This link provides you with a map of all schools--from Aroostook to Mohegan to York--participating in this year's conference!
May 19, 2021 •
This video provides a walkthrough of MLTI's 2021 virtual conference platform, Gather.town. MLTI 2021 Co-Hosts Karina Lee & Chris Ajemian guide viewers through the layout and functionality of the virtual space, so participants learn make the most of their experience during the conference!
May 18, 2021 •
This video provides a walkthrough of the 2021 MLTI Virtual Student Conference website. Join MLTI 2021 Co-Host as he reviews the highlights of the conference and directs viewers to important resources to make the most of your conference experience!
May 18, 2021 •
This video provides a walkthrough of the Innovation Challenge at the 2021 MLTI Virtual Student Conference. Join MLTI 2021 Co-Host Chris Ajemian as he digs deeply into the details of the two components that make up the $10,000 Innovation Challenge; 1) Pitch Competition (time stamp - 1:27); 2) Prototype Competiion (timestamp -14:49). Enjoy!
May 18, 2021 •Please feel free to use this map to help you navigate our gather.town world during the conference! While you can use the mini-map feature on gather.town to see your location in a given room, gather.town does not allow for a visual representation of the world as a whole so you can navigate with greater ease. This map lays out both the entire gather.town conference world as well as the block session rooms. We hope that this helps!
May 18, 2021 •With virtual learning, the number of people who collaborate with peers through technology has dynamically increased. But, how does online collaboration work? How can everyone access, save, share, and collaborate online all at once?
May 12, 2021 •Zayd Mian, a freshman in high school, says that education can be better for students in a fun and beneficial way. He gives suggestions on how technology can be better used in the classroom! What do you think about using his suggestions for school?
May 12, 2021 •Collaboration gives students the chance to share their voices and grow. With technology, online collaboration makes all of this easier to facilitate and can increase more engagement! Jessica Sanders gives tips about online student collaboration. Are there any ideas you want to try in the classroom?
May 12, 2021 •This infographic suggests that many students in America are not succeeding because our education system is not designed to meet the needs of different kinds of learners. Do you see these same problems in your classroom? If we assume that personality affects learning style, how would you change the way your teachers teach so that you (and more kids like you) can better learn?
May 12, 2021 •This two-minute video highlights some important features of early childhood education, particularly learning through play. After watching this video, would you agree that these important features can be applied all throughout K-12 (and even adult!) education? Does learning through play ever get old?!
May 12, 2021 •Cut off from the usual school routines, Maine students are in need of mental health support now more than ever. Listen to a high school student as well as a school psychologist and a counselor talking about how the students are impacted by school closure and what we can do to remedy the negative effects. How did/is school closure impact/ing you? How did/are you deal/ing with that?
May 12, 2021 •This article from the website “eLearning Industry” highlights the current top ten trends in educational technology, including artificial intelligence, gamification, immersive learning (Virtual/Augmented Reality), video, and social media. How can these different technologies be used—separately or together—to create new experiences that make learning exciting, inspiring, and fun?
May 12, 2021 •This report put together by Maine Youth Action Network (MYAN) suggests that while mental health and wellness impact most students, many students don’t feel like they have adequate support from their schools. Are you aware of the mental health resources and support at your school? What can schools do to better help their students?
May 12, 2021 •This infographic illustrates common mental health disorders that are impacting children and youth age 4-19 and these problems can be identified and treated. It also highlights what’s called the “ripple effect,” how mental health problems lead to issues with family and school.
May 12, 2021 •This resource provides a template with which to write an executive summary for your product and plan for development. The executive summary acts as a high-level or general overview of your product and writing the summary allows you to organize your thoughts in a coherent manner. Often, it makes sense to write an executive summary after you have performed your research and developed your solution, but before you create your presentation or prototype.
May 5, 2021 •A "pitch deck" is a term used to describe a powerpoint or slide presentation used in a pitch meeting. Innovators and entrepreneurs want to convince their audience to buy or support their idea, and try to do so by demonstrating the people's needs, the weaknesses of existing alternatives, and the strengths of the proposed solutions. An important element of the pitch deck is the "magic slide," a term to describe the moment when your audience gets to experience your solution. How will you create your "magic slide" or "magic moment" for your audience?
May 5, 2021 •
A useful webpage that explains the design-thinking process upon which the conference and its components have been based. Reviewing this information helps participants better understand the organization of the conference, it's learning objectives, and how to make the most of the opportunities it presents.
May 5, 2021 •
The first step in design-thinking. An empathy map is a visualization framework used to articulate what we know--and don't know--about the person or people we want to help. The map helps teams create a shared understanding of the needs, and aid in decision making.
May 5, 2021 •This framework helps students develop their presentation for the Conference Pitch Challenge through the acronym "NASA". Follow the directions to define the specific need (N) you want to solve, the weaknesses of existing alternatives (A), your solution (S) and its features, and your solutions advantages (A) over the competition. Use these ideas to write your 60-second pitch using the template at the bottom of the form!
May 5, 2021 •This rubric acts as a scorecard, for teams that opt into the Prototype Challenge. The scorecard helps them understand the basis upon which their innovation is considered and thus the standards to achieve.
May 5, 2021 •
This is a 10-year Economic Development Strategy for Maine and its vision serves as the focus of the 2020 MLTI Innovation Challenge. It is a dynamic and nonpartisan roadmap designed to foster collaboration among the public, private, nonprofit and education sectors for the purpose of creating a diverse and sustainable economy.
May 5, 2021 •