Events
The InventEd network provides opportunities to connect and learn from those working in invention education. Our events are open to stakeholders across the education sector interested in advancing the field of invention education and discussing the larger issues facing the education sector. Stay tuned for our online and in-person events!
Past
- November 3-5, 2025
This year’s Convening theme, Sparking Bold Solutions Together, celebrates the power of innovation and the need to come together to nurture inventive thinking in every student. Join us in Portland for an immersive experience exploring Oregon’s invention education ecosystem, building new partnerships, and developing creative, actionable solutions to move the field forward.
- May, 2025
- January 21, 2025, 7:00 ET
Jeff Remington, STEM Liaison at Penn State University, presents AI in the context of STEM and invention education, and shares resources to help educators and out of school time programs incorporate AI in their invention..
- March 26-28, 2024
In the time since the InventEd community last came together, we have made great strides in expanding the reach and impact of invention education. Members of the InventEd network will come together March 26-28 to harness that…
- August 29, 2023 6-7:30 ET (90 min)
USPTO is hosting InventEd community members for a Back to School webinar.
- March 8, 1:30–3pm CT, 2023
Our Invention Education panel was accepted as part of SXSW EDU’s 2023 program.
- November 15-17, 2022
Join us in-person or online for this year’s hybrid convening!
- Wednesday, October 5, 1pm PT/3pm CT/4pm ET, 60 minutes
Racially, ethnically, and socio-economically diverse Independent School District #196 located in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area, in partnership with The University of Iowa, local business and industry partners, and…
- May 12, 12pm ET/9am PT
Dr. Joanna Garner will lead a panel discussion on how researchers and practitioners are working together to design contexts in which equitable participation in invention and innovation can occur. In this 60 minute…
- March 24th, 7:00 – 7:30 PM ET
Join the InventEd Network for our next InventEd Twitter Chat, hosted by our very own, David Coronado, Senior Program Officer at The Lemelson Foundation. Connect with K-12 educators, nonprofit leaders and others across the…
- Thursday, February 17, 2022 7:00 - 7:30 PM ET
Join the InventEd Network for our next InventEd Twitter Chat, co-hosted by Invention Education Consultant, Christine Lawlor-King and high school student and inventor, Erin Russell. Connect with K-12 educators, nonprofit…
- Thursday, January 20, 2022 7:00 - 7:30 PM ET
Join the InventEd Network for the first InventEd Twitter Chat, moderated by educator Doug Scott. Interact with K-12 educators, nonprofit leaders, researchers, government agencies, funders and others across the country to…
- October 27, 2021, 4pm–5pm
Join your colleagues from across InventEd for a discussion on practical, and immediately applicable, ways to build and hone your teaching skills in invention education, in both in-school and out-of-school environments, obtain…
- October 5, 2021, 12pm–1pm
Georgia Institute of Technology researchers, Dr. Meltem Alemdar and Dr. Sunni Newton will present evaluation frameworks that highlight their work conducting program evaluation for formal and informal student programs.
- September 14, 2021, 10am–11am
The Lemelson Foundation and a panel of education sector leaders will discuss how invention education can support education recovery plans that meet our current needs while building a more resilient, just and equitable…
- August 25, 2021, 12pm–1pm
Dr. DeLean Tolbert Smith and a panel of experts will share her research methodology and insights from studying families as cultural assets in support of students on their STEM pathways.
- February 2-4, 2021
A free, three-day virtual convening of leaders who are focused on providing access and opportunities for all students to develop the skills they need to invent their future through invention education.