have more access to the conference. Crossroads has been held at the following venues: Storrs, CT (2005) Ogden, UT (2006) Amherst, MA (2007) Alta, UT (2008) Portland, OR (2009) San Antonio, TX (2011) Providence, RI (2012) Portlandia (2014) Cleveland, OH (2015) Crossroads has a history of inviting poets as keynotes to its conferences. These have included: Taylor Mali (2005) Jimmy Santiago Baca, joined by Jason Yurcic (2006) Marilyn Nelson (2007) David Lee (2008) Lawson Fusao Inada (2009) Naomi Shihab Nye (2011) Additionally, illustrator/artist/educator Fred Lynch contributed the keynote address in 2012. Crossroads has also established a line of work that has called for scholarly work in science education to reach out to create significant impact in education. This has been referred to as "scholar activism" by David Moss, Crossroads' first keynote speaker in 2005. Other speakers have included John Settlage in 2006, Adam Johnston in 2007, Heidi Carlone in 2008, and Magnia George in 2009. Conference organizers have contributed joint addresses in 2011 and 2012. Future Science Education at the Crossroads has moved its conference each fall, from east to west and back again, through the year 2009. Most notably, National Science Foundation funding was established to fund the conference from 2007 - 2009. In 2010, the conference organizers are considering next steps for future sequences of the event. See also Vexation and Venture conference format External links Science Education at the Crossroads main site References Science education Educational research