSimulationsPitsco EducationProjectLearningTreeQupiron Technology Corp.Sangari Active ScienceSchool Tours of America

ScienceFirst®/STARLAB®ShellScienceLabChallengeSiemens We Can Change the World ChallengeSimulation Curriculum Corp.SME’sMineralsEducationCoalitionSpaceFoundationSparkFunElectronicsSteve Spangler ScienceSTR—School&ScienceTechnology ResourcesSwiftOpticalInstruments,Inc.Sylvan Dell PublishingTexasInstrumentsToshiba/NSTA ExploraVisionU.S.EPASunWiseProgramUniversityofNorthernColoradoVernierSoftware&TechnologyWavefunction,Inc.WesternGovernorsUniversity

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ExhIBIT loCATIoNThe exhibits are located in Hall A of the Colorado Convention Center.

VIRTuAl ExhIBIToR ShoWPreview and create your own list of Denver exhibitors before the conference using the Denver Virtual Show. It’s available, day or night, at www.nsta.org/denvervirtualshow.

ExhIBIT houRSThu., Dec. 12 11:00 AM–5:00 PM Fri., Dec. 13 9:00 AM–5:00 PM Sat., Dec. 14 9:00 AM–12 Noon

* Exclusive Exhibit Hall Hours Thu., Dec. 12, 11:00 AM–12:30 PM

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