LeMire, L. E. (2015, June), Professional Development Training That Makes Project Lead The Way Teachers More Knowledgeable and Confident Instructors (Evaluation)  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.24596

\bibitem{asee_peer_24596}
  LeMire, L. E. (2015, June), \emph{Professional Development Training That Makes Project Lead The Way Teachers More Knowledgeable and Confident Instructors (Evaluation)}
  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
  10.18260/p.24596

Laura E. LeMire.  "Professional Development Training That Makes Project Lead The Way Teachers More Knowledgeable and Confident Instructors (Evaluation)".  2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2015.  https://peer.asee.org/24596 Internet.  04 Dec, 2023

\bibitem{asee_peer_24596}
  Laura E. LeMire.
  "Professional Development Training That Makes Project Lead The Way Teachers More Knowledgeable and Confident Instructors (Evaluation)".
  \emph{2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2015.
  https://peer.asee.org/24596 Internet.  04 Dec, 2023

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