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Ca’Foscari University Lecture – Venezia
Ca’Foscari University Dorsoduro 3246, Calle Larga Foscari, Venezia Gary Stager and Sylvia Martinez will deliver a 45-minute presentation in English on "Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom" followed by Q&A. Audience: 40/50 university students (18-21).
Find out more »Pistoia Lecture
Sylvia Martinez and Gary Stager will speak to high school students and teachers in Pistoia, Italy.
Find out more »US Embassy – Rome
Sylvia Martinez will participate in a roundtable discussion with members of the policy advocacy working group “Stati Generali dell’Innovazione” https://www.statigeneralinnovazione.it/online/, on how developments in open source, social networking, and social media impact educational practices and policies. This group works to promote and share a spirit of social and economic innovation in Italy. She will give a 30-minute presentation in English on "Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom" followed by discussion.
Find out more »National FutureSchools Conference Keynote & Masterclass
Gary Stager is returning to Australia to once again keynote the FutureSchools Conference in his adopted second hometown of Melbourne in March 2018.
He will be leading a masterclass, keynote address, and a presentation on the Expo floor.
INTASE keynotes and masterclasses (Singapore & Sydney)
Sylvia will keynote and lead masterclasses at INTASE 2018 in Singapore (March 27-29) and Sydney (March 21 - 23). Details in 2018. SaveSave
Find out more »ASCD Annual Conference
Gary Stager will be leading a two-hour learning lab at the ASCD Annual Conference in Boston on March 25, 2018. What If We Were Serious About Computer Science For All? National and international calls to teach computer science to every child K-12 are laudable and in serious danger of being the most spectacular failure in the history of overhyped, and ultimately failed, educational innovations. Such an eventuality should be avoided since learning to program is a critical aspect of agency…
Find out more »Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Come visit us at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, see you both days from 10 AM to 5 PM in Booth 540! Booth 540, Red Zone - Map K, McCarthy Quad, near the Children's Stage. USC Overview Map - Red Zone Map
Find out more »Invent to Learn workshops in Toronto
Dr. Gary Stager will lead full-day Invent To Learn workshops for the Ontario Ministry of Education and The Learning Partnership.
Find out more »ocMaker Challenge
Sylvia Martinez will be a judge at the ocMaker Challenge, a contest that provides diverse Orange County secondary and post-secondary student populations with an opportunity to participate in an integrated STEM design project. The Maker Challenge will deliver an authentic experience and creative environment that combines STEM technologies, Art and Design in a culture of inquiry, problem solving, and active engagement. Students are challenged to identify a unique problem, document solutions and present a prototype. Video recap of 2017 ocMaker Challenge…
Find out more »Maker Faire Bay Area 2018
Gary Stager and Sylvia Martinez will be speaking again at the largest Maker Faire in the world. The topic of their presentation is Invent To Learn at Five - A Celebration and Lessons for the Future of Making in Schools. Zone 7 Make: Education Saturday, 5/19/18, 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM SaveSave
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