Get ready for a fun hands-on workshop where you’ll learn how to teach Invention Literacy, Making, and Design Thinking using the <pwa class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done" data-pwa-category="grammar" data-pwa-dictionary-word="award winning" data-pwa-hint="Possible missing hyphen" data-pwa-id="pwa-16AACBCC5BC054F866039265DAD55FE0" data-pwa-rule-id="HYPHENATED_BIGRAMS" data-pwa-suggestions="award-winning">award winning</pwa> Makey Makey invention kit used by educators in all 50 states and around the world and featured in TED talks. This workshop is new and being delivered throughout the US. You’ll learn best practices and gain access to a multimedia training website <pwa class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done" data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-dictionary-word="that " data-pwa-hint="Readability may be enhanced by removing this" data-pwa-id="pwa-359E755D8F8A0F7B58B6C189F8A4F16B" data-pwa-rule-id="READABILITY_1513" data-pwa-suggestions="(omit)">that </pwa>you can use later when you train others or teach the students you serve.
<pwa class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done" data-pwa-category="spelling" data-pwa-dictionary-word="The Makey" data-pwa-hint="Incorrect named entity spelling: The Makey" data-pwa-id="pwa-C3279F10A79CA60755983AC5C7BB45AB" data-pwa-rule-id="SIMPLE_SPELLING" data-pwa-suggestions="The Make">The Makey</pwa> Makey Invention Literacy Workshop for Educators is a fun, hands-on learning experience where you'll learn how to teach Invention Literacy, Making, and Design Thinking using the award-winning Makey Makey invention kit. We'll explore how to teach circuits and conductivity using Makey Makey and then put those skills to <pwa class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done" data-pwa-category="grammar" data-pwa-dictionary-word="use" data-pwa-hint="Possible confused word" data-pwa-id="pwa-FA17A92B42DB96F094BE25A6C1F86F1C" data-pwa-rule-id="USE_TO_VERB" data-pwa-suggestions="used">use</pwa> to design your own inventions! Participants will learn best practices and gain access to a multimedia training website that can <pwa class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done" data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-dictionary-word="be used" data-pwa-hint="Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead." data-pwa-id="pwa-C40A30D1B189C69361AD096804D85DC4" data-pwa-rule-id="null" data-pwa-suggestions="">be used</pwa> when working with students or future trainees.
Agenda:
8:30am - Check in and login to / test <pwa class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done" data-pwa-category="spelling" data-pwa-dictionary-word="WiFi" data-pwa-hint="Unknown word: WiFi" data-pwa-id="pwa-CBFCBE518F95E61594089B6908A3865E" data-pwa-rule-id="SIMPLE_SPELLING" data-pwa-suggestions="Widi~WIFO~WKFI~WITI~WIVI">WiFi</pwa>. Get ready for an awesome day of learning
9:00 - 11:30am - Morning session: Introduction to Makey Makey
11:30am - 12:30pm - Lunch
12:30 - 3:00pm - Afternoon session: Makey Makey Inventions
Who:
This workshop is perfect for K12 classroom teachers, pre-service teachers <pwa class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done" data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-dictionary-word="as well as" data-pwa-hint="Readability may be enhanced by using: and" data-pwa-id="pwa-BB73438D085DAF5260B426BC88278F7B" data-pwa-rule-id="READABILITY_117" data-pwa-suggestions="and">as well as</pwa> <pwa class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done" data-pwa-category="spelling" data-pwa-dictionary-word="afterschool" data-pwa-hint="Unknown word: afterschool" data-pwa-id="pwa-D352215B114FA252C0EE46C4D549F4A9" data-pwa-rule-id="SIMPLE_SPELLING" data-pwa-suggestions="after-school~after school">afterschool</pwa> professionals. Register early. <pwa class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done" data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-dictionary-word="Space is limited" data-pwa-hint="Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead." data-pwa-id="pwa-7B878E40113C984C21706A4A45156C98" data-pwa-rule-id="null" data-pwa-suggestions="I limit space~It limits space~We limit space~They limit space~I limits space">Space is limited</pwa>.
Bring Your Laptop & Charging cable: Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Linux operating systems work great. Tablets will not work. Regardless of the <pwa class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done" data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-dictionary-word="kind of " data-pwa-hint="Readability may be enhanced by removing this" data-pwa-id="pwa-D16DC09DA303D1EED107D7B8B15E97F3" data-pwa-rule-id="READABILITY_1364" data-pwa-suggestions="(omit)">kind of </pwa>laptop used, it must have the ability to plugin a USB “type A” plug <pwa class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done" data-pwa-category="grammar" data-pwa-dictionary-word="- -" data-pwa-hint="Do you want to use an em-dash here?" data-pwa-id="pwa-11716EE168A43F1A3D72D2E3B250F2F6" data-pwa-rule-id="EM_DASH_DOUBLE" data-pwa-suggestions="—">- -</pwa> these are the most common type of USB plugs and it’s how the Makey Makey <pwa class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done" data-pwa-category="style" data-pwa-dictionary-word="is connected" data-pwa-hint="Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead." data-pwa-id="pwa-18DAFB484D5292B093995602641B121E" data-pwa-rule-id="null" data-pwa-suggestions="">is connected</pwa> to a computer. Some new laptops don’t accept a USB type A plug so the user must supply their own adaptor (<pwa class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done" data-pwa-category="grammar" data-pwa-dictionary-word="“" data-pwa-hint="The punctuation mark '“' may require a space before it. Consider adding a space." data-pwa-id="pwa-1F826D060B941F61C43DCE3BB7C1E159" data-pwa-rule-id="WHITESPACE" data-pwa-suggestions=" “">“</pwa>dongle”).
Lunch:
Bring your own or get lunch during the 60 <pwa class="pwa-mark pwa-mark-done" data-pwa-category="grammar" data-pwa-dictionary-word="min" data-pwa-hint="Possible confused word" data-pwa-id="pwa-44D38BD0BF2EFC538BA853C9540ADCDC" data-pwa-rule-id="CRFSR_MIN_31" data-pwa-suggestions="main">min</pwa> lunch break.
Workshop Leader: Heather Lister, Certified Makey Makey Training Partner