Join us for 4.5 days of carefully paced, hands-on, minds-on, equity-focused learning that culminates in the creation of a maker-centered project tailored to your learning environment. Step into your learners’ shoes and explore foundational approaches to weaving making into your practice: tinkering to discover, making to learn, and the application project. This workshop is perfect for those […]
Join us on August 4th for a special bonus event, a Back-To-School Pre-Conference focused on Building Community with STEAM. Plan for your students’ back-to-school learning, no matter the classroom model: distance learning, in-person, or a hybrid. Our half-day pre-conference features: Ideas for building relationships with students in a socially-distanced world Hands-on activities to use in […]
The disparities that students face today, magnified during the COVID-19 outbreak, are rooted in systemic racism that has been ingrained in education for generations. But even as we reevaluate the […]
How Oakland Unified’s Office of SEL is supporting teachers and students to build social and emotional skills in service of learning Now, more than ever, students and teachers must draw […]
Watch science come to life at TeenScienceNight! Discover what environmentalism means to you at this free, fun-filled teen takeover event. #TeenScienceNight 2020 will take place on Friday, August 7, 2020 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Register to secure your tickets. After registration, you will be emailed additional details about the event. Who: Teens 13-18 […]
Educating for Good is pleased to announce its premiere virtual conference, August 10-12, 2020. The conference looks at foundational issues around assessment, equity, justice and ethics — particularly those raised by the lock down. Our circle conversations will have implications for assessment in the long term, and also, more importantly, for the school year that […]
As we head back to school this fall in all its new incarnations, we know that hands-on learning and STEM education face new challenges. It’s time to start brainstorming innovative […]
Shape Viewfinders Learning the concepts of geometry begins at a very young age. As children are introduced to the names of shapes, they should also be encouraged to recognize these figures in the world around them. Creating a Shape Viewfinder is a playful way to engage children to intentionally look for the math in their […]
In the 13th webinar in the COVID-19 Conversations series, we will discuss: takeaways from recent data and expert opinion on opening K-12; lessons from K-12 reopening experiences in Europe; incorporation […]
The Play Make Learn Conference promotes high-quality learning opportunities for educators, researchers, developers, designers, foundation leaders, policy makers, museum and library professionals, and school leaders who are dedicated to promoting making, gaming, and playful learning. We aim to engage our audience in cutting-edge learning science ideas and experience; communicate state-of-the-art design, education, and research; demonstrate […]