Teach S.T.E.A.M. - Digital Clocks & Circuit Boards!

Event Details

Train-the-Teacher: MakerSpace Tool Trainings

As part of Generator's MakerSchool Program we offer Train-the-Teacher: MakerSpace Tool Trainings, professional development courses that address safety and maintenance operations, curriculum integration, and lesson planning to utilize makerspace tools. Trainings include: Laser Cutter, 3D Printer; Vinyl Cutter; Sewing; and Electronics. This learning series will be offered every Fall, Winter, and Spring for the next three years to ensure our MakerSchool partners receive the necessary training to build out, sustain, and enhance STEAM learning through maker education. Each training has 12 spots that will be made first available to educators at MakerSchools, and then opened up to Vermont educators as space allows.

Specific Training Description

This training provides insights for educators in the STEM/STEAM community how to teach electricity in a fun and safe way! Educators will learn how to make a digital clock on a printed circuit board. This project will help build confidence and an understanding to teach students the fundamentals and behavior of electricity; how to use real-world-math involved with energy; circuits and their key components; basic tools used for electronics; and introductory soldering techniques. Walk away with an experience to share with your students, having them excited to explore the world of electricity.

Explore Burlington's dining options during the designated lunch break. Lunch will not be provided.

Instructor

Syd Telek
Lead Instructor & Curriculum Specialist at Generator
Syd hails from Rochester New York where he discovered a passion for technology, hands-on learning, and helping others. After graduating from SUNY Oswego in 2017 with a B.S. in Technology Education, he began teaching in public schools in the Hudson Valley region of New York. There he developed and taught a myriad of courses such as Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Civil Engineering, Computer Aided Design and more. In 2021, he furthered his understanding of the relationship between problem solving and the environment, earning his M.S. in Biomimicry from Arizona State University.
When he is not at Generator, Syd enjoys rock climbing across New England, fly fishing and fly tying, baking, Dungeons and Dragons, and spending time with his family in Vermont, New York, and Maine.
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