Nancy Magnani
Sumner School District, USA
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ETOP Retrospective: An Update
The ETOP meeting is the oldest international conference devoted solely to optics/photonics education. Looking back at the history of the conference can help gain insight into past successes and plan for challenges of the future.
About the Speaker
Nancy Magnani began her career in engineering as a senior engineer designing and testing high speed fiber optic systems for a telephone operating company. After relocating to Connecticut, Nancy transitioned to a career in education. As a Science Specialist/Grant Facilitator for a regional education service center, Nancy provided science professional development to teachers and wrote and facilitated STEM grant programs for 4th grade through high school students throughout eastern Connecticut. Grant programs included energy, robotics, and collaborating with Judy Donnelly on optics and photonics.
Nancy currently is with the Sumner School district, Sumner, WA working with middle school science students, facilitates science club and judges STEM Fair projects at school, district and state levels. She is a member of National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), and a senior member of both OSA and SPIE.
