What could your school do with a $30,000 makerspace?
With a goal of promoting science, technology, engineering, arts and math education, the CIA (yes, that CIA) and Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education in Tennessee are partnering to host Mission Possible: Makerspace Nation, a competition for STEAM educators in Chicago to win their own makerspace full of equipment that encourages problem-solving thinking.
“A makerspace can include everything from 3D printers to electrical circuits and robotics components to cardboard, paper and glue,” said ORISE senior project manager Jennifer Tyrell. “Some schools don’t have the financial resources to implement something like a makerspace, so winning $30,000 to buy makerspace technology would make a huge difference for STEAM education at any school.”
The competition is open to anyone who educates STEAM subjects from 3rd to 12th…
