Monday & Thursdays 3:30-4:30 PM
No-Tech
Low-Tech
High-Tech
Design Challenge
~End of Year Learning
~Summer Learning
~Back to School Engagemen
~Learn a new skills in 15 minutes or less
~Create and Make Something Fun during a 15 minute practice time
~Connect with others explore ideas for Designing Playful Learning
Monday – Cardboard Attachments with Caty Wolfe
Thursday- Paper Engineering with Patricia Aigner
Monday – SVG/ Vector Graphics with Lucie deLaBruere
Thursday – Loose Parts with Darcie Rankin
Monday – Microbits with Kristen Wilson
Thursday – 3D Printing with Tony Galle
Stop in to Play and Connect with Other Playful Educators
Take your new skills and ideas to the next level by entering the Playful Learning Challenge
Monday, May 3, 3:30-4:30 PM
Grab some scrap cardboard, scissors, exacto knife, masking tape, glue or a glue gun, and come ready to learn some new techniques for creating cardboard attachments.
Prepare to unleash your creativity as you create with cardboard.
Caty Wolfe is the Pre-Tech instructor at Center for Technology in Essex with a focus on art and technology She has integrated Design Thinking and Making into her curriculum and her students are always challenging her to push the boundaries. Her students have collaborated with creators of Pinbox 3000 to take the Pinboxes to new levels.
Thursday, May 6, 3:30-4:30 PM
Grab some paper, cardstock, glue, tape, and scissors and come learn how you might use paper in your creative designs.
Prepare to unleash your creativity.
Monday, May 10, 3:30-4:30 PM
Bring your laptop or Chromebook and we’ll create our own designs to cut out using Cricut/Silhouette cutters or laser cutters from paper, cardboard, vinyl, wood, fabric, leather, or acrylic.
With this new skill you can take your creations to a new level.
Prepare to unleash your creativity.
Lucie deLaBruere has spent 30 years as am ambassador of creativity and innovation in K12 schools. From her days as a high school teacher, to her time as a K-8 innovation coach to teaching graduate courses, she has integrated cutting edge technology. She is passionate about connecting educators who love to design hands on minds on learning through creating and making.
Thursday, May 13, 3:30-4:30 PM
Grab a shoe box and fill it with masking tape, craft supplies. bottle caps, foam, paper, recycling or anything you might find in your junk drawer at home or at school.
Prepare to unleash your creativity as you invent using your loose parts box.
Monday, May 17, 3:30-4:30 PM
Bring your laptop or Chromebook and we’ll use a the Microbit virtual environment to introduce you to how you might use Micro:bits to design playful learning. Combining code and physical computing will take your creative projects to a new level.
Prepare to unleash your creativity.
Kristen Wilson is the information technology instructor at the River Valley Technical Center in Springfield, VT. She is an online teaching specialist and an adjunct faculty at VTVLC. Her fusion of art and technology involves making and inventing with microcontrollers, 3D printing and laser cutting. Kristen is president of Vita-Learn and is a lifelong learner. She is also a board member of NEISTE.
Thursday, May 20, 3:30-4:30 PM
Bring your laptop or Chromebook and get started with TinkerCad for designing for 3D printers. Pick up some tips and tricks to help you unleash your creativity.
Prepare to unleash your creativity.
Tony Galle has been an educator in Vermont for 18 years. He’s a former Art teacher with a passion for technology (in his artwork and personal life). Having completed a Master’s degree program at UVM with an Education Technology focus, he now works as the Technology Integration Specialist at St. Albans Town Educational Center. Tony built his first 3D printer in 2014, and he now combines his expertise with SketchUp and TinkerCad and his experiences with 3D modeling to teach students of all ages how to create.
Vermont Information Technology Association For The Advancement Of Learning