Supercharge STEAM in your school or district
Individualized Support for K-12
Receive ongoing support from Lemelson-MIT’s team of researchers and experienced invention educators. Your support is customized to meet you where you are on the path to making invention education accessible to your students, and your membership level.
Paradigm-changing professional development and STEM PD credits
Hands-on Workshops: Educators gain skills, techniques, and resources that can be immediately applied
Community Building: Networking with professionals who share a passion for invention education
Individualized and Ongoing Support and Coaching
Lemelson-MIT staff provide individualized support— whether working one-to-one or through small group workshops—as you implement invention education in your school, district, or institute of higher education
Research-based Curricula and Resources
Exclusive access for K-12 members to curriculum that aligns with national learning standards in multiple subject areas
Members receive curriculum design support and research assistance
Access to a National Community of Practice and the LMIT Ecosystem
Monthly working groups to meet with educators to share best practices and experiences implementing invention education in their schools or districts
Connections to mentors with expertise in the latest technologies, intellectual property protection, and ways of commercializing creations
K-12 Curriculum and Resources
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JV InventTeam Guides
JV InvenTeams activity guides support hands-on learning and teach students the role invention plays in making everyday products. Students learn how to safely use tools, explore new materials, build their STEM skills and confidence while creating unique objects, such as shoe soles and electronic textiles.
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Additional Invention Education Resources
Read the profiles of great inventors from history and today, download free invention curriculum, or read our library of stories about inventors and even see where they are from on a virtual map. For those looking to invent but not sure where to start, check out the inventor handbook and patenting resources. And younger inventors can have fun learning about invention with cartoons from Howtoons and interesting articles from Cricket Media.
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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Becoming an inventor: a young Latina’s narrative
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Intersecting Networks Supporting Problem-Based Invention Education
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Invention Education: Preparing The Next Generation of Innovators
This Year’s 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.
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