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Maker Ed Convening

The Maker Educator Convening is an annual gathering of maker education practitioners from all over the world, organized by Maker Ed. This year, the event will take place in Pittsburgh, PA, in collaboration with MuseumLab at Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. We are committed to further exploring last year’s themes—equity, accessibility, and sustainability in maker education—over two full days of sharing, collaboration, and delicious food. We hope you will join us! To register and for more information, visit Maker Ed’s website.

Lindsey Own

Evergreen School
BIG Lab Coordinator
Shoreline, WA

https://evergreenschool.org/welcome

Classroom Educator and Curriculum Developer for 15 years. Transitioned from middle grades science to coordinating makerspace learning across all preschool through 8th grade classes at her school in Seattle, WA.

8:00am EDT

Breakfast NOVA Place: Main Concourse

9:00am EDT

Opening and Welcome NOVA Place: Main Concourse

9:45am EDT

Maker Learning in Pittsburgh: Success of Access, Challenge of Equity NOVA Place: Main ConcourseSunanna Chand

10:15am EDT

Equity, Justice, and the Future of Teaching and Learning NOVA Place: Main ConcourseValerie Kinloch, Ph.D.

11:00am EDT

#BetterTogether: How Do We Facilitate Group Work? NOVA Place: Conference Room 1Katie Henry • Samantha Utley Schmitt • Lindsay Balfour • Christa Flores Library Makerspace Learning: Hands-on Assessment & Documentation Practices & Tools Children's Museum of Pittsburgh: ClassroomRebecca Millerjohn • Sam Abramovich Making as an Act of Multicultural Representation in the Classroom MuseumLab: Learning Lab 1Sergio Ruiz • Yerko Sepulveda

12:30pm EDT

Lunch NOVA Place: Main Concourse

1:30pm EDT

Make Code You Can Touch MuseumLab: Learning Lab 1Steven Jones • Kellyanne Mahoney Playful Assessment for Maker-Centered Learning NOVA Place: CoLab 1Stephanie Chang • Yumiko Murai • Peter Kirschmann The Learner or the System: Let’s Reimagine “What School is For” MuseumLab: Gathering SpaceJulie Rains • Erika Lusky

3:00pm EDT

Kinetic Fabrics: Performative Textiles and Mechanisms Children's Museum of Pittsburgh: AVLGarth Zeglin Making in the Academic Classroom NOVA Place: CoLab 1Diane Brancazio • Leilani Roser Trash in a Makerspace: Finding Beauty and Taking Action MuseumLab: Learning Lab 2Erin Riley

4:00pm EDT

Distributed Leadership as a Path to Making NOVA Place: Conference Room 1Julie Diana • Kim Walker • Margaret Powers Fandom Sandboxes: Community, Collaboration, and Code MuseumLab: Learning Lab 1Charlotte Own ¡Kokomania! NOVA Place: CoLab 3Barbara Yarza • Xcarett Sanchez • Joana Sevilla

5:30pm EDT

Maker Educator Happy Hour + Networking MuseumLab: Gathering Space

8:00am EDT

Breakfast NOVA Place: Main Concourse

9:15am EDT

How to Make Beautiful Música with Homemade Instruments: A Chilean Arts Non-profit Meets Maker Education NOVA Place: Main ConcourseLeilani Roser • Diane Brancazio The Tipper Clip: The Tale of Two Young Inventors NOVA Place: Main ConcourseJosephine Bank • Kate Sullivan • Jaymes Dec

9:40am EDT

Examining diversity through making or, how I came to love rural Wisconsin NOVA Place: Main ConcourseErica Halverson

10:10am EDT

Reclaiming Joy! NOVA Place: Main ConcourseMichelle King

11:00am EDT

Constructing Knowledge: Learners Defining Learning NOVA Place: CoLab 3Jayne Everson A Values-Based Approach to Assessing Maker Centered Learning MuseumLab: Learning Lab 2Jeff Evancho • Peter Wardrip Making with Head, Hands, and Heart MuseumLab: Gathering SpaceJosh Ajima

12:30pm EDT

Lunch NOVA Place: Main Concourse

1:30pm EDT

Choreography Of Matter NOVA Place: Conference Room 2Alisha Collins Sprinting to Maker Learning Solutions MuseumLab: Assembly HallDarla Gerlach • Nick Schiner • Samantha Utley Schmitt Supporting ALL Students’ Learning by Co-Constructing Maker Practices Across School Communities NOVA Place: CoLab 3Victoria Lojek • Chelsea Glover • Erin Stiling • Molly K O’Malley-Argueta

2:30pm EDT

World Premiere!! Maker Educator PLAYnary: Social Justice and Maker Education New Hazlett Theater

4:15pm EDT

Closing and Gratitude New Hazlett Theater