WHAT IS PiE?
Preparing the next generation of inventors and entrepreneurs
Seamlessly incorporate STEAM into your current curriculum with Lemelson-MIT coaching and support.
Partners in Invention Education is a membership program for K-14 educators and administrators that focuses on increasing the number of inventors and entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds by building strong pathways to invention.
Professional Development With Lemelson-MIT
June 12 – 14, 2024 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Our PD workshop is exciting and energizing!
Meet expert speakers, educators, and colleagues who will share activities and techniques that enable students from all walks of life to develop confidence in their ability to engage in STEM.
Benefits of Membership
Members collaborate with Lemelson-MIT staff to assess, design or support design, and implement educational offerings.
Development Opportunities
Professional Development
Receive registration to the Professional Development Summit for STEM PD credit.
Access to a community of innovators
A National Community
Access a national community of educational colleagues, business leaders, and policy makers in the Lemelson-MIT ecosystem.
Backed by research
Research-based Curricula and Support
Exclusive access for K-12 members to curricula that aligns with national learning standards.
Higher Education members receive Curricula design support and research assistance.
We’re here to support you
Individualized and Ongoing Support and Training
LMIT staff provide customized support as you implement invention education in your school, district, or institute of higher education.
Why Invention Education
Plenty of problems need solutions, but developing the ability to recognize problems that matter, and provide technological solutions to problems through hands-on, experiential learning makes invention education unique.
Along the way, students develop the hard and soft skills needed for tomorrow’s jobs.
The Lemelson-MIT framework teaches students how to look at a problem, analyze it, and then articulate a solution. That is powerful and valuable.
— Eric Caesar, Business Professor, Rio Hondo College
The story of Lemelson-MIT
We know our methodology works thanks to 20 years of offering InvenTeams grants to high school student teams across the U.S. Building on that work, we’ve developed activities and curriculum to expand access to invention education.
Interested in learning more?
We’d enjoy the opportunity to speak with you about how becoming a Partners in Invention Education can benefit your school or district.
Cristina Sáenz
Invention Education Manager