Invention Models

Share your invention education model with us

Invention education can take many forms—whether through a public or private school, homeschool, after-school program, club or online academy. As an educator, mentor, or coach, we would love to hear how you used invention education to guide students through the invention process.

Fill out the form to share your invention model! Here's a preview of how we will showcase the information you provide.

Front page of the Lewis Central CSD invention model PDF page

Key Information

Title 1 (e.g. School District Name)

Title 2 (e.g. School Name)

Model type

Overview of your model (1-2 sentences)

Quote 1 (1-2 sentences)

First/Last Name, Title, School Name for Quote 1

Quote 1 headshot of person who said it (can be a student, mentor, parent, etc.)

One file only.
50 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, jpeg, png, bmp, eps, tif, pict, psd, txt, rtf, html, odf, pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx, avi, mov, mp3, ogg, wav, bz2, gz, sit, svg, tar, zip.

Snapshot

Year range (e.g. 2025-26)

Number of students you impacted through invention education

Grade levels of students you taught invention to

Number of years you've been implementing invention education or Invention Convention

Journey

Describe what journey you took to get to where you are now (PD you attended, curriculum you downloaded, steps you took, activities you used, when things happened)

Invention Team

Who were the key members of your team (it can be just you if you aren't on a team - include name, role, and email if you'd like to share)

Who were the champions of your efforts (mentors that helped, people you'd like to acknowledge for supporting your invention efforts)

Back of the Lewis Central CSD invention model PDF page

Future

What is next for you with teaching invention? What steps are you taking to grow your program or enhance it in some way? Who else are you getting involved in it? What have you learned that you're going to change for next school year?

A lesson learned

What's one lesson you learned that you think a teacher who is implementing invention education for the first time should know?

Resources I used

What resources did you use that you think others would benefit from knowing about? (e.g. slides, YouTube videos, Makerspace, Standards you aligned, libraries, labs, etc.)

Quote 2 (1-2 sentences)

First/Last Name, Title, School Name for Quote 2

Quote 2 headshot of person who said it (can be a student, mentor, parent, etc.)

Upload a logo we can add to feature your school (or your headshot if you'd prefer)

Upload some pictures from your invention program you're willing to share on the webpage

Your email