2026 Professional Development Workshop

We invite teachers and administrators to participate in this professional development workshop. The workshop will orient you to invention education and ways the invention education process has been brought together with a clean energy focus. The program is centered around Lemelson’MIT’s Inventing Smart Solutions curriculum, a dynamic program for high school students. And while this event uses clean energy as a focus, the process can work with many other subjects and topics. 

This program supports educators by offering step-by-step guidance to implement the curriculum in the classroom. We will share two examples of how this strategy is working at two high schools: Haverhill High School and Watertown High School. 

Educators will receive insight into how to integrate interdisciplinary topics into their classroom from other educators in their cohort, Lemelson-MIT professionals, and external collaborators.  At this workshop you will: 

• Learn how to support students using an invention lens to find problems in your communities
• Gain an overall understanding of how to facilitate student‑led invention programs that result in technical solutions to problems important to them
• Develop an action plan for utilizing the curriculum in your classroom

Who Should Apply?
This six-hour professional development workshop is free of charge and open to classroom teachers, informal educators, and administrators. We encourage you to apply with teammates from your education community to learn alongside you.

Dates and Time:
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Location: Pinnacle at Harbor Place, 2 Merrimack Street, Haverhill, MA
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with a one-hour lunch (included)
Cost: Free of charge (space is limited—please register early)

PDP Points
You will receive six PDP credits for participating. 

Please note that space is limited to 35 participants.  

Click here to apply by August 15, 2026.