Collab Lab 11: Creating a Culture of Innovation
Ward 4 313 Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesSo what are you doing to ensure that teachers at your school(s):
have the time, autonomy, and resources to experiment
permission to fail and learn,
the flexibility to seize opportunities as they arise?
Collab Lab 12: Middle School Math – What should we be trying?
Barely half of 3rd graders in Wisconsin are proficient in math. By the time students reach 8th grade, that number is down to less than 40 percent. There are huge racial disparities in these scores.
Should we be trying something different?
We're delighted to have Milwaukee Succeeds join us in hosting a discussion focused middle school math.
E-parts Pallet Party: Up-Cycle for Makerspaces
Milwaukee Institue of Art & Design 273 East Erie Street, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesWe're working with Goodwill, the Betty Brinn Children's Museum, MIAD, and area schools to find materials that can be put to a new use in makerspaces and Fab Labs serving K12 students. Join us on Saturday September 9th to unpack, disassemble, and sort a pallet full of material from Goodwill's E-Cycling program. Useful stuff will find it's way into schools, what can't be reused will be recycled.
Making in Education Conference
Join us at Maker Faire for the Making in Education Conference Making is transforming education at every level. When we talk about making in education, we are talking about project-based learning, a teaching method that emphasizes problem-solving, critical thinking, collaboration
Collab Lab 13: Problem Finding
Ward 4 313 Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesProblem solving is a lot more useful when you've found a good problem to solve.
We're kicking off our second season of Collab Labs with a hands-on session. Together, we’ll walk through simple process to identify a problem or two worth solving at your school and send you home with the tools to try out the process with some of your students. Wondering what a problem worth solving looks like? Come join us.
Collab Lab 14: Effective Partnerships for Career Based Learning Experiences
Ward 4 313 Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesWhat makes for an effective Career Based Learning Experience? What structural issues get in the way of creating those opportunities for students? In our conversations with educators we've heard a number of concerns around the ability to create effective CBLEs
Collab Lab 15: Healthcare Connections
Ward 4 313 Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesIn our conversations we've found a number of individuals and organizations in health care looking for ways to engage K12 student in real world projects. We've also talked with a number of educators looking for ways to heath care related topics into authentic learning experiences. Let's explore what folks are already doing, look for opportunities that have been missed and see what we can come up to provide engaging experiences to more students.
Collab Lab 16: Up-cycling for Makerspaces/Fab Labs
Ward 4 313 Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesWhat if firms and organizations that have excess material could get it to schools that could use it? In our Collab Labs focused on makerspaces last year, the cost of materials for student projects was consistently raised as a barrier.
Collab Lab 17: Healthy Food Passport — Connecting Students to Food & Culture
Ward 4 313 Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesAt our December Collab Lab, we generated ideas for projects that would allow students to explore healthcare issues that have meaning for them. One of those ideas, the Healthy Food Passport, envisioned an exploration of culture and food with an aim
Rube Goldberg Parts Giveaway
Milwaukee Institue of Art & Design 273 East Erie Street, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesThe highest form of recycling is reuse... in a Rube Goldberg Machine Participating in STEM Forward's Rube Goldberg Competitions? Looking for ideas and/or parts for your project? With our partners in this event, we'll be giving away both. We'll also
