Author: Casey Shea
Published: 10.21.16
The 4th annual California STEM Symposium, held October 10-11 in Anaheim, featured a strong Sonoma County flavor. For the second year, SCOE staff presented several talks and hands-on workshops and helped to set up and run the makerspace for over 3,000 attendees from around the state. Seven members of SCOE’s Educational Support Services team, along with several Sonoma County teachers and Dr. Carlos Ayala, SSU’s Dean of the School of Education, traveled to southern California to demonstrate and facilitate as participants engaged in a variety of projects, tools and activities highlighting the connections between STEM and maker education.
The 2,000-square foot makerspace, centrally located in the exhibit and dining hall, buzzed with excitement throughout the event. Four separate stations offered many opportunities for educators to…
