S.T.E.A.M. Educators Forum

419 Shoreline Village Drive,Long Beach CA 90802

15 October, 2022

Description

This event is brought to you by Makersville Services (a 501c3) through grant funding and contributions of: the Arts Council of Long Beach and the City of Long Beach and Makersville. STEAM teachers, student teachers, in-school makerspace and Innovation space leaders and coaches will share their S.T.E.A.M. projects and discuss how they got them funded. S.T.E.A.M. education is the most inclusive form of education. It's not easy, but some teachers are implementing S.T.E.A.M. in the formal classrooms, in school Makerspaces and Innovation Labs and in informal classrooms. There are many challenges to implementing S.T.E.A.M. education, particularly in full classes of students! One of our scheduled instructors will share their projects. 2022 Schedule 10:00 to Noon sessions: The following schedule subject to adjustment. September 17 - Robotics with Margaret Padilla - A computer Science Teacher at a public school in San Bernardino County, Margaret teaches 6th grade Computer Science (programming/robotics hybrid) to her students providing them with 3 language options and a number of options for Robotics platforms. How does she do this? It's not easy! October 15 - Finch Robotics with Paula Tsoi-A-Sue - Paula is a K-12 educator, curriculum and activity developer. Paula will share the projects she has created for the Finch robots. Our monthly meeting is scheduled for the 3rd Saturday.