{"id":10846,"date":"2025-09-22T16:30:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T20:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/?p=10846"},"modified":"2025-12-16T15:19:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T20:19:30","slug":"conferences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/conferences\/","title":{"rendered":"Conferences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_9449-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10871 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_9449-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_9449-edited-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_9449-edited-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_9449-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_9449-edited-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_9449-edited-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_9449-edited-480x270.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1440;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Outdoor Learning Conference in Banff, Canada<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">We attend multiple conferences to deliver professional development opportunities that empower you to engage your students in nature-based participatory science and inquiry. Join us at an upcoming conference workshop, stop by our booth to chat with a team member and learn about our resources, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/district-training\/\">explore opportunities<\/a> for trainings at your location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default has-large-font-size\">Future Conferences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top left-thumbnail\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/john-diep-suUDcNv7H3s-unsplash-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"Anaheim Convention Center\" class=\"wp-image-12624 size-medium lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/john-diep-suUDcNv7H3s-unsplash-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/john-diep-suUDcNv7H3s-unsplash-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/john-diep-suUDcNv7H3s-unsplash-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/john-diep-suUDcNv7H3s-unsplash-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/john-diep-suUDcNv7H3s-unsplash-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/john-diep-suUDcNv7H3s-unsplash-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/john-diep-suUDcNv7H3s-unsplash-480x360.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/960;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>2026 Spring NSTA Conference<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dates:<\/strong>\u00a0April 15-18, 2026 <br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default has-large-font-size\">Past Conferences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top left-thumbnail\" style=\"grid-template-columns:16% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/minneapolis-city-urban-architecture-buildings-bb405a-1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10487 size-medium lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/minneapolis-city-urban-architecture-buildings-bb405a-1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/minneapolis-city-urban-architecture-buildings-bb405a-1024-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/minneapolis-city-urban-architecture-buildings-bb405a-1024-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/minneapolis-city-urban-architecture-buildings-bb405a-1024-480x320.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/682;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>2025 Fall NSTA Conference<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dates:<\/strong>&nbsp;November 12-15, 2025 <br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis 2025 <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top left-thumbnail\" style=\"grid-template-columns:17% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/TMO_Conference-Registration-2025-01-720x360.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10160 size-medium lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/TMO_Conference-Registration-2025-01-720x360.png 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/TMO_Conference-Registration-2025-01-1280x640.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/TMO_Conference-Registration-2025-01-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/TMO_Conference-Registration-2025-01-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/TMO_Conference-Registration-2025-01-2048x1024.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/TMO_Conference-Registration-2025-01-480x240.png 480w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 720px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 720\/360;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>2025 Outdoor Learning Conference<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dates<em>:<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;May 8-10, 2025 <br><strong>Location<em>:<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong>Banff, Alberta, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top left-thumbnail\" style=\"grid-template-columns:16% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"838\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2025-05-02-at-1.11.10\u202fPM-1280x838.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10167 size-thumbnail lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2025-05-02-at-1.11.10\u202fPM-1280x838.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2025-05-02-at-1.11.10\u202fPM-720x471.png 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2025-05-02-at-1.11.10\u202fPM-768x503.png 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2025-05-02-at-1.11.10\u202fPM-480x314.png 480w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2025-05-02-at-1.11.10\u202fPM.png 1344w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/838;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>2025 NSTA Conference Workshops<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dates<em>:<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;March 26-29, 2025 <br><strong>Location<em>:<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong>Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/NO24_250x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9397 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 250px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 250\/250;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\"><strong>2024 NSTA Conference Workshops<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dates<em>:<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;November 7-9, 2024<br><strong>Location<em>:<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong> New Orleans Ernest N. 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