Develop innovative problem solvers who will create the jobs of the future
Individualized Support for Colleges and Universities
Invention and Inclusive Innovation (i3) provides Partners in Invention Education’s higher education members with a framework and support for designing and implementing invention and entrepreneurship programs.
Members receive professional development for faculty, curriculum and research support, and access to our online content library. Participating colleges and universities may also work with local high schools to establish capstone courses at feeder schools where students can earn dual credit.
I3 is administered in three phases:
PHASE 1 – FACULTY AS LEARNERS
Faculty receive professional development designed to foster their own creative and inventive mindsets, preparing them to facilitate students’ experiences with the inventing process.
PHASE 2 – FACULTY AS DESIGNERS
Faculty apply the knowledge gained in Phase 1 as they design and implement programs for students with the full support of Lemelson-MIT staff. Members receive exclusive access to the Lemelson-MIT-designed content library with instructional resources that take learners through the process of working as an inventor and innovator.
PHASE 3 – FACULTY AS FACILITATORS
Faculty are supported as they implement the learning experience for their students, gaining first hand exposure to the invention education methodology. Faculty gain self-efficacy and confidence in their ability to facilitate invention education.
Case Studies
Our library of case studies showcases the power and possibilities of Invention Education.
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JVInvenTeams Initiative Builds Foundation for Teacher’s STEM Curriculum
2017
Administrators at KIPP Sunnyside High School, a public charter school that opened in 2010, invited Kyle Kenan to start a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program in 2013. The STEM program is the first in the 28-school KIPP Houston system. School leaders wanted students in the Sunnyside community, the oldest AfricanAmerican community in southern Houston, to be exposed to STEM. They hoped it would lead their students into careers that would lift them out of poverty.
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Invention and STEM Education Transform Rural School in Michigan
2018
Teachers and students at Michigan’s Williamston High School Math and Science Academy found themselves Grand Marshall of a hometown Jubilee parade after their Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam™ invention earned them a trip to the 2013 White House Science Fair to present their invention to President Barack Obama.
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How Invention Uplifted and Changed the Course of Students and Their Community
2017
It was the end of the school year at Garey High School, one of four high schools in California’s Pomona Unified School District, when Science Department Chair Antonio Gamboa received an email about the Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam initiative. He read the message aloud to the three students hanging out in his classroom and was about to hit “delete” when Evelyn Casas one student said, “I want to invent something.
Research and Reports
Our programs are informed by extensive research conducted by experts in the field of education.
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Role models’ influence on student interest in and awareness of career opportunities in life sciences
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Failure as an active agent in the development of creative and inventive mindsets
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Inclusive Pathways to Invention: Racial and Ethnic Diversity Among Collegiate Student Inventors in a National Prize Competition
News
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News, College
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Events
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Join Us For EurekaFest 2024!
EurekaFest: Where High School Teams Display World-Class Inventions
EurekaFest: A day to celebrate the inventive spirit!
This exciting day of invention starts out with the eight InvenTeams and three Capstone teams presenting their technological solutions to problems in their communities. In the afternoon, there is an Opening Presentation followed by the teams, joined by local independent inventors, showcasing their inventions at the Stata Center at MIT.
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Professional Development With Lemelson-MIT
Register by May 3, 2024 to receive 20% off!
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.