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Educator Voices October 16 2023

Educator Voice: How to get started in invention education — and solve problems where you live

Hear from educators around the country on invention education and what it means for classrooms from STEM to the humanities

A rat jumps into a puddle in the snow in the Manhattan borough of New York City

Daily News Lesson September 17 2023

Inventing solutions to cities exploding rat populations

Does your city/town have a plan for controlling its rat population?

Educator Voices July 26 2023

Educator Voice: In invention education, meet kids where they are going

Hear from a teacher on how to approach invention education

Student Voices July 24 2023

Student Voice: Why this young inventor is so interested in intellectual property (IP)

A field that Marc van Zyl believes inspires progress

Student Voices July 17 2023

Student voice: When it comes to invention, don’t be afraid to ask for help

Ifeoma Okolo and Austin Ewing, tenth grade students from Illinois, are learning about intellectual property through their experience as student inventors and budding engineers

Stack of newspapers resting on laptop keyboard

Lesson Plan July 13 2023

Lesson plan: Find useful news about the issues you care about most

Learn how to find useful news sources about the issues you find most important

Educator Voices July 12 2023

Educator Voice: Be that go-getter inventor!

"My advice for students: There’s no wrong way to solve a problem; we learn from failure." — Cynthia Brawner

Student Voices July 10 2023

Student Voice: 'Anyone who is driven by problem solving is an inventor'

For Ana-Lois Davis, a young inventor, creating intellectual property starts with a problem

Daily News Lesson March 02 2023

Get to Know PBS News Hour Classroom's Invention Education Fellows

Meet NewsHour Classroom's 2022-23 Invention Fellows!

Educator Voices March 02 2023

Get to Know the 2022-2023 Invention Education Fellows