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2024 LMIT Professional Development

2024 LMIT Professional Development
June 12-14, 2024 - Cambridge, MA

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Wednesday

June 12

7:30a - 9:00a

Breakfast (W20-202)

7:30a - 9:00a

Registration (W20-201)

9:00a - 9:30a

Welcome and Introduction to EurekaFest (W20-202)

Speakers:
Stephanie Couch, Cristina Sáenz, Leigh Estabrooks, David Coronado, Katie Krummeck
9:30a – 10:0a

Break - (Walk to Building 10)

10:00a - 12:00p

EurekaFest - InvenTeam and Inventing Smart Solutions Capstone Presentations(10-250)

12:00p - 1:00p

Lunch (W20-202)

1:30p - 2:30p

EurekaFest Showcase Opening - Welcome to Invention Education! (10-250)

Speakers:
Stephanie Couch, Rob Schneider, Michael Cima, Cynthia Breazeal, Cristina Sáenz, Leigh Estabrooks
3:00p - 5:00p

EurekaFest Showcase of Inventions (32-Student Street)

5:00p

Adjourn For the Day

Thursday

June 13

7:30a - 9:00a

Breakfast and Registration (continued) (W20-202)

9:00a - 10:00a

The Power and Promise of Invention Education (W20-202)

Speakers:
Stephanie Couch, Michael Cima
10:00a - 12:00p

Invention Process Sprint (W20-202)

Speakers:
Leigh Estabrooks, Doug Scott
12:00p - 1:00p

Lunch (W20-202)

1:00p - 2:00p

Invention Process Sprint II (W20-202)

2:00p - 2:15p

Break (walk to building 2)

2:15p - 2:50p

Why Invention Education Matters (2-190)

Speakers:
Katie Krummeck , Dr. Mercedes Balcells-Camps
2:50p -3:00p

Break

3:00p - 4:00p

Breakout Sessions I

Option A: Invention Education for K-12 Teachers (Room 2-135)

Option B: Invention Education in Community Colleges (Room 2-136)

Option C: What is Invention Education? What makes it unique? (Room 2-139)
4:00p - 4:15p

Break

4:15p - 5:15p

Breakout Sessions II

Option A: Invention Education is Trans-disciplinary: Introducing Light Up Kicks (Room 2-135)

Option B: Invention Process Curriculum for Capstone and Community College (Room 2-136)

Option C: Making the Case for Invention Education in Your Community (Room 2-139)
5:15p

Adjourn for the Day

Friday

June 14

7:30a - 9:00a

Networking Breakfast (W20-202)

9:15a - 9:30a

Introduction to the Day (2-190)

Speakers:
Cristina Sáenz, Stephanie Couch
9:30a - 10:15a

Panel in IP Education: From Idea to Invention (2-190)

Moderator:
Cristina Sáenz
Participants:
Christine Lawlor-King, Kathleen Lanman, Doug Scott, Rachel Thibault
10:15a – 10:30a

Break

10:30a - 12:00p

Breakout Sessions III

Option A: Little Inventors, Big Ideas: Bring innovation to your classroom with Invention Adventures (Room 2-135)

Option B: Preparing for the Future: Creating Computer Science Pathways for the next generation of Inventors (Room 2-136)

Option C: Building Sustainable Invention Education Ecosystems (Room 2-139)

Option D: Rio Hondo Annual Review (Room 2-142, Invite Only)
12:00p - 1:00p

Group Photo and Lunch (W20-202)

1:00p - 2:00p

Visualizing Invention Education in Your Classroom, School, or District - Awards for the Invention Process Sprint(W20-202)

Speakers:
Cristina Sáenz, Doug Scott, Leigh Estabrooks
2:00p - 4:00p

(Optional) MIT Campus Tours