Throwback to our first teacher training just TWO years ago! We've grown exponentially since then, now launching at 50 schools across 14 states! 🚀 This #pbl #designthinking #stem and #makered community is growing strong 💪 #dtk12chat

So proud of the work we've done as a team to codify the best practices for a 21C classroom. Check it out!

How are you bringing invention to your students this year? Check out how we led our Project Invent Fellows through the #designthinking process, from interviewing users all the way through designing & building their first prototype! 💡#dtk12chat #edchat #BackToSchool2020

Shout out to Carlos R. Moreno and Elliot Washor from Big Picture Learning for dreaming up the comic book version of what school could be! Check it out: static1.squarespace.com/static/5a78a55…

"In school, students rarely get the chance to ask the questions, only to answer them. That means that dominant White voices—those who wrote the textbooks—are the ones shaping what learning looks like." Here's how to flip the script! Connie Liu #Equity nextgenlearning.org/articles/desig…

"We underestimate the power of youth as problem solvers far too often." —Connie Liu bit.ly/RbldTrnsfrm #edreimagined #edchat #stuvoice

Project Invent CEO Connie Liu is getting the next generation of inventors started early media.thinknum.com/articles/proje…

"Students are uniquely positioned to use invention as a public platform to illuminate the problems they see and the ways those problems are overlooked in their communities." —Connie Liu education-reimagined.org/its-time-to-ca… #edreimagined #edchat

This #GivingTuesday support Project Invent! Through design thinking and STEM, we empower students, especially in low-income areas, to become the next generation of innovators. And today, every donation will be tripled by a match gift! Every dollar counts: projectinvent.org/donate

It would be cool if schools could figure out ways to validate curiosity more than they validate compliance.

We're growing the team! Come join our rockstar crew that is empowering classrooms everywhere to innovate for social good. 💫

So excited to announce that Project Invent fellowship applications are now open!! Share with your favorite high school educators!

Come join us for some fun invention education chatter!

Excited to be doing our first ever Twitter chat for Project Invent ! Starting now, come join the fun! #InventEd

Starting off easy for the warmup! 🔥 A0: 👋I'm Connie, founder and Executive Director of Project Invent and love the book Creative Confidence by Tom & David Kelley as an intro to design thinking and the importance of teaching DT mindsets to everyone, everywhere! #InventEd

Back when I was a T The Nueva School, if Ss had a question about Arduino, I wouldn't know the answer but I would sit next to them and try to search the web with them to see what wisdom we could find online. Showing them that not knowing is totally normal is key! #InventEd

A2: Ss in Project Invent will talk to people who are facing the problem they are inventing for, rather than make assumptions. That can lead to powerful insights! Having a conversation can teach you a lot. #InventEd

A3: from the very start! Student empowerment starts with teacher trust in their ability to take a problem and run with it. Or...drive with it! 🚗 #InventEd

A4: Opportunities for feedback is key! And giving them a project they feel ownership over (see Q3...let them take the wheel). Agency, feedback, and a teacher cheering them on can go further than you think! #InventEd

🚨 FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! 👉 We're looking for HS and MS educators to join next year's invention journey. ⭐️ Our Fellows receive training, resources, and support to transform the classroom from test-making to change-making. Learn more at bit.ly/applypi