( : MAKER Educators Institute : ) June 11-14, 2024 Hawken School, Cleveland - Ohio
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JOIN US FOR A WEEK OFcreativity, collaboration, and innovation!Maker Educators Institute
https://fablab.hawken.edu/institute
When: June 11-14, 2024Where: Hawken Upper School & Fab Lab, 12465 County Line Rd., Gates Mills, Ohio
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Reserve your space and submit payment.
Registration Part 1 - Participant Information
Registration Part 2 - Confirmation and Payment
NEW THIS YEAR:
- Dedicated workshops to discuss, play with, and consider AI and its impact on all areas of our work as Makers and Educators. Led by Rennie Greenfield, Instructional Technologist at Hawken Upper School
- Morning & Afternoon Optional Outdoor, Place-Based Experiential Education Sessions. Led by Cris Harris, Dean of Experiential Education at Hawken School
- Opening Happy Hour & Engineering Floor Interactions Sponsored by MAGNET (Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network). Led by Jennie Becker, Manufacturing Experience Designer at MAGNET
- Hotel Blocks! See below for reservation information
Our exact timing, workshops, and experiences will be determined by YOU – we build out our offerings based on the interests of our conference attendees! Here is the general schedule for the Institute. Days will begin at the Hawken Upper School campus, located in Gates Mills Ohio. Evening/social events meet in varied locations.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (June 11-13):
- Optional Morning Outdoor Experiences on our campus or nearby environments
- 8:30 Breakfast & Coffee networking
- 9 – 3:30 Workshops, Sessions, Lunch, Lab Time
- Afternoon Choice Outdoor Experiences
- Happy Hour Snack & Light Beverages
Friday (June 14):
- Optional Morning Outdoor Experience
- 9 – 1 Light Breakfast, Working Open Lab Sessions, Lunch
- 1-2 Showcase and Reflections
- 2:30 Conference Wrap Up
HOTEL BLOCK:
A block of rooms is being held at the Hyatt Place Legacy Village, approx. 15-minute drive to campus. To utilize our reduced group rates of $119 & $129/night, book through this link or call 1-888-591-1234 and ask for Hawken School Fab Play Institute, referencing group code: G-HSFA
Please Note: The block is held until May 9. After that time, there may still be rooms available, but the rate and availability is not guaranteed.
There are many other hotels in the east side area! Please reach out to us if you would like an additional recommendation for area hotels.
PRESENTING:
We welcome workshops and presentations from any attendee. Please reach out to Anna @ ad...@hawken.edu if you are interested in presenting a topic, sharing a project, or offering a new session. You can also indicate your interest in the Pre-Registration form.
COST:
$550 Early Bird Rate (increases to $600 after May 1)
$200 Single-Day Ticket
Please contact us about group rates (more than 4 people) or scholarship opportunities for qualified individuals.
2-3 Hours of Graduate Credit through Lake Erie College will be available for an additional fee. More information about this exciting option will be sent in May. Please contact Anna @ ad...@hawken.edu with any question at this time.
Registration for the Institute Includes:
- Workshops, sessions, and presentations on all aspects of maker education
- All materials for workshop projects and practice
- Expert instruction & guided use of tools and equipment
- Light breakfast & snacks, lunches, and afternoon socials, and one dinner
- Conference giveaways/swag
- Flexible use of our newly remodeled campus facility with WiFi and parking
- Access to Participant Resource Drive loaded with all conference materials-including past years’
- Membership to the Fab Play Network of Maker Educators
- 30 Contact Hours of PD
- …and more!
MORE ABOUT OUR MISSION AND WHAT TO EXPECT:
The Fab Play Maker Educator Institute is an annual gathering of like-minded creative spirits who just so happen to work in education. During this transformative week, we will elevate one another’s crafts, hone our skillsets, immerse ourselves in a fabrication environment and hands-on experiential learning, prototype new ideas, practice new machining techniques, connect as a network, share our challenges and best practices, and work together to move Maker Education forward.
Our Annual flagship Conference, now in its 6th year, is located at Hawken School’s beautiful campus and Fab Lab just outside Cleveland, Ohio. We encourage all educators, administrators, and practitioners of Maker Education, as well as those new to makerspaces and looking to establish a program, to attend. All levels of experience are welcome; you will leave with invaluable resources for teachers looking to build on prior success, and those designing their curriculum for the first time. This year’s Institute will feature many familiar segments repeat attendees have come to know and love, as well as new materials we’ve developed this year focusing on best practices in physical safety while working in makerspaces. We will also lean into the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and prepare ourselves for ways it can enhance our own craft of teaching and learning. Finally, join us around a campfire, on a brisk morning jog, or up in the ropes course as we consider ways to foster and build Experiential Learning (EL) experiences.
Frequent Session Topics:
- Setting up Makerspaces
- PBL & Design Thinking in the K-5 Classroom
- Improvisational Design & Mindset
- Best practices on a Makerspaces & Fab Labs
- Elementary Science Integration
- Woodshop & Workshops
- 3D Printers and TinkerCad
- Maker-Centered Learning, habits, & dispositions
- Digital Fabrication Machines
- (Laser Cutter, Vinyl Cutter, CNC Mill, 3D Printing)
- Science Concepts & Integration
- PBL in the Elementary Classroom
- CS and Computational & Design Thinking
- Micro-controllers & Coding A
- Arduinos, Raspberry PI, Micro-Bits
- Electronics & Simple Circuits
- FAB Fashion Design
- Cardboard Prototyping & tools
- AI and your Curriculum
- Experiential Learning & Outdoor Classrooms
Please share this opportunity! Feel free to forward this email to your maker or educator networks.Any questions, wonders, ideas, or opportunities? Send me an email @ nd...@hawken.eduHope to see you this year, -Nick
Nick DiGiorgio
Director of Makerspaces
Hawken School
@HawkenFabPlay
