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All slidedecks will be posted after the sessions. I have a few tricks up my sleeve and don’t want them all spoiled so I promise slides will be shared when I complete my sessions.
Additionally, these are all brand new sessions as I am working on some much larger scale projects which will be discussed in further detail in the sessions. This page will be updated over time as things continue to develop.
Regardless of what session you attend be sure to check out our big global project focused on Compassion Making.
And be sure to check out my podcast as this whole season is focused on STEAM
You Can Do What With LED’s?
This is a session for you to light up your thinking about simple everyday materials. Using cheap LED’s we will explore how something so simple can expand the learning opportunities for students. We will go through a variety of activities for us all to learn about circuits, simple maker projects to use in makerspace and classroom, extensions activities, and how we can develop further skills. Be ready to learn new ideas, make throwies, binder bling, slime, coding, soldering, and more.
Coffeechug Maker DIY: Hot Glue LED
Awesome Ava and Dorky Dad Episode 6: LED Binder Bling
Scratch for Arduino: LED “Sprites” in Action
Triangle Light Arduino Project
MakeGeeking: Maker DIY Hacks and Tricks
This will be rapid fire session of maker tips and tricks that I use as a maker and DIYer. This session will share out things I use in my workshop, makerspace, and home innovation studio. These ideas will give you some new ways to organize materials, simple strategies to make projects flow easier, and all the little things that we can teach kids to be better makers. Come ready to learn and to experiment with new ideas for your own makerspace.
All of these hacks are posted or will be soon to this blog and my YouTube channel.
Coffeechug Makerspace Tips: Boxcutters
065: How To Organize and Manage a STEM Classroom with Terri Smith
Coffeechug Favorite Maker Tools: 6 Cardboard Cutters
11 Ways To Connect & Cut Cardboard
Share Your Tips – A New Series To Empower Educators
LEGO Design Thinking Experience Workshop
Come experience a fast paced design workshop that we have used with several classrooms to help develop teamwork and communication skills. These are two essential building blocks among many others that we must teach students. We often discuss the importance of group work and basically just put them in groups and say “work it out”. We wanted to avoid this type of mindset and really create an interactive experience for them to understand how important these concepts are when working as a group.
In this session you will experience the workshop and understand how to utilize it back in your classroom and how to infuse it with the culture of learning.
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Play Workshop Part 1: Remembering the Joy In Play in 40 Minutes with LEGO Enchanted Forest
LEGO Design Thinking Experience Workshop for Students
