Kickoff 2015-2016 www.piedmontmakers.org

Welcome! •  2014-2015 Year in Review

•  An Extraordinary S.T.E.A.M. education –  Randy Booker, Superintendent, Piedmont USD –  Dr. Cheryl Wozniak, Director of Curriculum, Piedmont USD

•  Our Goals

•  Our Programs

•  Join Us!

2014-2015 Year in Review – Impact

Tech Social - NEW!

•  7 monthly events – First Fridays

•  Tech, Social, Fun

•  Kicked off in November 2014

•  ~650 total attendees

Makerspace – NEW! •  6 monthly events – Weekends

•  S.T.E.A.M. Project-Driven

•  Kicked off in December 2014

•  ~450 total attendees

Our mission: Support & Inspire S.T.E.A.M. education in Piedmont

First 2 K-12 School Maker Faires in world (2014 & 2015)

80+ K-12 Student & Community Makers

~1000 attendees

Piedmont High School campus

An Extraordinary S.T.E.A.M. education

Randy Booker – Superintendent, Piedmont USD

Dr. Cheryl Wozniak – Director of Curriculum, Piedmont USD

Piedmont Makers 2015-2016 Goals Our mission: Support & Inspire S.T.E.A.M. education in Piedmont

•  Define Extraordinary for S.T.E.A.M. in PUSD

•  Partner with Piedmont USD to reinvent Makerspace

•  Crack the Code on PMS/PHS student engagement •  Elevate Arts & Design / A in S.T.E.A.M.

Tech Social where community, creativity, curiosity collide

Group Activities

Community event for K-12 students & parents

TED-like Talk / Show & Tell

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Pizza / Community

Distinguished speakers share passion and expertise

Ali Partovi Co-Founder, Code.org

Alex Seiden Pixar & ILM Alum

Noelle Fillippenko National Pi Day Organizer

Ayyana Chakravartula Mechanical Engineer, UC Berkeley Lecturer

Jane Lin Architect, Urban Field Studio

Hands-on experiences and BYO Projects Robots Lego Mindstorm, Scotbotics

Disassembly Fix-it Clinic, Toys,

Coding Same week as Hour of Code

Architecture Big Group Project

Games Board, Card, Screen Time OK!

STEAM - Aligned Science Joint Replacement, Exoskeletons

Technology Computer Programming, Robots

Engineering Building, Deconstruction

Arts & Design Origami, Light-up Dance Floors, Music Videos

Mathematics Pi-Day

An All-Inclusive, Affordable Event Entertainment Food, Drink, Learning, Fun

Students Elementary, Middle, & High School

Genders Girls & Boys, Women & Men Parents Moms & Dads

Tech Backgrounds Novice & Experts (Must have passion for tech!)

Just $5 per person

Priorities for 2015

Topics: 1.  Logo Design/On-Demand Printing

2. Minecraft

3.  Coding

4.  Board Games

5.  Animation

6.  Digital Music

7.  Drones

Goals:

1. More middle school and high school participation

2.  Sponsors

3.  Build organizing team

4.  Continue to raise bar for speakers

Makerspace S.T.E.A.M. project-driven

for School, for Maker Faire, for Fun!

Mentors!

Priorities for 2015

Events: •  October 17 - Pumpkin Electronics,

Digital Bling Bar •  November - Claymation •  December - Holiday lights/

screenprinting •  January - Rube Goldberg •  Other ideas (Organize a Makerspace!):

•  RC at the Skate Park, Paper Automata, Hydraulics/Pneumatics, Maglev trains, Spirographing, Zip Line Vehicles, More?

Goals:

1.  Clean & Organize Space / Plan for Capital Project

2.  Project-Driven – Feeds into Maker Faire

3.  Build Community – Mentors & Learners

4.  Amplify PUSD Curriculum

5.  Build organizing team

Most Likely to Succeed Thursday, October 1, 7pm – PHS Alan Harvey Theatre

Sponsored by Piedmont Makers Seating Limited - Reserve FREE Tickets – piedmontmakers.org

East Bay Mini Maker Faire – Sunday, October 18th

Upcoming Calendar •  October 1 – “Most Likely to Succeed” documentary & discussion

•  Tech Social –  Monthly though May, First Fridays –  October 2 – T-Shirt Design –  November 6 – Minecraft!

•  Makerspace –  Monthly through May, Saturday or Sunday –  October 17 – Pumpkin Snappers! –  November 14 – Claymation!

•  PUSD School Maker Faire – May 2016

Join Us! •  Open Board Positions

– Beach, Wildwood, Havens reps –  VP Communication –  VP Science –  VP Math –  At-Large seats

•  Committees – Maker Faire – Makerspace –  Tech Social

Interested? Meet Board tonight, Come to October Board Meeting RSVP piedmontmakers@gmail.com

President David Ragones

Secretary Bryan Cantrill

Treasurer Ayyana Chakravartula

VP Maker Faire David Ragones

VP Makerspace Jane Lin Sally Aldridge Wendi Sue

VP Tech Social Dion Lim Ayyana Chakravartula Noelle Filippenko

VP Art & Design Jason Meil Larraine Seiden

VP Mentorship Kurt Fleischer

PHS Rep Vince Monical

PMS Rep Sally Aldridge