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The Discovery Network, a statewide program of the Museum of Discovery, was initiated in 2006 with funding from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. The Network's goal is to make hands-on, interactive STEM learning more accessible to the state’s school children and their families. The Network provides high-quality professional development, exhibits, and STEM kits for its members.
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Tinkerfest @ AR Museum of Natural Resources
Smackover, AR
Discovery Network staff were able to bring the Sensory Station and exhibits to Smackover in July for the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resource's annual Tinkerfest event. This resource for visitors is made possible by a grant from the Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas.
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Combining multiple techniques and facets from the Maker world, learners will design, build and display their own unique wearable creation while also diving deep into material exploration. Tinker with the fashion world and explore different tools and skills that can be used in any space or classroom.
This workshop will be led by Ben Watson and Brittney Kugler from the Museum of Discovery.
**Don't forget! Teachers get 50% off registration for all remaining 2019 PD workshops! |
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Workshop Details
Date: September 17, 2019
Time: 9:00-4:00 p.m.
Location: Museum of Discovery
500 President Clinton Ave., Ste 150
Little Rock, AR 72201
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Registration + Cost
Member Price: $100.00*
Non-member Price: $200.00*
Register by clicking HERE.
Register by September 3rd!
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Learn two and three-dimensional techniques in the manipulation of wool during this exploration in textiles. Participants will have hands-on instruction on needle felting, painting with wool and wet felting to form beautiful works of art.
This workshop will be led by Brittney Kugler, Discovery Network Education Manager, and Pody Gay, Discovery Network Director, from the Museum of Discovery.
**Don't forget! Teachers get 50% off registration for all remaining 2019 PD workshops! |
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Workshop Details
Date: October 17, 2019
Time: 9:00-3:30 p.m.
Location: Museum of Discovery
500 President Clinton Ave., Ste 150
Little Rock, AR 72201
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Registration + Cost
Member Price: $100.00*
Non-member Price: $200.00*
Register by clicking HERE.
Register by October 3rd!
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The Carnegie STEM Excellence Pathway provides schools with a process and tools for assessing their current STEM programming, while also creating a practical plan for improvement. Participants attend three one-day workshops, one in the fall and two in the spring, and are able to share ideas with other participating schools.
Here's what one participant had to say about their experience:
“It helps you build a plan, it helps you evaluate the things that you have, evaluate resources you might not know about before. We've learned a lot from coming to hear from different schools of things that they are already doing and things that we can incorporate and change and make fit within our school."
-Kara Siemens, Arkansas School for the Deaf
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The Network is currently enrolling schools for the 2019-2020 academic year. To learn more about this professional development opportunity for schools, check out our video or contact Brittney Kugler at bkugler@museumofdiscovery.org.
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It's that time of year! The 2019 Tinkerfest events are well underway! Never been to a Tinkerfest before? Check us out at the following dates and locations around the state!
2019 Tinkerfest Dates:
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We're selling the Race for Planet X mobile science museum! RPX has had a good run at delivering hands-on STEM content to Arkansans for 10 years. While we'll miss seeing it roll down the state's two-lane highways, it's time to find it a new home.
Please feel free to spread the word and direct anyone interested to Josh Annett at jannett@museumofdiscovery.org. More information can be found here.
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The mission of the Museum of Discovery is to ignite and fuel a passion for science, technology, engineering, arts and math through dynamic, interactive experiences.
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