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Technology & Innovation in Learning

A focus on the digital and innovative aspects of education, empowering students with skills in technology, coding, and entrepreneurial thinking.

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Charter School Club Co-op Coding/Programming Entrepreneurship Events Field Trips Library Museum Private School Roadschooling Technology Tours (in-person) Tutor Umbrella School

Charter School

A publicly funded independent school established by teachers, parents, or community groups under the terms of a charter with a local or national authority.

The ASK Academy

Club

An association or organization dedicated to a particular interest or activity.

Black & Veatch MakerSpace Cache Makers 4-H Club Cape Fear Makers Guild Clio Cast & Crew Theatre Conejo Valley Makerspace E3 Robotics Center Greenbelt MakerSpace Halifax Makerspace Hammerspace Workshop & Makerspace Makers' Lab at Buda Public Library Monumental Impact Makerspace MOP Shop Makerspace Noisebridge Patchogue-Medford Library Makerspace Reforge Charleston Makerspace San Leandro Public Library Makerspaces Snapology of Downingtown, PA Temple College SkillsUSA STEM Club The Garage Makerspace UNLV Makerspace

Co-op

A group of families who meet together and work cooperatively to achieve common goals. Co-ops can be organized around academics, social time, the arts, activities, crafts, service work, or projects—or some combination of these.

Ellijay Makerspace New Richmond Prep STEM Programs South Texas College Makerspace Warwickshire Wildlife Trust - Schools and Groups Education Program Young Scientist Centre at Lancashire University

Coding/Programming

MSU Makerspace NextGen SmartyPants STEM Camps NWLA Makerspace Qualtrics Coding and Programming Glossary Skill Samurai - Kids Coding Classes Snapology Louisville-Northeast Snapology of Kansas City Snapology of Wendell State College of Florida Advanced Technology Center Steamoji Maker Academy STEM Builders of Plymouth STEM Junior and Plus Programs by AMIDEAST STEM Programs - K-12 Foundation Storybook Theatre KC Sylvan Friday STEM Club - Hawaii Robotics Tampa Hackerspace TechCentral MakerSpace TechWise Academy WKU Makerspace Xai Robotics Workshop

Entrepreneurship

Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub Berks LaunchBox - GoggleWorks Berks LaunchBox at GoggleWorks Childrens Entrepreneur Market IDEA Center at Northwood University Lowell Makes Mandy's Code Monkeys Valley Makers Association YC Startup Library

Events

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Marysville-Yuba City Branch Big STEM Expo Central New Mexico STEM Research Challenge Dubuque Area Family STEM Festival KC STEM Alliance Kiddie Academy of Reynoldsburg LA Makerspace Livonia PTSA Council STEM Camp Maker Fest Portsmouth Mill Village Farms Naper Settlement Family STEM Nights STEMFest - North East STEM Hub STEMfest! at The Works West Monroe High School Robotics Club Summer Camp Wicked STEM

Field Trips

A trip made by students or research workers to study something at first hand.

Nottingham Hackspace Shawnee National Forest

Library

Events/programming through local libraries

Adair County Mobile Makerspace Birchard Public Library Makerspace Bloomington Public Library - Innovation Lab Carteret County Public Library Makerspace Central Rappahannock Regional Library - IdeaSpace Cleveland County Library Makerspace Lexington Public Library Makerspace Ouachita Parish Public Library Pikes Peak Library District Makerspaces Santa Clara County Libraries The Makerspace at Belle Isle Library UnBound - Meridian Library District USpace Hub at Leo Bradley Library Waynesboro-Wayne County Library

Museum

A building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited.

Cameron Art Museum Charlotte MakerSpace Computer History Museum Discovery Space of Central Pennsylvania Domaine national de Saint-Cloud Don Harrington Discovery Center Eastern Carolina Aviation Heritage Foundation Greensburg Historical Museum Museum of Aviation Oklahoma Historical Society Sites Southern Utah Museum of Art (SUMA) The Arts Center of Moultrie The Tech Interactive The Toledo Museum of Art Willard Stone Museum

Private School

A school supported by a private organization or private individuals rather than by the government.

Cuyahoga Valley Art Center (CVAC)

Roadschooling

An educational approach that combines homeschooling with a travel lifestyle and experiential learning.

Spark Makerspace The Harbour Self-Directed Learning Centre

Technology

Technology opens up new ways of learning and inspires creativity and curiosity in homeschool lessons. Homeschoolers can explore subjects through online platforms, educational apps, and video games that offer unique ways of engaging with the material.

7th Street Studio & Makerspace at Bucknell University Auburn University Makerspace Aurora Public Library District - Makerspace Ballyclare Primary School Apple Regional Training Centre Bean Path Makerspace Berea Makerspace Bridgeport Public Library Makerspace Brownsville Public Library Makerspace Campbell County Makerspace CCL Makerspace

Tours (in-person)

In-person tours

iCode Mount Pleasant

Tutor

A private teacher, typically one who teaches a single student or a very small group.

Mass Mobile Makerspace Reed's Farm STEM Christian Academic Homeschool Collaborative The Little Theatre On The Square

Umbrella School

An alternative education school that serves to oversee the homeschooling of children to fulfill government educational requirements.

The Foundry at Block22