Who should attend: Grades K-12 teachers, administrators, learning coaches, trustees, IT members, pre-service teachers, librarians About this day of learning: This se ssion will int roduc e yo u to the Makerspaces movement in education and learn how K-12 schools, teachers and students are creating and designing interactive and hands-on learning experiences through cross curricular competency/project- based approaches. You will also expand your knowledge of Design Thinking and develop a prot otype through a desig n challenge. This learning opportunity with Dr. Susan Crichton, ETCATA team and K-12 teachers will share the research, impact and strategies for you to develop your own interactive learning opportunities for students in your classroom/at your school. K-12 teachers - will be introducing their projects (ie. lego, animation, musical recording, MakeyMakey , 3D printing, Genius hour , Innovation week, ePub, iBooks, programming, coding, etc.) during the break- out sessions. Once these teachers and their sessions have been identified, all register ed participants will be notified to register for specific breakout sessions. Cost (Including Lunch and Snacks) : $75 | Educational Technology Council Members $100 | Non ETCATA Members Online Registration: https://even t-wizard.com/ET CMakerSpace /0/welcome Keynote: Professor Susan Crichton— is an Associate Profe ssor in the Faculty of Education at the UBC’s Okanagan campus and Director of the Innovative Learning Centre. Dr. Crichton has taught in rural and urban K-12 schools in British Columbia, California and Australia. She was a faculty member at the University of Calgary in the specialization of Educational Technology. She is a visiting professor with Aga Khan University - Institute of Educational Development, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and a Fellow of the Commonwealth Centre of Education, University of Cambridge. Sponsored by the Educational Technology Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association E T C 5 2 0 1 4 0 8 We Are All Makers: Sharing Generously–Tinkering Creatively–Acting Collaboratively Monday, September 29, 2014 from 8:15am - 3:30pm ATA Barnett House, 11010 - 142 Street, Edmonton, Alberta Alberta Teachers’ Mak er S pac e 2 0 1 4 / 0 9 / 2 9 Faculty of education undergraduate students are eligible for a free membership in ETCATA. First 50 registrations will receive two registrations for the price of one!