June 5th, LEGO Education Symposium Day 1

LEGO Education Symposium Day 1: Today’s workshops will be focused around teaching methods and learning opportunities afforded by different LEGO education products. Workshop offerings range from WeDo products and early elementary education to innovative applications of the LEGO EV3 and MINDSTORMS.

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Registration & Coffee Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Hall

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Opening Plenary for LEGO Education Symposium, Prof. Ethan Danahy, Cohen Auditorium, Aidekman Hall

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Coffee/Networking/Travel to Workshops, Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Hall

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Workshops*

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch/Networking, Dewick Dining Hall

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Stories from the Community, Cohen Auditorium, Aidekman Hall

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Coffee/Networking/Travel to Workshops, Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Hall

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Workshops*

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM  Celebrating 20 Years of Collaboration in Education, Cohen Auditorium, Aidekman Hall

*Your workshop schedule is on the back of your name badge.

June 6th, LEGO Education Symposium Day 2, Tufts STEM Ed Conference Day 1

LEGO Education Symposium Day 2, Tufts STEM Education Conference Day 1: Today will offer a blend of interactive workshops that span a wide range of  topics in STEM education. Some workshops will explore opportunities afforded by LEGO in the classroom and after school setting while others concern different engineering curriculum frameworks and software.

8:30 AM Shuttle departs Hyatt Place to Conference

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Registration & Coffee Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Hall

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Kick-Off & Conference Goals, Prof. Merredith Portsmore, Director of Tufts CEEO, Cohen Auditorium, Aidekman Hall

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM Welcome to Tufts, Cohen Auditorium, Aidekman Hall

9:30 AM – 10:30AM Keynote Speaker, Prof. Kristen Wendell of Tufts Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cohen Auditorium, Aidekman Hall

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Coffee/Networking/Travel to Workshops, Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Hall

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Workshops

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch/Networking Dewick Dining Hall

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM  LEGO Education Teacher Award WinnersTeacher Award Winners – LEGO Education Cohen Auditorium, Aidekman Hall

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Keynote Speaker, Prof. Daniele Lantange of Tufts Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cohen Auditorium, Aidekman Hall

2:45 PM – 3:15 PM Coffee/Networking/Travel to Workshops, Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Hall

3:15 PM – 4:45 PM Workshops

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM LEGO Teacher Award Winner Sharing Session & Reception, Remis Sculpture Court, Aidekman Hall

June 7th, Tufts STEM Ed Conference Day 2

Tufts STEM Education Conference Day 2: Today’s workshop offerings span across exploration of unique STEM curricula, tools, and approaches developed at Tufts University as well as two different workshops in designing makerspaces.

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Registration & Coffee Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Hall

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Welcome, Tufts President, Anthony Monaco Cohen Auditorium, Aidekman Hall

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM Setting the Stage for Day 2, Prof. Merredith Portsmore, Director of Tufts CEEO, Cohen Auditorium, Aidekman Hall

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Keynote speaker Prof. Barbara Brizuela of Tufts Department of Education, Cohen Auditorium, Aidekman Hall

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Coffee/Networking/Travel to Workshops Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Hall

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Workshops

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch/Networking Dewick Dining Hall

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM New CEEO Technology Announcement, Cohen Auditorium, Aidekman Hall

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Keynote speaker Prof. Moon Duchin of Tufts Department of Mathematics, Cohen Auditorium, Aidekman Hall

2:45 PM – 3:15 PM Coffee/Networking/Travel to Workshops, Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Hall

3:15 PM – 4:45 PM Workshops

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Conference Wrap-Up & Feedback Session, Cohen Auditorium, Aidekman Hall

….and more! Stay tuned for speaker and program updates.

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