Technology workshops: Spokes Across America to turn wheels at Carson City Library
Eight MIT and Harvard students are biking across the country to teach hands-on engineering workshops to students in select locations, including a stop at the Carson City Library. The team of students will bike across the United States in collaboration with edX and Teach for America as part of an effort to rethink STEM education.
They will stop at a dozen schools, libraries, and camps throughout the country to hold learning festivals. At each location, they will teach hands-on, project-based classes based on our passions in STEM. You can follow their daily progress on their blog: https://spokes2017.wordpress.com/
At each visit they will teach hands-on, project-oriented classes based on enthusiam and interests. Students will have the opportunity to learn and explore through fun, hands-on workshops.
Kids will learn about circuits by building a laser transmitter, or about design and tools by taking apart bicycle parts and building something new. The team hopes to get the next generation of students excited about designing, tinkering, learning, and creating.
The organization’s motivation is dedicated to revealing the exploratory, self-directed, and boundless nature of learning to students across the U.S. Their mission stems from the simple idea that most of the learning we do over the course of our lifetimes happens outside of a classroom as the result of semi-random explorations into topics that genuinely interest us.
Spokes Across America will be at the Carson City Library on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 to host an Engineering Learning Festival. Middle school and high school students are invited to participate in one of two sessions. Seats and materials are limited, registration in advance on the library’s calendar to reserve your spot.
Session I: 9am-12pm (http://carsoncitylibrary.libcal.com/event/3263142)
Session II: 1pm-4pm (http://carsoncitylibrary.libcal.com/event/3432164)
Visit www.CarsonCityLibrary.org for more information.
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