About This Talk
The NAIS Annual Conference is the largest gathering of independent school educators in the United States. The 2013 conference was a pivotal moment—the same year NAIS recognized the "Teacher of the Future" award.
Presentation Focus
Shared the story of establishing maker education at Marymount School, including:
- Building the first Fab Lab at an all-girls school
- Integrating making across the curriculum
- Shifting school culture toward innovation
- Lessons learned from early implementation
Conference Context
This presentation helped introduce the broader independent school community to the possibilities of maker education—showing how schools could transform their approach to teaching and learning.
Impact
The NAIS presentation contributed to growing interest in makerspaces across independent schools nationwide, inspiring many institutions to begin their own maker education journeys.