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MnCOSE 2013Friday Keynote Speakers |
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Mike Lynch • WCCO Radio
Mike Lynch is a native Minnesotan who grew up in Richfield, Minnesota in the 1960’s. He’s been a broadcast meteorologist at WCCO Radio for over 30 years. For over 40 years Mike has been teaching classes and putting on star parties through community education, nature centers, and other entities throughout Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. From 2004 to 2007 Mike wrote Astronomy/Stargazing books through Voyageur Press. He also has a brand new book, “Stars” published by Adventure Publications in 2012 with accompanying MP3 downloads available. |
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Steve Pruitt • Achieve, Inc.
Stephen Pruitt is the leader for the development of the Next Generation Science Standards. He is Vice President for Content, Research and Development for Achieve, Inc. Stephen was a member of the committee that wrote the Framework for K-12 Science Education and was formerly the Science Specialist for Georgia. He is an entertaining and practical presenter and we are lucky to have him! |