Simpson, A., & Hebert, L., & Rosu, L., & Pollock, M. C., & Goddard, L., & Henderson, T. D. (2021, July), Going Virtual: Reflections from Research and School Educators on Navigating Professional Development and STEM Club Opportunities  Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference. 10.18260/1-2--37231

\bibitem{asee_peer_37231}
  Simpson, A., \& Hebert, L., \& Rosu, L., \& Pollock, M. C., \& Goddard, L., \& Henderson, T. D. (2021, July), \emph{Going Virtual: Reflections from Research and School Educators on Navigating Professional Development and STEM Club Opportunities}
  Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference.
  10.18260/1-2--37231

Amari Simpson, Lara Hebert Ph.D., Luisa-maria Rosu, Meagan C. Pollock, Lynford Goddard, and Tasha D. Henderson.  "Going Virtual: Reflections from Research and School Educators on Navigating Professional Development and STEM Club Opportunities".  2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference, 2021, July.  ASEE Conferences, 2021.  https://peer.asee.org/37231 Internet.  20 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_37231}
  Amari Simpson, Lara Hebert Ph.D., Luisa-maria Rosu, Meagan C. Pollock, Lynford Goddard, and Tasha D. Henderson.
  "Going Virtual: Reflections from Research and School Educators on Navigating Professional Development and STEM Club Opportunities".
  \emph{2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference, 2021, July}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2021.
  https://peer.asee.org/37231 Internet.  20 Apr, 2024

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