12:00  Welcome and Introduction

• Liz Whitewolf, Founding Director eduFAB

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12:10 Keynote Speaker

• Dale Dougherty, founder of Make

Make: magazine is celebrating its twentieth year, marking two decades of inspiring the maker movement, which encourages hands-on creativity and a playful approach to technology. While makerspaces like Fab Labs grew rapidly in schools, many now face challenges with staffing, resources, and integration into learning. Dale, the founder of Make and Maker Faire, continues to lead efforts through MakerEd to help educators harness makerspaces for deeper student engagement. He will discuss how schools can move beyond isolated activities to a broader vision he calls “Innovative Arts,” a modern take on Industrial Arts that empowers students to apply new technologies creatively and develop a problem-solving mindset. Click here for Dale's Bio.

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12:55 Breakout Session #1 (20 minute presentations)

• Traditional Tales, Untraditionally Told

Elizabeth Jansen, Maker{Futures} at the University of Sheffield, UK

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• Make Together: Co-Designing Making Experiences with Teachers

Federica Selleri, FabLab Valsamoggia, University of Foggia, Italy

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• From Your Smartphone to Your 3D Printer

Artur Coehlo, Agrupamento do Escolas Venda do Pinheiro, Portugal

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• Revealing Student Learning: Documentation, Reflection, & Sharing

Jeff Ellenbogen, Dawson School, Colorado, USA

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• Teaching Parametric Design with Parametrix

Sedat Yalçin, IdeaLab FabLab, Istanbul, Turkey

Emre Dayangaç, IdeaLab FabLab, Istanbul, Turkey​

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• Unconference Discussion: Keynote Reflections

This is an unfacilitated, open discussion breakout room.

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13:30 Breakout Session #2 (45 minute workshops)

• Global Perspectives: Makerspaces and Education

Aniruddh Mali, IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Lit Liao, Litchee Lab, Guangdong, China

Antonio Gonćalves, Lab Aberto FAB LAB, Torres Vedras, Portugal

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• Folding with Blender: Laser Cut Paper Art

Tejswini Chaudhari, Vigyan Ashram, Maharashtra, India

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• Engineering with Paper: Mini Escape Rooms

Godwyn Morris, Dazzling Discoveries/Skill Mill, New York, USA

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• Assessing the Creative Process, not the Product

Matt Zigler, Bullis School, Maryland, USA

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• Bridging Theory and Practice: Hands-On Learning with AR-Enhanced Automata

Irmak Üreten, IdeaLab FabLab, Istanbul, Turkey

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• Unconference Discussion: Topic TBD

This is an unfacilitated, open discussion breakout room. Vote for your favorite discussion topics!

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14:20 Updates: Fab Foundation and eduFAB

• Rodney Williams, Fab Foundation

• Liz Whitewolf, eduFAB

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14:30 Breakout Session #3 (45 minute workshops)

• Using Open Source Resources to Teach Math like a Maker

Joan Horvath & Rich Cameron, Nonscriptum LLC, California, USA

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• Creative Coding with AI

Jaymes Dec, Franklin School Fab Lab, New York, USA

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• Using Human Centered Design in Your Makerspace

Stephen Luciano, Fab Lab Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, USA

Zena Ruiz, The Y Creator Space, Pittsburgh, USA

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• Explore TinkerCAD Codeblocks for Programming and 3D Design

Samuel Branco, Externato Cooperativo da Benedita, Portugal

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• Small Machine, Big Team

Dennis Conner, The Gregory School, Arizona, USA

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• Unconference Discussion: Topic TBD

This is an unfacilitated, open discussion breakout room. Vote for your favorite discussion topics!

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15:25 Breakout Session #4 (20 minute presentations)

• Integrating Minecraft in Early Learner Classrooms

Patricia Dennis, Forest Street Community School, New Jersey, USA

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• FabConnectHer: Empowering Females in Fab Labs

Oscar Diaz, Creative Spark, Dundalk, Ireland

Nuria Robles, Fab Lab León, Spain

Alexandra Baltazar, VIVA Lab, Portugal

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• Making Skateboards, an On-ramp to Digital Fabrication

Nick Anastasia, Independent Maker, Chicago, IL, USA

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• Design Thinking and Project-Based Learning in STEAM Education

Camila Luna, MoonMakers, Hidalgo, Mexico

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• Beyond Prompts: Teaching Microcontrollers with AI

Tom Dubick, Charlotte Latin School, North Carolina, USA

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• Fab-In-A-Box: The Future of Classroom Innovation

Abigail McCune, Fab Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Rodney Williams, Fab Foundation, Chicago, IL, USA

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• Unconference Discussion: Topic TBD

This is an unfacilitated, open discussion breakout room. Vote for your favorite discussion topics!

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15:55  Closing

• Liz Whitewolf, Founding Director eduFAB

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