With a goal of promoting science, technology, engineering, arts and math education, the CIA and Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education in Tennessee are partnering to host Mission Possible: Makerspace Nation, a competition for STEAM educators in Chicago to win their own makerspace full of equipment that encourages problem-solving thinking.
The competition is open to anyone who educates STEAM subjects from 3rd to 12th grade at any public or private school in the city of Chicago. “Educators create a short video for a chance to win $30,000 worth of makerspace equipment and supplies for their school materials,” Tyrell said. “The important thing to remember is that participation is not limited only to classroom teachers. If you are a media specialist, a STEAM coordinator, a technology coordinator, a principal who is interested in bringing a makerspace to your students, then this is a competition that you should enter.