University of Montana (spectrUM Discovery Area)

The University of Montana spectrUM Discovery Area will implement "Making Across Montana" - a project to engage K-12 students and teachers in rural and tribal communities with making and tinkering. In collaboration with K-12 education partners in the rural Bitterroot Valley and on the Flathead Indian Reservation, the museum will develop a mobile making and tinkering exhibition and education program. The exhibition will be able to travel to K-12 schools statewide. The project team will develop a K-12 teacher professional development workshop, along with accompanying curriculum resources and supplies. The traveling program and related materials will build schools' capacity to incorporate making and tinkering - and informal STEM experiences more broadly - into their teaching.