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Maker Mindset Conference
at the Academy of Technology and Innovation at University of Mary Washington, Stafford, VA
Anyone can be a maker. A maker mindset requires creative and critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and perseverance. These are all skills that not only help students to succeed in the classroom, but also in the world around them.
Anyone can be a maker. A maker mindset requires creative and critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and perseverance. These are all skills that not only help students to succeed in the classroom, but also in the world around them.
The University of Mary Washington Department of Education (COE) is excited to host the 5th Maker Mindset Conference.
Making an Impact -
Making an Impact -
Designing Learning that Matters
Designing Learning that Matters
Learning has the greatest impact when it is meaningful, engaging, and connected to authentic experiences. This year's Maker Mindset Conference explores how educators can intentionally design learning that empowers students to think critically, solve real-world problems, embrace creativity, and make a difference in their classrooms, schools, and communities.
Whether through STEM, project-based learning, design thinking, emerging technologies, student voice, or innovative instructional practices, this conference celebrates learning experiences that move beyond engagement to create lasting impact. Join fellow educators as we share ideas, inspire one another, and explore how a maker mindset can transform teaching and learning for every learner.
Keynote Speaker: Sally Baker
Keynote Speaker: Sally Baker
Sally Baker is the CEO of the Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM (IAS) and one of the leading voices in arts integration and STEAM education in the United States. With more than two decades of experience spanning classroom teaching, professional theatre, and state level policy, she brings a rare combination of creative practice and systemic change to her work.
Sally holds an MFA in Drama and Theatre for Youth and Communities from the University of Texas at Austin. Her career has taken her from founding arts integration programs at the professional theatre level to shaping STEAM policy and practice at the state level, including developing frameworks, toolkits, and certification pathways that have reached thousands of educators and students across the country.
Sally is a nationally recognized leader in arts integration and STEAM education, a published researcher, a sought after speaker, and a passionate advocate for the idea that arts integration is not a program but a philosophy of learning.
This conference will offer interactive sessions for local K-12 educators and future educators from the COE that will provide best-practices and examples of how to integrate the maker mindset into everyday lessons.
This conference will offer interactive sessions for local K-12 educators and future educators from the COE that will provide best-practices and examples of how to integrate the maker mindset into everyday lessons.
The Venue
The Venue
Academy of Technology and Innovation
Academy of Technology and Innovation
University of Mary Washington
University of Mary Washington
121 University Boulevard
Fredericksburg, VA 22406
The Academy of Technology and Innovation at the University of Mary Washington (ATI-UMW) provides an innovative experience merging the high tech skill needs of today’s economy with the robust, critical thinking of a liberal arts and science foundation.
The Academy of Technology and Innovation at the University of Mary Washington (ATI-UMW) provides an innovative experience merging the high tech skill needs of today’s economy with the robust, critical thinking of a liberal arts and science foundation.
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