8:30 a.m. – Registration and breakfast

9:00 a.m. – Welcome and opening remarks

9:15 a.m. – Group photo

9:20 a.m. – Transition to first session

9:30 a.m. – Session 1

10:40 a.m. – Transition to Session 2

10:50 a.m. – Session 2

12:00 p.m. – Lunch and table discussion

12:50 p.m. – Transition to Session 3

1:00 p.m. – Session 3

2:10 p.m. – Transition to closing remarks

2:20 p.m. – Closing remarks and giveaway drawing

2:40 p.m. – Travel to Core Lab

2:50 to 3:20 p.m. – Core Lab tour

3:30 p.m. – Dismissal

Attendees can participate in three breakout sessions during the Summit. Review the descriptions below to determine which sessions most interest you!  

Session 1

Bee Bots and Beyond: Interactive STEM for Young Learners (K-3) 

Participants will explore early coding instruction by integrating movement, directional language, and sequencing to actively engage young learners and increase sight word mastery, letter recognition, and foundational computational thinking through purposeful activities. 

Bright Ideas: Exploring Circuits with Squishy Dough (K-5)  Unlocking the Learning Management System: Navigate, Discover, and Learn (All)  

Participants will discover how Squishy Circuits make electrical concepts fun and accessible for students in kindergarten through grade five through hands-on activities. Using conductive and insulating dough, teachers will learn how to build simple circuits that power lights, buzzers, and motors without soldering or complex tools.  

Snap Into Circuits: Unleashing Energy Concepts in the Classroom, (K-5) 

Participants will engage in hands-on activities using Snap Circuits kits to build electronic circuits and devices. The session focuses on inquiry-based learning and problem solving through structured investigations that reinforce core science concepts and deepen students’ understanding of circuitry and electrical engineering. 

Guiding Purposeful Projects: Strategies for Project Based Learning in the STEM Center (K-2, 3-5) 

This workshop explores how to implement STEM focused project-based learning to promote student ownership, inquiry, and problem solving. Participants will learn practical strategies for managing long-term projects over multiple weeks, organizing materials, and guiding students through productive work cycles. The session emphasizes time management techniques to help students stay on task and meet deadlines successfully. 

Tech-Powered Teaching: Engaging STEM Strategies (MS/HS)  

Participants will explore how innovative tools such as the Sphero BOLTS, littleBits, Blueprint and RVR can transform middle and high school classrooms. Participants will learn to integrate robotics, coding, engineering design, and creative electronics into core content areas to deepen understanding and engagement. The session offers hands-on experiences and practical strategies for fostering problem solving, collaboration, and real-world applications in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Educators will gain the knowledge to create dynamic lessons that inspire innovation and critical thinking. 

Unlocking the Learning Management System: Navigate, Discover, and Learn (All)  

Participants will work through the process of signing up for the Learning Management System (LMS) and learn how to navigate the platform to locate lessons, vendor resources, product information, state standards, Third Thursday PD recordings and available courses.  

Session 2

Design, Build, Innovate: Exploring Engineering with Blueprint (MS) 

Participants will discover how Sphero’s Blueprint system introduces foundational engineering concepts through hands-on design and building activities. Participants will learn to create functional structures using modular components while exploring principles such as stability, load distribution, and problem solving.  

Invent and Create: Interactive Learning with Makey Makey (3-8)  

Participants will explore how Makey Makey transforms everyday objects into interactive touchpads, bringing creativity and coding to life for students in kindergarten through grade eight. Teachers will learn how to connect simple circuits to computers and use block-based programming to design engaging projects that integrate science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics concepts.  

Powering the Future: STEM Pathways in the Energy Industry(K-5) (MS/HS)

Participants will explore classroom strategies that use hands-on tools and activities to build student confidence in problem solving, critical thinking, and technical skills needed in energy and power generation fields. Participants will engage with resources that show how early STEM experiences can spark student interest in energy careers and support equitable access to energy sector pathways. 

Guiding Purposeful Projects: Strategies for Project Based Learning in the STEM Center (K-2, 3-5) 

This workshop explores how to implement STEM focused project-based learning to promote student ownership, inquiry, and problem solving. Participants will learn practical strategies for managing long-term projects over multiple weeks, organizing materials, and guiding students through productive work cycles. The session emphasizes time management techniques to help students stay on task and meet deadlines successfully. 

Block by Block: Building Confidence in Coding (beginners) 

Participants will begin their coding journey by exploring the basics of block-based programming in a supportive, hands-on environment. This introductory session explains fundamental coding concepts and demonstrates how they can be applied in the classroom. Teachers will engage in interactive activities using Hour of Code to create a simple project that builds confidence and sparks curiosity.  

Next Level Coding: Advanced Coding for Creative Classrooms (experienced) 

Participants will deepen their coding expertise by exploring advanced block-based programming techniques and transitioning to text-based coding for greater flexibility. This session will focus on creating complex projects that integrate problem solving, creativity, and real-world applications using MakeCode resources. Teachers will engage in hands-on activities that challenge their skills and provide strategies for extending coding lessons to foster innovation and critical thinking.  

On the Right Track: Teaching Coding Through intelino Train (All) 

Participants will learn how to use intelino smart trains to introduce coding and computational thinking through interactive play. Participants will explore screen-free coding with color snaps and progress to app-based programming using block coding and advanced features.  

Creating with Purpose: Integrating Three Dimensional Design to Inspire Learners in K–5 and Middle School Classrooms (K-5, MS) 

Participants will learn how Tinkercad Classrooms support easy student onboarding, design management, and guided activities that help learners build creativity and spatial reasoning skills. The session will also highlight websites and resources that encourages inquiry based learning and provides hands-on opportunities that connect STEM concepts to real-world applications through three-dimensional design and printing.

Session 3

Building Bright Minds: Early STEM and Literacy with Kid Spark (K-2)  

Participants will explore Kid Spark’s Early Childhood STEM Pathways, designed to introduce young learners to engineering and technology through playful, hands-on activities. Participants will learn how to integrate building and design challenges that develop fine motor skills, spatial reasoning, and early problem solving while reinforcing literacy connections.  

Read, Think, Explore: Connecting Literacy and STEM (3-8)  

Participants will explore ways they can integrate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics concepts into literacy instruction to deepen comprehension and spark curiosity. Participants will learn strategies for using storytelling, informational texts, and inquiry focused reading to build background knowledge and support hands-on STEM investigations. 

Color to Code: Hands-On Learning with Ozobot and Ozoblockly (K-8)  

Participants will explore how Ozobot combines creativity and coding through interactive robotics designed for students in kindergarten through grade eight. Teachers will learn to program Ozobot using color codes and progress to Ozoblockly, a block-based coding platform that introduces increasingly complex programming concepts. This hands-on session provides strategies for integrating robotics into lessons that promote problem solving, computational thinking, and collaboration. 

Coding Meets Circuits: Exploring Sphero BOLT and littleBits in the Classroom 

This hands-on workshop will explore Sphero BOLT and littleBits to spark creativity and deepen STEM learning. Participants will learn to program Sphero BOLT’s sensors and LED matrix for coding and physics activities and use littleBits’ magnetic modules to build circuits and model real-world technology. The session emphasizes practical strategies for engaging students through invention and problem-solving.

Current Connections: Exploring Electricity Through Inquiry (MS/HS) 

Participants will engage in hands-on activities using Snap Circuits kits to build electronic circuits and devices. The session focuses on inquiry-based learning and problem solving through structured investigations that reinforce core science concepts and deepen students’ understanding of circuitry and electrical engineering. 

Discovering What’s in your STEM Center: A Hands-On Introduction to Products and Resources 

Join us for an interactive workshop that introduces participants to the innovative products and resources available through the STEM Center. This session highlights tools and materials that support hands-on learning and foster engagement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.  Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions, discover how these products can enhance educational experiences and sign up for the Learning Management System. 

Print Like a Pro: Hands-On 3D Printing and Problem Solving (All) 

Participants will gain an introductory understanding of the Robo 3D printer and innovative products and resources available through the STEM Center. Participants will learn to print wirelessly, use slicing software, and create high-quality prints for classroom while building confidence in diagnosing and resolving common issues. The session will also highlight how Boxlight’s MimioSTEM ecosystem encourages inquiry based learning and provides hands-on opportunities that connect STEM concepts to real-world applications through three-dimensional design and printing. 

Take Learning to New Heights: Practical Drone Applications 

This hands-on workshop equips middle and high school teachers with practical strategies for using Snaptain drones to enhance instruction. Participants will learn how to operate drones safely and effectively while exploring ways to integrate them into engaging lessons that demonstrate principles of physics such as force and motion and introduce real-world applications of geometry through flight path planning.

Computer Aided Design (CAD): Tinkercad in K-5 and middle school classroom  

Participants will learn how Tinkercad Classrooms support easy student onboarding, design management, and guided activities that help learners build creativity and spatial reasoning skills. The session will also highlight websites and resources that encourages inquiry based learning and provides hands-on opportunities that connect STEM concepts to real-world applications through three-dimensional design and printing.

The Devon Parking Garage is south of the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library on the southwest corner of Park Ave. and Harvey Ave. Turn south on Harvey off of Park and the garage is on the right (west) — enter through the north entrance. 

Procedures for Parking: 

Enter the Devon Garage from the north entrance off Harvey Ave. At the gate, tell the attendant you are here for the STEM Summit.

For your convenience there is a section on the first floor just inside the gate designated for visitor parking. 

Enter the building through the doors in the southeast corner of the garage. Once you’ve arrived, please look for directional signage or a member of the STEM Summit team to direct you on how to check-in.  

To Dine: 

The Jones Assembly: 901 W Sheridan Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73106 

Spark: 300 Oklahoma City Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73109 

Flint Kitchen and Bar: 15 N Robinson Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 

Bricktown Brewery: 1 N Oklahoma Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73104

The Hall’s Pizza Kitchen: 1004 N Hudson Ave STE 106, Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Harvey Bakery & Kitchen: 301 NW 13th St Suite 100, Oklahoma City, OK 73103

Barrios Fine Mexican Dishes: 1000 N Hudson Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Tellers OKC: 120 N Robinson Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Mahogany Prime Steakhouse: 145 W Sheridan Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 

 

To Drink:

Sidecar: 1100 N Broadway Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73103

The Study: 701 W Sheridan Ave Ste. 100, Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Bar Arbolada: 637 W Main St, Oklahoma City, OK 73102

The Jones Assembly: 901 W Sheridan Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73106

Social Capital: 517 S Hudson Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73109

Stonecloud Brewing Company: 1012 NW 1st St #101, Oklahoma City, OK 73106

To Do:

Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum: 620 N Harvey Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Myriad Botanical Gardens: 301 W Reno Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Scissortail Park: 300 SW 7th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73109

First Americans Museum: 659 American Indian Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73129

Bricktown Water Taxi: 111 S Mickey Mantle Dr, Oklahoma City, OK 73104

Oklahoma Contemporary: 1146 N Broadway Dr, Oklahoma City, OK 73103

Oklahoma City Museum of Art(OKCMOA): 415 Couch Dr, Oklahoma City, OK 73102

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum: 1700 NE 63rd St, Oklahoma City, OK 73111