INTED 2018 - Valencia Spain
2018-03-05 - 2018-03-07
Sylvia Martinez will keynote the INTED 2018 conference in Valencia Spain on March 5, 2018.
From INTED 2018:
The 12th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference, INTED2018, will be held in Valencia (Spain) on the 5th, 6th and 7th of March, 2018.
INTED is one of the largest international education conferences for lecturers, researchers, technologists and professionals from the educational sector. After 12 years, it has become a reference event where more than 700 experts from 80 countries will get together to present their projects and share their knowledge on teaching and learning methodologies and innovations on educational technology. The 2018 edition of INTED is sure to be among the most successful education conferences in Europe.
INTED is more than a conference, it is an ideal platform for international strategic networking. The best place to present your innovations and projects about education and technology.

“Now! A scuola si può …” Modena Italy keynotes and workshops
2018-03-01 - 2018-03-02
Sylvia and Gary will be keynotes at the first national conference on School Innovation “Now! A scuola si può …” in Modena at the Monzani Forum and lead regional workshops in Modena and Bologna.

ICE 2018 - Illinois Computing Educators
2018-02-26 - 2018-02-28 | Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center in Schaumburg, Illinois, Schaumburg, IL, United States
Sylvia Martinez will be part of the “All-Star Speaker” events and panels at the ICE 18 education technology conference. Sylvia will be speaking on Feb. 26, 2018.

Private Invent to Learn workshop
2018-02-16
Sylvia will lead a full day educator workshop in Washington, DC on Feb 16, 2018.

Charlotte NC - Invent to Learn workshop
2018-02-14
Gary and Sylvia will lead parent and educator workshops as part of a parent/teacher event at Charlotte Jewish Day School in Charlotte, NC on Feb 14, 2018.
The event is open to local educators, see more information and registration here.

11th Annual Texas STEM Conference Galveston
2018-02-01 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | MOODY GARDENS HOTEL & CONVENTION CENTER, Galveston, TX, United States
Sylvia Martinez will keynote the 11th Annual Texas STEM conference in Galveston, TX Feb 1, 2018.
The Texas STEM Coalition invites you to Galveston to join in on the largest gathering of STEM educators in the state of Texas. Be part of over 1,100 STEM supporters as we learn about the most cutting-edge STEM Technologies and STEM Best Practices, maximize STEM Leadership Capacity, and learn about developing Successful Partnerships.

Trinity School - Atlanta
2018-01-26 | Trinity School, Atlanta, GA, United States
Sylvia will lead a workshop at the Trinity School in Atlanta Georgia.

FETC 2018 - Featured Sessions & Workshops
2018-01-24 - 2018-01-25 | Orlando Convention Center, Orlando, FL, United States
Sylvia Martinez will be a featured speaker at the Future of Educational Technology Conference Jan 23-26, 2018 Orlando, Florida. The fine folks at FETC have supplied a super-special code for you to get a super-special discount to this conference — 10% off by using the Promo Code MARTINEZ18.
1/24/18 workshops:

PBL Gets a “Make”-Over: Prompts and Assessments for Maker Classrooms
STEAM You Can Wear!

1/25/18 sessions:

Invent to Learn: Remaking School for the Future
Making and Makerspaces: The Four Keys to Success

Use this link to go directly to the discounted registration.
The MARTINEZ18 10% discount code is good until Jan 22, 2018!
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21CLHK10 - Hong Kong 2018
2018-01-19 - 2018-01-20 | Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Hong Kong
Sylvia Martinez will keynote the 10th Annual 21st Century Learning Conference – Hong Kong January 2018

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TECH 2017 - Keynotes - Visakhapatnam, India
2017-12-16 - 2017-12-18
TECH 2017 aims to highlight the world’s best digital pedagogies for enhancing 21st century skills to build peaceful and sustainable societies. The conference will bring together 1,200 international experts, learners, researchers, decision-makers, and policy-makers to discuss, debate, and share their knowledge and innovations.
Gary Stager and Sylvia Martinez will keynote and host discussant panels.
Here’s your chance to create buzz and catalyse change in digital age learning by optimising the use of technology. Think outside the box and make recommendations to revolutionise the education system. Provide educators some food for thought to opt for alternate learning methods while designing their next curricula Deliver innovative methodologies to bring about critical inquiry skills, socio-emotional skills and transform behavioral patterns Share ideas, which explore systems, models, practices and strategies for achieving digital age learning in the virtual and real-time space continuum.

So. Cal Maker Education Exchange
2017-12-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Child Creativity Lab Depot for Creative Reuse Center, 1815 E. Wilshire Avenue #906, Santa Ana, CA, 92705, United States
Free event for Southern California Maker Educators. Let’s talk about how making can happen in our schools!
Please join us for this special FREE Maker Education Exchange, brought to you in partnership with MakerEd.
It’s not easy to bring maker education into the classroom, so don’t do it alone! This special meetup brings together passionate educators and makers to talk about what hands-on, minds-on learning looks like in real classrooms, libraries, and other learning spaces. You don’t have to be a maker! Please come even if you are just curious about the opportunities for real 21st century learning in our schools.
The highlight of the evening will be Special Guest Speaker, Sylvia Martinez, Co-Author of Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom.
Limited spaces, so RSVP sooner than later. Food and drinks to be provided, supported by MakerEd.
Join the Maker Movement here in SoCal!
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PBL Gets a "Make"over - ISACS Learning Bridge Webinar
2017-11-30 13:00 - 14:00
The Independent Schools Association of Central States (ISACS) offers Learning Bridge webinars live and recorded for professional development. Sylvia will be presenting:
PBL Gets a Make-Over: Prompts, Scaffolding & Assessment for the Maker Classroom
Presenter: Sylvia Martinez
Thursday, November 30, 2017
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm (central)
Audience: Faculty and Administrators, grades 3-12
Of course students should have powerful hands-on project-based experiences in the classroom—but does that happen? Explore how to design engaging prompts with helpful scaffolding and how to manage the project process when students are using cutting edge technology integrated with iterative design. Learn about new research on assessment for projects and real classroom practices using modern technology and materials.
Sylvia Martinez is the co-author of Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering the Classroom helping teachers bring the exciting tools and technology of the modern world to classrooms. She advocates for student-centered project-based learning with an emphasis on STEAM for all. Sylvia is the principal advisor to the Stanford University FabLearn Fellows, a group of global educators researching and developing hands-on, minds-on projects and curriculum. She also ran educational non-profits and headed product development for consumer software, video games, and educational games at several software publishing companies. Martinez started her career designing high frequency receiver systems and software for GPS navigational satellites. She holds a masters in educational technology and a bachelor’s in electrical engineering. For more information, visit sylviamartinez.com
Price:
$75.00
Discounts of up to $15.00 per seminar are available if you register for multiple seminars.

Belmont Day School - workshop and community meetings
2017-11-17 | Belmont Day School, Belmont, MA, United States
Sylvia Martinez will lead a day of workshops and meetings with parents and faculty at the Belmont Day School in Belmont, MA.

Edtechteacher Summit
2017-11-15 | Revere Hotel Boston, 200 Stuart St, Boston, MA, 02116, United States
Sylvia Martinez will be a featured speaker at the EdTechTeacher Summit in Boston on November 15, 2017. Sessions:

STEAM You Can Wear: Personalize Design Experiences with Coding and Electronics
Girls & STEM: Inclusion, Equity, and Action

Global Education Conference Keynote
2017-11-13 - 2017-11-16
Update: here’s the archived webinar: (link here if you can’t see the embedded video)

Sylvia Martinez will be a keynote for the Global Education Conference, an online conference that supports global education. The conference is unique in that it is a free, online event that takes place around the clock during International Education Week.
The sessions are live, and will also be available online after the event ends.
Sylvia’s keynote will be November 13 at 4PM PST.
SESSION LINK – https://sas.ell uminate.com/d.j nlp?sid=2008350 &password=[REDACTED] Part4
FULL SCHEDULE, click your time zone to see correct times: http://www.globaleducationconference.com/page/sessions-and-schedule
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Charlotte Jewish Day School
2017-11-05 08:00 - 17:00 | Charlotte Jewish Day School, Charlotte, NC, United States
Sylvia Martinez and Gary Stager will facilitate a faculty workshop and parent meetings at Charlotte Jewish Day School in Charlotte, NC.

Welcome Keynote - Union School District Annual Future Ready Summit
2017-08-11 | Union Middle School, 2130 Los Gatos Almaden Rd, San Jose, CA, 95124, United States
Sylvia will be the welcome keynote for the Union School District “Future Ready Summit” on making in education, STEAM, and PBL.

Rhode Island Teacherfest
2017-08-08 - 2017-08-09 | Narragansett, Narragansett, RI, United States
Sylvia Martinez will keynote the Rhode Island Teacherfest August 8th and 9th. The Narragansett Education Foundation will be hosting their first ever professional development summer workshop in partnership with Rhode Island Library Information Network for Kids (RILINK) and School Librarians of Rhode Island.

Constructing Modern Knowledge 2017
2017-07-11 - 2017-07-14 | Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, Manchester, 700 Elm St., Manchester, 03101
Registration is now open for CMK17 – the 10th anniversary!

Innovative Schools Summit
2017-06-30 | Cesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV, United States
Sylvia Martinez will be a keynote speaker June 30, 2017 at the Caesars Palace Las Vegas for the Innovative SchoolsSummit. Sylvia will present a keynote on “A Global Revolution Goes to School: The Maker Movement” and a session on Girls and STEM.
The 2017 Innovative Schools Summit will assemble internationally recognized innovators together with practicing educators and consultants who are currently finding success with cutting-edge best practices, trends, topics, approaches and research-based methodologies in Education. This 3-day conference will provide an opportunity for counselors, teachers, administrators and other educators to learn about new insights and strategies for reaching and teaching students (PreK-12). This forum will provide a unique opportunity to learn key insights from experts and colleagues from around the country.

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) 2017
2017-06-25 - 2017-06-28 | San Antonio Conference Center
Sylvia Martinez and Gary Stager will lead sessions at the International Society for Technology in Education 2017.
Everybody Wins When Everybody Codes
Monday, June 26, 9:00–10:00 am
Convention Center 217Bc
Jane Krauss Sylvia Martinez
Coding for all? Sounds great! Now let’s figure out how. Learn how quality curricula, inclusive pedagogies and intentional support can lead to significant learning for all kids, including girls and underrepresented groups. Leave with a model pathway you can further develop for the grade band you teach.
Make It, Wear It, Learn It
Monday, June 26, 10:30–11:30 am
Convention Center Hemisfair Ballroom 2
Sylvia Martinez
Learn about new technologies that combine craft traditions with digital electronics. Sewable, wearable projects invite different students into the maker movement by providing new and multiple on-ramps for a wider range of students. We’ll explore new conductive materials – thread, fabric, paint, glue, foils and specialty micro controllers.
Before You Build a Makerspace: Four Aspects to Consider
Tuesday, June 27, 1:45–2:45 pm
Convention Center 302A
Sylvia Martinez Gary Stager
Making and makerspaces in education conjure up images of students deeply engaged in real, relevant, technology-rich projects. But there are four distinct aspects to unpack when creating a maker program: Space, culture, process and pedagogy. This session will help education leaders build a roadmap for their school or district.
Logo at 50: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas
Tuesday, June 27, 4:45–5:45 pm
Convention Center Hemisfair Ballroom 2
Gary Stager
Logo, the first computer programming language for kids, was invented in 1967 and is still in use around the world today. This session will discuss the Piagetian roots of Logo, critical aspects of its design, and versions today. Anyone interested in CS4All has a lot to learn from Logo.
Learning From the Maker Movement in a Reggio Context
Wednesday, June 28, 8:30–9:30 am
Convention Center 220
Gary Stager
Discover how the Reggio Emilia Approach that is rooted in a half-century of work with Italian preschoolers and includes profound, subtle and complex lessons from intensely learner-centered classrooms, is applicable to all educational settings. Learn what “Reggio” teaches us about learning-by-making, making learning visible, aesthetics and PBL.

Virginia Math/Science K-12 Educator Conference
2017-06-21 - 2017-06-22 | Huguenot High School, 7945 Forest Hill Ave, Richmond, VA, United States
Sylvia Martinez will keynote the Virginia Math/Science Innovation Center’s K-12 Educator Conference to be held on June 21 and 22, 2017. The theme of the conference will be “Celebrating 50 Years in STEM Education, Moving the Conversation Forward”

Crossroads 2017
2017-05-23 - 2017-05-25
Sylvia will participate in this convening of the most distinguished researchers, innovators and practitioners to explore how to best expand access to high quality computer science and Maker education, with a particular focus on under-represented communities. We all share the same goals – using effective education as a driver for greater equity, faster economic growth and better preparation for 21st century careers.

Blue Springs School District PD day
2017-05-10 | Blue Hill School District, Blue Springs, MO, United States
Sylvia Martinez will lead a workshop at the Blue Springs School District in Blue Springs, MO.

University of Chicago Lab School
2017-05-03 | University of Chicago Lab School, Chicago, IL, United States
Sylvia will be at the University of Chicago Lab School to present on girls and STEM, plus meet with faculty on making and project-based learning.

Barcelona - The Maker Movement in the Classroom
2017-04-24
El consolat general dels Estats Units a Barcelona us convida a l’esmorzar – taula rodona
The Maker Movement in the Classroom
amb Sylvia Martínez, assessora principal al FabLearn de la Universitat d’Standford i coautora del llibre Invent to Learn: Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom, el dilluns 24 d’abril a les 9.30h al consolat general (Pg. Reina Elisenda 23).
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La sessió, a porta tancada i per invitació, serà en anglès.
És imprescindible confirmar assistència abans del dijous 20 d’abril,
responent a aquest correu electrònic o per telèfon al 93 263 8260.

En cas de no poder assistir-hi, agrairem ens comuniqui si vol delegar la invitació en algú altre.
Per motius de seguretat, no és permesa l’entrada de telèfons mòbils ni aparells electrònics a l’edifici del consolat. Es podran deixar amb els guardes de seguretat a l’entrada.
Recomanem arribar uns 10 minuts abans de l’hora d’inici de la sessió.
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Sylvia Martinez és assessora principal al FabLearn de la Universitat d’Standford i coautora d’Invent to Learn: Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom, un llibre que s’ha guanyat el sobrenom de «bíblia del Moviment Maker a les aules». Sylvia advoca per l’aprenentatge autèntic utilitzant principis i experiències pràctiques de disseny del món real. Reuneix exemples d’escoles diürnes actuals que utilitzen la tecnologia de manera autèntica amb les seves pròpies experiències del món real del treball en el desenvolupament de videojocs i de l’enginyeria aeroespacial. En els darrers 10 anys ha estat presidenta de la Yes Generation, una organització sense ànim de lucre que promou el lideratge dels estudiants a través de la tecnologia moderna. Sylvia Martinez és màster en Tecnologia Educativa per la Pepperdine University i llicenciada en Enginyeria Elèctrica per l’UCLA.

STEAM Barcelona
2017-04-22 | CosmoCaixa, C / Isaac Newton, 26 (Ronda de Dalt), Barcelona, 08022, Spain
Sylvia will keynote the 3rd Edition of the STEAMConf organized by the Science Museum of Barcelona.

This year’s conference will also feature:

Arvind Gupta – Toys from Trash

Linda Liukas – Hello Ruby

Eric Rosenbaum ( MIT Media Lab )
Bobbette Alina ( RISD )
Anna-Mari Jaatinen – Siltamäki Primary School, Helsinki, Finland

FabLearn Denmark
2017-04-20 | Arhaus, Denmark
Sylvia Martinez will keynote the FabLearn Denmark (also known as the FabLab@School.dk) conference in April 2017.

Agency in Education Workshop
2017-04-18 | Vejle central fablab, Spinderihallerne, Vejle, Denmark
Sylvia Martinez will lead a two hour workshop on agency at Vejle Central Fablab, Spinderhallerne.
Tuesday the 18th of april
Time: 1230-1530 (12:30 PM-03:30 PM)
Place: Vejle central fablab, Spinderihallerne
Agenda: Lunch followed by approx.. 2 hour workshop

The Westminster Schools
2017-04-05 - 2017-04-06 | The Westminster Schools, 1424 West Paces Ferry Road, NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
Sylvia will lead a 2 day workshop with The Westminster Schools.
