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spaces4learning PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
Innovation Labs.
These incredibly creative, age-appropriate maker spaces are
thoughtfully designed for STEM and project-based learning environments as a classroom
maker spaces, and project-based learning.
This includes the popular three-day maker technology
training to single Days of Innovation. Training also includes topical workshops such as
within a classroom. Innovation Labs can
transform old, underutilized spaces or be used in new school construction. Inventionland Education works within your budget to create unique collaborative spaces with room for learning and making.
THE COURSE PUTS STUDENTS IN CHARGE OF THEIR EDUCATION, OPENING UP A NEW WORLD OF CREATIVITY, INNOVATION, AND INSPIRATIONRARELYFOUNDIN OTHER CLASSES. ALONG THE WAY, STUDENTS LEARN CRUCIAL SOFT SK􏰀LLS L􏰀K􏰁 􏰂RO􏰃L􏰁􏰄􏰅SOL􏰆􏰀􏰇􏰈􏰉 COLLABORATION,ANDPRESENTING.
3D printing, vinyl cutting, plasma cutting, laser cutting, electronic kits, prototyping with cardboard, stop-motion animation, video production, logo and package design, working with silicone, and prototyping with blue foam.
Deep learning goes well beyond the instruction manuals, providing educators with the skills to confidently instruct students on using maker machines safely in the
Examples include
kindergarten Log Cabin
sets, the Storybook Forest,
Inventalot Castle, Chipper's
Treehouse, Discovery Pirate
Ship, Inventron Robot, Tiki Tech Bar, and Bright Ideaz High School Innovation Labs.
classroom. Professional development can be delivered in person or virtually.
Moving STEM, STEAM, and STEMM Forward
Inventionland Education is a member of the elite leadership coun- cil of the STEM Education Council, along with other blue-chip companies, representing the broadest and most unified voice in advocating for policies to improve STEM education at all levels.
And recently, Inventionland joined the STEMM Opportunity Alliance, a new national initiative to provide equitable access to STEMM education to transform the STEMM ecosystem.
John Peretz is an education writer that focuses on immersive maker spaces and the STEM ecosystem in K–12 schools. His work has been featured in major publications and portals throughout North America.
Inventionland Education continues to win prestigious awards for its Innovation Labs, including the Edison Design Bronze for work with the Seneca Valley School District. It was the first time an educational institution won an Edison award, joining other winners, including Steve Jobs and Elon Musk.
Recent work has also garnered awards from Spaces4Learning magazine for work with Berkshire Local Schools in Burton, Ohio. As their Superintendent, John Stoddard said, "It's hard to be creative when you sit in a grey box all day long."
Professional Development for STEM and Maker Spaces
To augment its K–12 innovation curriculum and immersive Innovation Labs, Inventionland also has a complete set of pro- fessional development courses to educators involved in STEM,
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