Daily Schedule
7:30 to 9:00 : Registration and Breakfast
Student Center, Building W20, Room 202
Join us any time from 7:30 to 9:00 to register and enjoy breakfast with attendees.
(Note: if you are not able to register today, you may also register Thursday in Building W20, Room 202. Please feel free to head straight to the Presentations.)
9:00 to 9:30: Welcome and Introduction to EurekaFest and Upcoming Day
Stephanie Couch, Executive Director, Lemelson-MIT Program
Cristina Sáenz, Invention Education Manager, Lemelson-MIT Program
Leigh Estabrooks, Invention Education Officer, Lemelson-MIT Program
David Coronado, Senior Program Officer, The Lemelson Foundation
Katie Krummeck, Program Officer, The Lemelson Foundation
9:30 to 10:00: Break (head over to Building 10)
10:00 to Noon: Presentations
Under the MIT Dome, Building 10, Room 250
The eight Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams and three Inventing Smart Solutions High School Classes, will present the inventions they have been working on throughout the school year. You'll hear these high school teams talk about how they decided upon a problem to solve that was important to their community. They will describe the processes they undertook throughout the school year to get their inventions ready to display at EurekaFest.
Noon to 1:00 PM Lunch
Student Center, Building W20, Room 202
1:30 to 2:30 PM Showcase Kick-Off
Building 10, Room 250
Introductions: Stephanie Couch, Executive Director, Lemelson-MIT Program
Welcome Address: Cynthia Breazeal, Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT
Speakers: Michael Cima, Lemelson-MIT Faculty Advisor; David Coronado, The Lemelson Foundation; Cristina Sáenz, Lemelson-MIT Program; Leigh Estabrooks, Lemelson-MIT Program
3:00 to 5:00 PM
EurekaFest Showcase
Ray and Maria Stata Center, Student Street, Building 32
See the future of your invention education program!
You'll have an opportunity to visit the InvenTeams, Inventing Smart Solutions High School students, and local inventors from the Massachusetts and Connecticut Invention Conventions. They will look forward to telling you about their inventions and look forward to your valuable feedback.
5:00: Adjourn for the day
Attendees are free for the evening.
(If you’re interested in joining a dinner group, see the sign-up sheet at breakfast.)
Sessions and workshops that energize and bring excitement to the classroom
Our evidence-based model, backed by published research and case studies gives you the tools to evolve your teaching and facilitation of K-14 student learning. You’ll hear from expert speakers, educators, and colleagues about activities and techniques that help diverse student populations develop confidence in their ability to engage in STEM. You will participate in small group workshops to develop skills tailored to your interests.
Special Sessions
What is Invention Education? What makes it unique?
This overview explores the true power and promise of Invention Education as seen through the eyes—and results—of educators and students.
Invention Process Sprint
Ready • Set • Go! You’ll be on the path to invention in this fun (and often hilarious) workshop that takes participants through the invention process. This workshop is led by former InvenTeam teacher and LMIT Invention Fellow, Doug Scott, along with LMIT’s Invention Education Officer, Leigh Estabrooks.
Building Sustainable Invention Education Ecosystems
You’ve developed an Invention Ed program at your school. Now what? Hear from others how they took an initial program and deployed it throughout different disciplines in their school and/or college.
Panel discussion—Intellectual Property: From Idea to Invention
Experts from various programs outline the process and possibilities involved in not just taking an idea from a twinkle in one’s eye to a marketable product, but the importance of protecting your idea at every step along the way.
Tailored Workshops
K-8
Light Up Your Classsroom with Light Up Kicks (New Curriculum)
Little Inventors, Big Ideas: Bring Innovation to Your Classroom with Invention Adventures (New Curriculum)
Inventive Minds, Protected Creations: Intellectual Property Knowledge for Elementary and Middle School Inventors
All grades
From Idea to Impact: The Power of Invention in STEM Learning
ELA Enters IvE: Invention Education is Transdisciplinary
Preparing for the Future: Creating CS Pathways for the next generation of Inventors
High School/Community College
Implementing Capstone: One Class's Journey (High School)
Hands-on with the Invention Process Curriculum (High School & Community College)
Building Partnerships for Strong IvE Pathways Curriculum (High School & Community College)
Building courses with the Invention and Inclusive Innovation (i3) Content Library Curriculum (Community College)
Join a Community of Educators and Inventors
Meet and work with thought leaders in education as well as our Invention Education Fellows—educators who have extensive experience incorporating invention education into the classroom. Click here to meet the Fellows.
