Subsidies for Education Conferences

Love to talk about the learning you’re achieving in the classroom with Makers Empire? We want to help you spread the word as widely as possible! We are looking for teachers to present about 3D printing and design at education conferences. We can offer up to $500 in subsidies to assist with expenses, such as travel costs as well assisting you with your proposal.

You can choose any education conference – no matter where you’re based.

 

Be a Thought Leader with Assistance from Makers Empire

Inspire, educate and inform your fellow educators about the benefits of teaching Design Thinking and implementing maker pedagogy in the classroom.

Demonstrate how you cover Design and Technology Curriculum using 3D design and 3D printing with Makers Empire.

Share your real-life experience of teaching using Makers Empire – the benefits, the challenges, and the unexpected outcomes. What tips do you have to pass onto your teaching colleagues?

Reveal the impact of using 3D design and 3D printing in the classroom on student engagement and collaboration and the effect its had on performance by individual students.

Example Education Conferences

You can apply to present at any conference but here’s a list of some well known education conferences below.

  • Georgia Educational Technology Conference (GETC)
  • TCEA Convention
  • Innovate (formerly the Midwest Education Technology Conference)
  • Shift in Edu Conference
  • Future of Education Technology Conference
  • Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) Conference
  • Consortium of School Networking (CoSN)
  • South by South West (SXSW) Education Conference
  • California STEAM Symposium
  • International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference
  • Vermont Fest

 

Australian Conferences

  • EduTech Australia
  • Australian Catholic Education Conference
  • STEM Education Conference
  • National Education Summit – Brisbane
  • Australian Primary Principals Association National Conference
  • National Education Summit – Melbourne
  • DigiCon (Digital Learning and Teaching Victoria)

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I speak at an event with support from Makers Empire?

Find a suitable conference to speak at and fill in the speaker/presenter request form below. We also have a list of conferences you could attend below. 

 

You can apply for funds towards travel costs, swag for attendees, Makers Empire brochures etc and so on. Just tick the support that you’d like on the speaking request form. Please note that we tend to support ambassadors on a partnership basis i.e. we do not generally cover full attendance costs.

No. That’s our job. Your role is to present the work you’re doing in the classroom using Makers Empire so that your awesome methods, practices and lesson learned might inspire other teachers. We encourage you to answer any questions from teaching colleagues in an open and frank way.

First, you have to secure your speaking/presenting slot to qualify for possible support. We can help with your proposal if you need assistance.
Once confirmed as a speaker/presenter, you’ll work with the organisers as usual.
On the day of the event, you simply deliver your event as scheduled. Please try to stick around after the event to answer questions from teaching colleagues. We’ll try to have a Makers Empire staff member at the event with you to answer any questions people might have, collect email addresses and generally support your presentation.

No problem. You can give them our details or offer to make a note of their details so one of us can follow up with them post-event.

Yes! We will always have a special offer for attendees that will be communicated to attendees during and after the event. We will also have some kind of promotion or giveaway on the day of the conference.

Apply for a Subsidy

e.g. running a workshop on 3D design, presenting a school case study on Design Thinking, a talk about how to implement maker pedagogy in schools