The Region 1 Making STEAM Conference is going to be another exciting professional development at the Sequoia Conference Center and HCOE’s Franklin and ERC Campuses. We have 28 breakout sessions with presenters from all over California, New Mexico, Maryland, and New York. Our keynote addresses: Friday, Jan. 6 is Erin Mulcagy of LittleBits Education Strategic Initiatives; Saturday, Jan. 7 is Nirvan Mullick, Videographer and Social Entrepreneur. His video, “Caine’s Arcade” went viral in 2012. You can watch it here: http://cainesarcade.com/
Nirvan’s website: http://cardboardchallenge.com/ We will be doing a cardboard challenge with Nirvan.
Breakout Sessions:
Addressing the A in STEAM
Art and logic of Minecraft
Artful Ecosystems
Atremathics
Citizen Science in the Classroom and Beyond
Connecting Kids to our Local Forests
Data is the New Coconut Water
Engineering on a Shoestring
Fabricating the Future: 3D Printing in Elementary (Even If You Don’t Have a 3D printer!)
Hot and STEAMy Videos
Humboldt Math Festival – foyer display
Implementing and Creating STEAM–Implementation: The Leadership Perspective
Increasing Student Engagement in STEAM
Innovation and the world of drones
Learning in High Definition: Integrated Learning Using Video
LED Wrist Cuff with Craft Technology
Making the Most of Energy: Insulate It!
Media Arts in your classroom
Paper Paper Everywhere!
Power to the People
Science and Art: The Value of Integration
Science and the Arts- A Natural Fit
Spreadsheets Aren’t Scary
The Session Formerly Known as Raspberry Beret
Using STEAM to Guide Lesson Planning
When Math and Art Collide
Register now! https://my.hcoe.net/?event=steam-conference-january-6-7-2017