Fall 2025
https://vita-learn.org/vermontfest/schedule/
* Email [email protected] 🌍From Ideas to Impact: Virtual STEAM Tools for Student Innovators Explore how browser-based tools like Makers Empire, Qweebi, Tinkercad, and MakeCode enable equitable access to design, engineering, and coding—even in classrooms without traditional makerspace supplies. ️✨ Design, Print, Inspire — Bringing 3D Printing into Any Classroom Learn how to implement 3D design and printing from start to finish using Makers Empire and FlashForge printers, with strategies that align to core curriculum and engage learners across subjects. 🚀Pitch It with Purpose: Launching Student Innovation through Design Challenges Discover how to run school-wide or classroom innovation competitions that foster student voice, critical thinking, and real-world problem solving. |
Makerspaces Without Walls (MakerspacesWOW)
November 5, 2025 7:00 AM-8:00 AMET Link to session Equity, Inclusion, and Student Empowerment What if every student had access to a makerspace—without needing a single supply? This 30-minute session invites K–12 educators to reimagine STEAM education using virtual makerspaces—low-cost, high-impact platforms that empower students to build, code, and create from anywhere. Whether you’re in a high-tech lab or a one-device classroom, you’ll explore how tools like Tinkercad, Makers Empire, Qweebi, and MakeCode make inclusive, hands-on design accessible to all learners. STEAM educator Kimberly Curran Smith will share real classroom examples, equity-centered strategies, and ready-to-use project ideas that support creativity, collaboration, and computational thinking—without the usual barriers of cost, materials, or space. Leave inspired and equipped with the tools to bring design thinking and engineering into any classroom—no matter your budget or background. It’s not just a possibility—it’s a movement you can join today. |
Summer 2025
Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 8:00 AM – 9:20 AM TCEA - ETC 25 Conference , Galveston, TX Virtual Makerspaces: Igniting Equitable STEAM Access for All Location:Galleon III |
Sunday, June 29, 2025, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM ISTE 25 Conference, San Antonio, TX Virtual Makerspaces: No Mess, Big Impact! Make Art POP with AR & Design and Compete in Roller Coaster Make & Take Playground:Table G |
Tuesday July 8, 2025, 10: AM --1:00PM CSTA Conference, Cleveland, OH Inclusive Computer Science in 3D with Tinkercad Codeblocks and Circuits Location 15 |
Monday August 4, 2025 :45 AM - 11:30 AM CSTANJ CSPD Week TCNJ, Ewing, NJ Spark Innovation In your Classroom with Tinkercad, Codeblocks, Circuits & 3D Printing |
Tuesday August 12, 2025 AI in EDU Summit:Leading the Vanguard of Transformation at Gateway Regional High School, NJ. AI Design Thinking Meets AI: Empowering Creativity and Student Voice Through Prompt Engineering |
