Fab Lab Connect at Make: Education Forum

Today our COO Nader Shaterian participated in the Make: Education Forum in New York City. Here you will see pictures of the event and some of the speakers presenting, such as Daniel Rabuzzi, Executive director of Mouse.org. People are coming together to learn and collaborate in order to bring “making” to the world.

Make: Education Forum
Friday, September 22, 2017
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
World Maker Faire New York 2017
New York Hall of Science, Queens, NY

Use the Forum’s hashtag – #MEF17 – when sharing on your social media!

Agenda

Read about the speakers below the agenda.

• • 9:00 am     Registration Opens; Coffee; Showcase Open

• • 10:00 am     Make: Education Forum begins; Introductions from:
    • Dale Dougherty, CEO & Founder, Maker Media
    • Dr. Margaret Honey, President & CEO, New York Hall of Science

• • 10:15 am     Keynote
    • Dr. Kylie Peppler, Associate Professor of Learning Sciences & Director of The Creativity Labs at Indiana University Bloomington

• • 11:00 am     Programming Paper Craft
    • Jie Qi, MIT Media Lab & Chibitronics

• • 11:15 am     Get Creative, Get Connected, Get Coding with Micro:bit!
    • Hal Speed, Micro:bit

• • 11:30 am     Making, Thinking & Creating Discussion
    • Dr. Kylie Peppler, Associate Professor of Learning Sciences & Director of The Creativity Labs at Indiana University Bloomington
    • Jie Qi, MIT Media Lab & Chibitronics
    • Hal Speed, Micro:bit
    • Daniel Rabuzzi, Executive Director, Mouse.org
    • Jason Kridner, Co-Founder & Board Member, BeagleBoard.org Foundation

• • 12:15 pm     Making Math Visible
    • George Hart, Research Professor at Stony Brook University

• • 12:30 pm     Lunch & Making Activity
    • Kathy Ceceri, Make: Author & Educator, Activity: Make A Light Up Origami Jumping Frog
      
  •  12:30 pm     Showcase Open
    
  •  1:30 pm     Making – Creating the Bridge to Inclusion
    • Beth Watson, WW Director, Education Partner Marketing, Microsoft
    • Jacqueline Russell, Program Manager, Microsoft MakeCode
    • Microsoft Partners

• •  2:00 pm     Re-thinking Professional Development Panel for Maker Educators
    • Trey Lathe, Executive Director, MakerEd, Moderator
    • David Wells, NYSCI, Co-Moderator
    • Josh Weisgrau, Digital Promise
    • Chad Ratliff, ACPS
    • Lori Stahl-Van Brackle, Director of Instructional Technology, Manhattan Field Support Center/NYCDOE
    • Annalise Phillips, Makerspace Coordinator, NYSCI

• •  2:45 pm     From Makerspaces to Maker Schools Case Study
    • Luke Bauer, Principal, The Urban Assembly Maker Academy

• •  3:00 pm     Closing Remarks – Become a DK Maker
    • Kristen Pozzuoli, Associate Marketing Manager – Children’s, DK Publishing

• •  3:00 pm     Showcase Open

• •  4:00 pm     Tour of World Maker Faire

Tag the Ed Forum when sharing on your social media – #MEF17!