Design what's possible with STEM Studio
Welcome to STEM Studio, a place where your creativity and passion for education is unleashed!
We believe that each student is capable of greatness and has the potential to become a hero in their own journey. However, those opportunities aren’t easy to create, especially when you’re trying to work alone. STEM Studio provides the space and support to plot out a challenging learning experience that elevates students’ voices, extends well beyond the classroom, and can run with the support of peers, partners, and Learn Deep. Join us to create the kind of challenge you’ve always wanted to offer your students.
This is your chance to build connections, see new possibilities, and get a good chunk of unit planning done at the same time. You could call it ‘PD’, but its really more like remembering why you wanted to teach in the first place and doing something about it.
What would you like to build this summer?
Every summer we host teachers for a multi-day Design Studio.
Together we’ll collaborate to craft a Challenge Framework based on Learn Deep’s Model for Community Engaged Project-Based Learning that can guide you and your students through an extended project journey.
This summer we are offering 5 opportunities to try your hand at collaborating on designs you will be able to use in the 2023-24 school year (Click the links to learn more):
- Redesign of learning spaces in our schools.
- Youth exploring Mental Health challenges related to the learning environment.
- Water quality and equitable access in our communities.
- MKE Skates, an exploration of unused properties in the city to place popup skate parks.
- Open Studio, an opportunity to explore your own idea for a Community Engaged project.
Scholarships Now Available!
Through a generous donation, we have a limited number of scholarships available for STEM Studio design workshops. Use promo code SS2023 when you register.
Our Summer 2023 Schedule
Week 1 |
Mornings9:00 am – noon |
Afternoons1:30 pm to 4:30 pm |
| Monday, July 24 | Youth Mental Health | Learning Space Redesign |
| Tuesday, July 25 | Youth Mental Health | Learning Space Redesign |
| Wednesday, July 26 | Water Quality and Equity | MKE Skates |
| Thursday, July 27 | Water Quality and Equity | MKE Skates |
| Friday, July 28 | Open Studio | Open Studio |
Week 2 |
Mornings9:00 am – noon |
Afternoons1:30 am – 4:30 pm |
| Monday, July 31 | Youth Mental Health | Learning Space Redesign |
| Tuesday, August 1 | Youth Mental Health | Learning Space Redesign |
| Wednesday, August 2 | Water Quality and Equity | MKE Skates |
| Thursday, August 3 | Water Quality and Equity | MKE Skates |
| Friday, August 4 |
11:00 am – 1:00 pm |
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Location
We’ll be working together on the campus of MSOE in downtown Milwaukee.
Our STEM Studio sessions are hosted downtown at MSOE’s WE Energies STEM Center in the Northwestern Mutual sponsored lab room.
What we’ll develop
Over the course of STEM Studio sessions, we’ll work together to develop a Program Guide and framework for the project at hand that detail:
- Key project events (kick-off, review, showcase)
- Field experiences participating schools might leverage to inform and support the work of students and teachers engaged in the project
- Community partners available to support the work of students and teachers
- On-going support/coaching for participating teachers
- Artifacts students will produce as part of the effort
- Where and how project activities connect back to curriculum standards
We cap the sessions with a chance to show off your work to peers, school leaders and (prospective) community partners on Friday August 4th.
Interested in joining?
Follow the links above for details and registration information for each of the sessions.
If you are already a member of inspirEd, you will have the option to sign up for STEM Studio 2023 and finalize your registration there as well.
I can’t make the scheduled STEM Studio this summer.
We understand that summer plans get in the way of participating in the studio. However, if you are inspired by the challenge themes and where what we’re working on might lead, you’ll still have a chance to participate when they kick off in the coming school year. You’ll have the benefit of working with a finished Program Guide and related materials.
Let us know what sparks your interest and well keep you posted as we finalize plans and get ready to launch.
