Maker To Market - Charged Up!

Maker to Market: Charged Up! is a one-day, virtual experience hosted by Economics Arkansas that will transform your economics and maker teaching practices. Maker to Market blends the growing interest in maker education with the economics behind taking a product to market. You will explore basic circuitry followed by creating a product based on your new found knowledge. You will pitch your product idea and see how it performs in the market of workshop peers. Examples of products might be light-up greeting cards, wearable electronics, etc. Come discover classroom activities that address science and engineering practices as well as economic and entrepreneurial concepts. Fifteen teachers will be selected statewide to participate in this virtual professional development opportunity on June 14 from 9:00 am - 3:30 pm.

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Recommended Audience:

This workshop format includes synchronous and asynchronous portions and is recommended for 3rd-12th grade Arkansas teachers with emphasis on GT, CTE, EAST, STEM/STEAM. You’ll need a computer or tablet capable of making video calls as audio and camera will be needed, internet connection, & scissors.

Thanks to generous support from the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas, this virtual, yet hands-on workshop includes the following:

  • Supply Kit sent to your house filled with supplies for workshop activities

  • Resource guides and videos for workshop activities

  • Coaching and facilitation from Amazeum, Bessie B. Moore Center for Economic Education, and Economics Arkansas’s professional development teams

  • Personal, hands-on maker experiences focused on circuits including paper circuits and scribbling machines

  • First hand experience engaging in the entrepreneurial process from making a product to taking it to market

  • Virtual roundtable discussions to reflect on your experiences

  • Networking and skill swapping with AR educators

  • 5.5 hours of ADE Professional Development credits

Apply Today:

The deadline to apply for this professional development opportunity is May 1. Priority given to teachers in districts with fewer STEAM resources. Selected participants will be notified by May 17, 2021. Apply today!

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Mindy Porter
Director of Education
Mindy Porter
Director of Education

Mindy Porter is the Director of Education at the Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville, Arkansas. The Amazeum offers a large variety of programs to Arkansas families and students. For information about the Maker to Market training or any other opportunities, contact Mindy by email at mporter@amazeum.org.

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