Making/STEAM: unleashing creativity and imagination in schools Tuesday, November 5th, 2013 8:30 AM – 4 PM • Blue School, 241 Water Street NYC
This fall, join us for Blue School’s 2nd Annual Teaching Innovation Conference to explore the following topics and others: • How does the practice of exploring of materials and technologies increase thinking and learning across disciplines? • How are outside actors in the Maker and DIY movements impacting educational practices and school structures? • How are schools and teachers integrating STEM and STEAM practices into their classrooms now? • What advocacy opportunities are there to write about, advocate for and act on these ideas? • What types of structures are in place in existing schools and school systems to help to create more open-ended exploration and inquiry in the context of Common Core?
TO DATE, PRESENTERS INCLUDE: Ainissa Ramirez, Science evangelist, author of “Save Our Science” Gary Stager, Author of “Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering and Engineering in the Classroom”
Jon Santiago and Jaymes Dec, The Makery Brian Cohen and Danny Kahn, Beam Center and Inventgenuity Workshop
Deb Windsor, Construction Kids Panel discussion about advocating for STEAM curated by Rhode Island School of Design
JOIN US! REGISTER VIA EVENTBRITE TODAY. teachinginnovation.eventbrite.com Space is limited, so sign up early! Registration Fee: $75 per participant
INTERESTED IN PRESENTING? We would like the conversation to be broad and inclusive, and invite schools and educators to present and join in the dialogue around these questions. If you intend to create a presentation, please send an email to Kate Horton, Marketing and Communications Assistant, kateh@blueschool.org, summarizing the topic you wish to present on and a bulleted list of outcomes you anticipate for those in attendance.