Dawson MakerEd Jam
Dawson MakerEd Jam 2025
Come spend a week dreaming, collaborating, and building with other maker educators in Dawson School’s Makerspace in Lafayette, Colorado.
Have an idea for a project that you’ve always wanted to build? Want to take your skills to the next level? This is your chance to make it happen in a supportive community of learners. The projects we work on could be just about anything...
Feel free to sign up if you have a specific project idea or if you are interested in developing skills around a specific tool, material, or workflow. Part of the fun will be hearing other participants’ project ideas and deciding what you’d like to work on. The Makerspace at Dawson has a wide variety of equipment and materials that can be used as part of the projects.
Our goal is to create a supportive environment for exploration, tinkering, and learning. Let's learn from one another and dive into some large-scale projects.
Registration Details
Who: Intermediate to advanced maker educators from K-12 schools, libraries, and at the college level.
What: Dawson MakerEd Jam is designed for experienced maker educators that are looking to build on their existing skills in a collaborative and supportive environment.
When: June 9-13, 2025. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. each day
Where: Dawson School Innovation Center - Lafayette, Colorado (~ 10 mi. east of Boulder)
Cost:
Early-bird registration (on or before Dec. 31, 2024) - $325
Regular registration (Jan. 1 - May 31, 2025) - $425
Registration fees include lunch each day as well as access to materials and equipment on hand in the Dawson makerspace. If you need materials for a specific project that are not likely to be stocked in our makerspace, you should plan to purchase and bring them with you.
Cancellation policy: Registered participants may cancel their registration by contacting jellenbogen@dawsonschool.org and receive a 50% refund of their registration fee up until April 30, 2025. After April 30, 2025 no registrations will be refunded.
Feel free to email Jeff Ellenbogen, Dawson's Director of Innovation and Technology with any questions.
Dawson's Makerspace Equipment
Woodshop built around a 8' x 4' CNC Router
Planer, jointer, table saw, chop saw, band saw, domino joiner, etc.
Metalshop including a 4' x 4' CNC Plasma cutter
Metal band saw and chop saw
Welding equipment
Small powder coating oven and tools
Large two-story central makerspace
Electronics prototyping equipment