Sylvia Martinez is available for keynotes and speaking engagements, professional development, workshops, and consulting with schools, education and community organizations, or companies. Contact her at sylvia [at] inventtolearn [dot] com with your ideas!
Contact Sylvia“Our rousing — and inspiring — closing keynote came from Sylvia Libow Martinez, co-author of Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering and Engineering in the Classroom.” – Maker Ed: Making Possibilities for Educators (Steve Davee)
- FETC 2020 featured speaker
- SITE 2020 – New Orleans keynote
- 3DPac 2020
- ISTE 2020
Selected 2019 Events
- FETC 2019 featured speaker
- FabLearn 2019 keynote
- COSN 2019 – ENVISION 2030: LEADERSHIP FOR LEARNING
- NoVa Maker Faire – Education Meetup Keynote
- FUSE19 keynote and workshop leader
- Chattanooga Fab Institute keynote
- ISTE 2019 multiple presentations
- Fiera Didacta Italy keynote
Selected 2018 Events
- Hong Kong 21st Century Learning Conference – keynote
- FETC 2018 featured speaker and workshop leader
- Texas STEAM Conference – keynote
- Invited “All Star” Speaker – ICE 2018
- WORLD Edu Lead – Singapore & Sydney – keynote
- UNESCO MGIEP TECH – keynote
- Italy – US State Department sponsored lecture tour
- International Technology, Education and Development Conference, INTED2018 – keynote
- ISTE 2018 – STEAM 50 Years to the Future
- New Zealand Principals’ Federation Annual Conference 2018 – keynote
- Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) Annual Conference – invited featured speaker
- 2018 GlobalMindED – invited panelist
- Constructionism 2018 – plenary speaker
- Nordic Edge – Edtech Event – keynote
- Texas ESC 4 Annual STEAM Conference – keynote
- Summerspark 2018 – keynote
- FabLearn NL 2018 – keynote
- Global HR Forum – keynote
Selected 2017 Events
- FETC featured speaker
- Florida Association of Media in Education (FAME) Breakfast Keynote
- Educon 2.9 – What the E? A Modern Understanding of the E in STEAM
- Edtechteacher Innovation Summit on Design, Making, and PBL – Featured speaker
- Calgary City Teachers Convention – invited workshops and sessions
- Learning and the Brain 2017
- Hong Kong 21st Century Learning Conference – invited workshops and sessions
- National School Board Association Annual Conference (NSBA) – invited workshop and session
- GCDS Maker Faire keynote
- FabLearn Denmark keynote
- STEAMconf at the Science Museum of Barcelona – keynote speaker
- Virginia Math/Science Innovation Center’s K-12 Educator Conference keynote
- ISTE 2017 – sessions on making in education, coding, and wearable technology
- Innovative Schools Summit – keynote speaker
- Constructing Modern Knowledge 2017 – 10th year anniversary, organizer and faculty
- Rhode Island Teacherfest keynote
- School PD and workshops – Victoria Australia Education Series, Vejle Central Fablab, The Westminster School, University of Chicago Lab School, Blue Springs School District, El consolat general dels Estats Units a Barcelona, Belmont Day School
Selected 2016 Events
- FETC – featured speaker
- Invent To Learn – Connected Learning TV
- REMIX 2016 keynote
- Orange County CUE Techfest keynote
- Transforming the Learning Experience: A Collaborative Think-Tank Session
- 2016 Engineering Deans Institute (EDI) Annual Conference
- Seattle/Tacoma maker workshop and public lecture
- Inclusive makerspaces workshop at NCWIT
- ISTE 2016 spotlight sessions and panel
- Constructing Modern Knowledge 2016 organizer
- FabLab 12 Shenzhen invited speaker
- PBL NY 2016: Making Learning Happen keynote
- ISACS 2016 featured speaker
Selected 2015 Events
- FETC 2015 featured speaker and workshop
- TICAL keynote
- EdMarket EdExpo keynote
- Illinois ICE keynote and workshop
- MACUL featured speaker and workshop
- ISAS (Independent Schools of the Southwest) keynote and workshop
- Lead 3.0
- ATLIS
- Edutech Australia keynote
- Indiana Library Association keynote
- Making Shift Happen keynote – Amsterdam
- ISACS (Independent Schools Association of the Central States) Annual Conference featured speaker
- CETPA closing keynote
- Indiana Gifted Conference keynote
- Minnesota TIES keynote
Additional upcoming events and professional development (links to Invent To Learn site – events are in reverse chronological order)
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Short Bio
Sylvia Martinez is the co-author of Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering the Classroom, known around the world as the “bible of the classroom maker movement.” She advocates for student-centered hands-on, minds-on learning with an emphasis on STEAM for all. She is president of CMK Futures, creating books and professional development to help educators invent the future of learning.
Sylvia is also principal advisor to the Stanford University FabLearn Fellows, a research group of global educators sharing hands-on, minds-on projects and curriculum. She also led educational non-profits and headed product development for consumer software, video games, and educational games at several software publishing companies.
Martinez started her career as an electrical engineer designing high frequency receiver systems and software for the GPS navigational satellite system. She holds a masters in educational technology and a bachelors in electrical engineering.
Contact
Email me: sylvia [at] inventtolearn [dot] com
Tweet me: smartinez
Selected Past Presentations
2014
- Surrey School District Learning Summit Keynote and professional development
- NCCE Maker Summit Leader – Pre-conference workshop
- California CUE – Pre-conference workshop and session
- Leadership 3.0 Closing Keynote The Maker Movement: What School Leaders Need to Know
- Learning and the Brain – Invited Speaker. Learning to Learn Through Invention, Tinkering, and Making
- NSBA Pre-conference workshop
- Making Possibilities Day (Intel sponsored MakerEd Foundation event) – closing keynote Top Ten Things Maker Educators Know
- EngagED NWI – Keynote
- ISTE 2014 Spotlight Session – Top Classroom Tools of the Maker Movement
- Christa McAuliffe 2014 Conference Keynote
- VSTE Conference 2014 Keynote
2013 and older
- Keynote: Expanding Learning Horizons, Australia Hard Fun and Problem Solving – Where Computing Meets Tinkering and Design August 2013
- Spotlight Speaker: ISTE 2013
- Keynote: TIE Collaborative, Massachusetts January 2013
- Keynote: ACE 2012 Australia August 2012
- Tinkering: How Might ‘Making Stuff’ Influence Girls’ Interest in STEM Invited speaker: National Council of Women in Technology Summit, May 2011
- Keynote: Learning @ School Conference New Zealand. Feb. 2011
- Keynote: Central NY Regional Information Center annual conference, Mar 2011
- Co-host: TEDxNYED March 2011
- Keynote: The 92% Solution – Australian Computers in Education National Conference (ACEC) Melbourne, Australia. April 2010
- Successful, Sustainable Strategies for Technology Integration in a Tough Economy – National School Board Association
- Games in Education & Student Voice in the Digital Age – e ICT Conference: Exploring ICT in Education Doha, Qatar