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?? Opportunity Alert ?? Sign up for the next Global Innovation Field Trip, a 24-hour, multi-country collaboration where K-12 student innovators, educators, and program providers share their invention education stories. You can apply to join this exciting live-streamed program from April 12-13 — either to present your own story (as an individual or as a team), or to hear from the presenters, who join the more than 1,800 innovators from 74 countries who have participated in the past.? ? Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/d9Tzhqt7 #InventionEducation #STEM #Education #Entrepreneurship #GlobalInnovation

Four awesome Demo Days are in the books for Oregon MESA, providing students an opportunity to showcase the inventions they developed through this fantastic after school invention education program. Congratulations to the amazing student teams who presented their invention projects in Greater Portland, Salem, Klamath Falls, and Lane County! This year’s theme was “Climate Action: Designing for Environmental Sustainability,” and students worked with a client in their community to develop sustainability-related projects using invention education and human-centered design principles. We also enjoyed spotting students with our Inventor Notebooks at the Demo Days! ?? We created the notebooks to help spark ingenuity and creativity for students learning how to solve real-world problems and give them a space to help make their ideas a reality. The Lemelson Foundation is a proud supporter of Demo Days and Oregon MESA, which works to advance educational equity and remove geographic barriers to STEM and invention education for students and families throughout Oregon. To learn more about MESA and 2025 DemoDay, visit here: https://lnkd.in/gezuUDuS Elizabeth Stock Connected Lane County #STEMEducation #Innovation #Education #STEM #InventionEducation #MESA #DemoDays

? Reminder: Join PBS NewsHour Classroom and InventEd-affiliated speakers for an invention education webinar chat today at 7 pm ET. Young inventors Dasia Taylor and Amal Eltayib, their high school teacher Carolyn Walling, and The Jacobson Institute Director Dawn Bowlus will discuss how to integrate entrepreneurship and innovation into your classroom. They will also answer questions from the audience and raffle off prizes your classroom will enjoy! Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eFam4-JE #InventionEducation #STEM #Education #Entrepreneurship #womenshistorymonth

?? New Invention Education Resource: Women’s History Month Edition ?? The women inductees at the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) are groundbreakers whose inventions have transformed lives for the better. To honor their legacies, NIHF has highlighted six inductees who can inspire your students to think about the change they can make in the world. From former InventEd speaker Marian Croak whose advanced VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology made video conferencing possible to Sumita Mitra who invented the first dental filling material to include nanoparticles — their life stories can be added to any invention education curriculum. Learn more about NIHF’s featured women inventors here: https://lnkd.in/gnNNUxxy #inventioneducation #invention #innovation #STEM #STEAM #STEMlearning #STEMeducation #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInStem #Inventors #Innovators #Entrepreneurs #Changemakers

?? Attention educators!? ?? Tune in to the next PBS NewsHour Classroom Zoom chat on Wednesday, March 26 at 7-8 pm ET, where several InventEd-affiliated speakers and participants will discuss how to integrate entrepreneurship and innovation into your classroom as part of invention education. Young inventors Dasia Taylor and Amal Eltayib, their high school teacher Carolyn Walling, and The Jacobson Institute Director Dawn Bowlus will discuss their classroom experiences and share tools and lesson plans for educators to better support students of all ages. They will also answer questions and comments from the audience and raffle off prizes your classroom will enjoy! Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/dZja-MhZ #InventionEducation #STEM #Education #Entrepreneurship #womenshistorymonth

Excited for the 2025 National STEM Festival, presented by EXPLR, happening this week in Washington, DC — with inventive students, educators, and thought leaders gathered from across the country. #InventionEducation #STEM

EDUCATORS: This is going to be fun! All subjects & grades welcome! Co-hosted by PBS @NewsHour Classroom and The Jacobson Institute @iowajpec RSVP: https://lnkd.in/etvjYAXu | InventEd #InventED #STEM #PD

?? Entrepreneurial lessons can be a vital part of invention education. ?? ?? In a recent PBS NewsHour Classroom segment, InventEd network member and educator Dawn Bowlus shared how entrepreneurship programs and Career and Technical Education (CTE) help support the development of inventive skill sets and mindsets. ? As director of the Jacobson Institute at the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center at The University of Iowa, she works at the intersection of invention education and entrepreneurship for K-12 students. Bowlus explained that taking classes in business can help with students' career readiness, and make them more likely to consider creating a startup of their own. “We want them to be critical thinkers, creative, problem solvers, to have grit, to have adaptability, resiliency,” Bowlus said. “And entrepreneurship is one of those subject areas that actually tackles all of those types of skill sets.” Watch the video to hear more from Dawn Bowlus and other educators, and find additional educator resources here: https://lnkd.in/eBkwfDpE #InventionEducation #Invention #Innovation #STEM #STEMeducation #STEMlearning #K12 #Entrepreneurship #Startups

?? Happy National Reading Month! ?? Reading allows students to discover new perspectives and cultivate their creativity. This month, we’re sharing our recommendations for books about inventive mindsets and skill sets to add to your classroom reading list, written by scientists and educators to appeal across age ranges: ? ? “The Alchemy of Us” - Ainissa Ramirez, Ph.D.’s book examines eight iconic inventions from clocks to light bulbs, and how each has shaped the human experience. It was named among the best summer science books of 2020 with recommendations from NPR, Smithsonian Institution, and AAAS: https://lnkd.in/e_dXs-74 ?? “Superpower? The Wearable-Tech Revolution” - Elaine Kachala encourages superhero fans to wonder how technology can augment human traits, from hearing to strength. Her book won the National Science Teaching Association 2023 Best STEM Book Winner: https://lnkd.in/gNHnP2FA ?? “Abby Invents” - Arlyne Simon, Ph.D., a patented inventor herself and InventEd network member, has created an award-winning children’s book series about a girl who faces challenges, invents solutions, and playfully introduces readers to science: https://lnkd.in/eeUhnG2b ?? “‘Bee’ the Inventor” - InventEd network members Dr. Leigh Estabrooks of Lemelson-MIT Program and educator Doug Scott developed a STEAM activity book about leafcutter bees buzzing to build and invent: https://lnkd.in/evdqhJK What other books are sparking STEM and invention learning on your reading list? We’d love to know in the comments below. #NationalReadingMonth #STEMBooks #STEM #STEAM #Invention #InventionEducation #InventEd #Innovation #Reading

??Are you looking for a quick overview of what invention education is and why it matters??? InventEd has produced a one-pager that you can share with fellow educators, administrators, and anyone looking to learn more: https://lnkd.in/dc7E7P6n Made with educators in mind, the one-pager describes how invention education ignites creativity and fosters a transformative learning environment for all students. Whether you’re just getting started or you want to enhance your current invention-based curricula, we have a variety of free resources to help you integrate this dynamic, problem-based learning approach in your classroom and school. You can visit our website to access the full toolkit, including: ? Checklists for teachers and administrators looking to get started with invention education ? Letter templates to customize and share with your community ? Advice for funding your students’ invention journey Find these resources and more here: https://lnkd.in/eaWAvbSC #invention #innovation #STEM #STEMeducation #STEMlearning #K12 #problembasedlearning