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Collab Lab 33: Career interviews project
Ward 4 313 Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesWhat if high school students thinking about college or career options could hear the stories of how people doing interesting work in Milwaukee recognized the opportunity and developed the skills they now rely on? We’re working with high school teachers
Collab Lab 32: Teacher-centric PD
Ward 4 313 Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesWhat if professional development for teachers looked more like the kinds of learning experiences we want to create for students? Join us to connect with K-12 colleagues from across the area, as well as community partners from higher ed, industry,
Collab Lab 31: Student run enterprises
Ward 4 313 Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesWhat opportunities can we create for students, schools, and the community through student run enterprises? Student run enterprises can provide an on-going framework for authentic work that engages students in collaborative problem solving and entrepreneurial thinking. How can we leverage
Collab Lab 30: Green Infrastructure
Ward 4 313 Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesHow can we leverage green infrastructure projects to create authentic learning experiences for students? Whether they are in place or in design, green infrastructure projects offer opportunities for student explorations across a broad range of issues. Join us to connect
Collab Lab 29: Building skilled trades talent
Ward 4 313 Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesWhat experiences arm students with the talents and dispositions that allow them to step successfully into the skilled trades? Milwaukee area firms are desperate for talent in the skilled trades. Not simply talent that has a given set of technical
Collab Lab 27: See Math Everywhere
Ward 4 313 Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesWhat if Milwaukee students stopped thinking of math as something “I’m not good at” and saw it instead as something much richer? a creative endeavor a way to explore issues they care about a way to see their neighborhood, city,
Collab Lab 26: Storytelling – Empowering student voices to drive engagement
Ward 4 313 Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesHow do we help students tell the stories that matter to them? Where can that lead when we do? What stories do your students want to tell? If we give students a chance for their stories to be heard, what
Collab Lab 25: Water
Ward 4 313 Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesHow can we engage students in authentic learning experiences related to water and water technologies? Beyond the facts that Milwaukee sits next to a whole lot of water and spans several watersheds, it is home to more than 200 water
Collab Lab 24: Maps as a Point of Engagement
Ward 4 313 Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesHow can we use maps and spatial data to engage students in issues that matter to them? Milwaukee has a wealth of talent around mapping, geographic information systems (GIS), and spatial data analysis. This includes a summer program at UWM
Collab Lab 23: The Innovators Next Door
Ward 4 313 Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesThere are a lot of folks in Milwaukee doing interesting things around technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship at the edges of K-12. Here's your chance to meet some of them. Come explore some ideas with your colleagues at public, private, and