The Lemelson-MIT Program is currently accepting applications for 2014 InvenTeams, which are teams of high school students, educators, and mentors that receive grants up to $10,000 each to invent technological solutions to real-world problems. The InvenTeam initiative is designed to excite high school students about invention, empower students through problem solving, and encourage an inventive culture in schools and communities.

Read More

Filed under: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, K-12 Outreach Programs, Special Features | Comments Off on Lemelson-MIT JVInvenTeams & PD

Tags: Competitions for Students, creativity, Design, InventTeams, Lemelson, MIT, Professional Development, Scholarships and Fellowships, student inventors, Summer Camps & Programs (Students), Summer Programs (Students)

Along with free activity guides for its signature JVInvenTeams innovation contest for students in grades 7 to 10,,the Lemelson-MIT Program is presenting three-day summer workshops this summer designed to help teachers encourage middle and high school students to think and act like inventors while developing solutions to real world problems.

Read More

Filed under: For Teachers, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, K-12 Outreach Programs, Special Features, Web Resources | Comments Off on Lemelson-MIT Resources for Teaching Invention

Tags: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Internet Resources, invention, MIT Lemelson, Professional Development, Programs for Teachers, Resources for Teachers, student inventors, Teacher Training, Web Resources