Fab Educators Summit

Join the conversation with K-12 educators across the globe using digital making in the classroom and beyond.

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Friday, January 26, 2024
ALL TIMES LISTED ARE IN EST (NEW YORK)

12:00pm EST
Welcome

Dr. Liz Whitewolf, Founding Director, eduFAB

Keynote Address: Rethinking Tinkering

Dr. Gary Stager, Founder & CEO, Constructing Modern Knowledge

After about fifteen years of the maker movement and the adoption of makerpsaces in education, Dr. Gary Stager, co-author of Invent to Learn - Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom, has some thoughts on tinkering. This keynote will review some lessons learned and launch educators towards a future students deserve.

1:05pm EST
Hands on workshops

Art and Coding in Python Using ImagiCharm

Artur Coelho, Agrupamento de Escolas Venda do Pinheiro, Portugal

Gamified Learning: From Plan to Play

Noor Suwaidan, Fab Lab Bahrain

From Engineering with Paper to CAD 3D Modeling

Godwyn Morris, Dazzling Discoveries, Skill Mill NYC, USA

Integrating Generative AI in K-12 School Makerspaces

Dr. Sayed Mahmoud, BBS Makerspace, Kuwait

2D Assemblies using Laser Cutting and TinkerCAD

Ahmed Khaled, San3a Tech, Fab Lab Egypt

2:00pm EST
Hands on workshops

Cardboard Prototyping: A Hands-On Approach to Building Smart Projects

Amany Ayman Mohamed, San3a Tech, Fab Lab Egypt

TinkerCAD Circuits: Simulating STEM Projects

Samuel Branco, Externato Cooperativo da Benedita, Portugal

Playing with Purpose: Board Game Creation as a Nexus for Design Thinking & Engineering

Andrew Verrilli, Alta Vista School, California, USA

CAD GPT: Exploring Generative AI for 3D Modeling

Jorge Montalvo, New York University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Origami Automation / PBL in the Makerspace (pre-recorded talks)

Sedat Yalçın, FabLab Idealab, Istanbul, Turkey / Megan Ewing, 1st Makerspace

2:45pm EST

A Minute with a Sponsor

Thank you to our Conference Supporter, Fab Foundation. Sherry Lassiter, CEO, will share a few words.

Community Challenge: Open Inventory Project

Dr. Liz Whitewolf, Founding Director, eduFAB

As schools are rapidly adding digital makerspaces and technologies are constantly changing, classroom teachers are often left to research equipment for these spaces without any resources. Join the call to add your technology recommendations to the eduFAB Open Inventory Project.