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A comprehensive collection of online courses to help you bring more "aha" moments to your students.   

Everything you need for Remote Learning--Access all three courses!

Reinvent the Room: Gain Access to All Three Mini-Courses (3 PDHs Included)

This package gives you access to all three of Melissa Barry's mini-courses on remote learning.  -Learn how to engage students in both synchronous and asynchronous lessons. -Explore the tech tools that will reduce your workload, not add to your stress. -Learn a host of activities you can use immediately to create community with your classroom.

$100 for all 3 courses

Reinvent the Room--Mini Courses

Reinvent the Room: Synchronous and Asynchronous Lesson Development (1 PDH Included)

Join master teacher Melissa Barry as she breaks down ways to design and develop synchronous and asynchronous remote learning experiences for your students that get students turning on their cameras and engaging with their learning. 

$35.00
Master tech tools used by the most engaging teachers & supercharge your ability to teach remotely!

Join master teacher Melissa Barry as she shares tech tools, tips, and techniques to get students engaged and help you build a sense of community in your online and remote classrooms. 

$35.00
Reinvent the Room: Building Community in the Remote Classroom (1 PDH Included)

Join master teacher Melissa Barry as she shares activities and ideas to get students coming together and creating community in their remote classrooms. 

$35.00

Maker Ed Courses Designed for Remote Learning

Prototyping with Purpose: Human-Centered Engineering Design Challenges

As an educator, you're asked to do the hardest job in the world: Prepare today's youth for tomorrow future in an increasingly uncertain world.Given the current chaotic state of the world, that uncertainty is at an all-time high.Our mission is to arm educators like yourself with the most cutting edge, field tested insights to help you navigate that uncertainty like a pro....and since you have decided to invest in high quality professional development programs like this, your students are going to be better prepared problem solvers that will have all the tools necessary to thrive in our rapidly changing world. Expect your students to be more creative, retain more of your lessons, and be better critical thinkers.   Introducing, Prototyping with Purpose — a series of design and engineering challenges you can use to teach your (GRADES 4-8) students — either remotely or in the classroom.    With this course, you're getting 7 TURN-KEY lessons that are READY-TO-USE in the classroom (physical or remote).

$97— Get 7 READY-TO-USE design and engineering challenges for GRADES 4-8 students — *No special equipment necessary!
5-Day Design Thinking Challenge For Students!

Looking for a fun and engaging online course? Try the BitSpace 5-Day Design Thinking Challenge. With 5 activities that will engage young and old in design thinking, kids won't realize they're learning! What you'll get: 5 Video Challenges  Simple Instructions Ideas to Keep the Learning Going After the 5 Days Are up

5 Days of Challenges for Only $12

Maker Ed Courses and Challenges

3D Printing Prosthetics to Teach Engineering, Anatomy, and Empathy

Created in collaboration with e-NABLE, this course engages teachers in powerful professional development that enables them to engage learners in empathy, problem-solving, and skill building as students learn about limb differences, anatomy, 3D printing, and assembling prosthetic hands. 

$250 (a portion of proceeds go to the e-NABLE Volunteer Community)
A Maker's Approach to Design Thinking (3 PDH's included)

This course focuses on our unique approach to design thinking, introducing a variety of specific activities, and practical ways to bring this thinking into your classroom. Participants gain practice with tools to use in a variety of classroom situations including genius hour, passion projects, and focused exercises to apply during morning routine or transitions.   (includes 3 PDH's with submission of learning products)

$100 (includes 3PDH's)
Infusing Your Curriculum with Inquiry (3PDH's included)

In this course we will focus on how you can bring making, inquiry, and constructivist learning into every subject matter that you teach. We will cover the pedagogical imperative to shifting into this approach, specific activities you can do, ways to assess student learning, and ways to keep your excitement about this work alive well after the course is over.   (includes 3 PDH's with submission of learning products)

$100 (includes 3PDH's)
Electronics 101

In this course you will learn the building blocks of electronics. We will cover the verbiage associated with basic circuitry, electronic hardware, and an entry point to designing your own circuitry. The goal of this course is to prepare you for leading a class of 10 through iterative electronics project safely, and most importantly informed!

$100.00 USD

Our Make It! Program--for Remote, Blended, or In-Person

Make It, Robots Jr! (3PDH's Included)

This course will introduce students to circuits and basic robots as they use various electronic components including 2 motors in a frame/chassis connected to a power source by a wired controller with two buttons to create a controllable vehicle. Students will be able to express themselves through a combination of engineering and art while learning many new skills; from circuits and electronics to design thinking and problem solving. Students can then carry that understanding into the creation of additional projects and activities.

$250 (Coming Soon, Buy Now for First Access)
Make It, Wearable Electronics! (3PDH's Included)

This course will introduce students to circuits as they use various electronic components combined with textiles to assist in the creation/modification of smart clothes. Students will be able to express themselves through a combination of engineering and art while learning many new skills; from sewing and making to electronics. This course will give students a basic understanding of soft circuits through a project. Students can then carry that understanding into the creation of additional projects and activities. 

$250 Includes Course and Teacher Project Kit

Our Classic Make It! Program

Make it, Race it! (Includes Access to our Curriculum and 3 PDH's)

Our Make It, Play It! class allows for true iteration as students create a series of physical rough drafts and build on techniques to gain an understanding of the scope of what they can create. Each week students learn new skills and tools that they immediately apply.   (includes 3 PDH's with submission of learning products)

$250
Make It, Play It! (Includes Access to our Curriculum and 3 PDH's)

Our Make It, Play It! class allows for true iteration as students create a series of physical rough drafts and build on techniques to gain an understanding of the scope of what they can create. Each week students learn new skills and tools that they immediately apply. (includes 3 PDH's with submission of learning products)

$250

Our Comprehensive Curriculum

Gain Access to Our Comprehensive Curriculum

Get access to our comprehensive resources on making. This includes information on tools, techniques, and materials as well as a host of activities and projects that you can use in your classroom. With resources on material construction, digital fabrication, interactive media, electronics, computational thinking, communication, and design thinking, it's your one stop resource for all things related to maker education.

$15/month per teacher
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