Educators and makers of all ages are invited to the Making in K12 & CTE Friday Showcase at the Ed Games Expo on Friday, Jan. 10.
During this unique, hands-on event, at Building Momentum, meet the FableVision Learning/Reynolds Center team and create with Fab@School Maker Studio. Paul Reynolds CEO of FableVision/Reynolds Center will be providing the closing remarks
DATE: Friday January 10, 2020 2 PM – 5 PM
LOCATION: Building Momentum 5380 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite C. Alexandria, VA 22304
RSVP: The Expo is free and open to the public. Attendees must RSVP online to gain entry.
About the Event: Maker Spaces and Making in K12 schools and CTE settings and in communities, and technologies that support students in being makers, provide the opportunity to apply learning of academic content and to practicing career skills, while solving authentic problems through hands-on and often collaborative real-word experiences.
The showcase will convene the developers, government representatives, and industry partners in the field of making, to discuss innovative models and approaches that are building capacity for “maker education” as a mainstream learning activity in schools and communities, especially in underserved areas.
The showcase will also include a demo session where attendees and local teachers and students will be able to demo a series of maker technologies and projects that were developed with the support of government programs while meeting the developers.
Preliminary Agenda
2 to 3: Opening Remarks
Allen Brooks, Building Momentum
Albert Palacios, US Department of Education
Paula Gangopadhyay, Institute of Museum of Library Services
A Short State of the Field in Making for K12 and CTE
Dorothy Jones-Davis, Nation of Makers
A set of “Big Idea” talks on models to support the emergence and sustainability of maker spaces and making in schools, CTE settings, and in communities, followed by Q&A with attendees
Andrew Coy, Digital Harbor
Cara Lesser, Kid Museum
Ben Stokes, American University
Ilana Preuss, Recast City
Alana Preuss and DJ Morneau, Games for Change
Closing Remarks by Paul Reynolds of Fablevision/Reynolds Center
.3-:3:30: Keynote Address: Scott Stump, Assistant Secretary, OCTAE, US Department of Education
3:30-5: Demoes of Maker technologies and Happy Hour
This event showcases successful ed tech products given a kick start with government small business grants through the ED/IES Small Business Innovation Research program.
More information about ED Games Expo here.