Over the past nine years, I have done a variety of different work with Jie Qi, co-founder and CEO of Chibitronics. I have developed curriculum around paper circuits, consulted on product designs,and facilitated workshops utilizing Chibitronics LED circuit stickers.
Most recently, I designed and facilitated professional development as part of the Pathfinders Summer Institute, a series of virtual courses that are offered to public school teachers in the United States for free.
Participants in Start With Art: STEAM Learning With Chibitronics Paper Circuits, learned the basics of circuit design, experimented with switches, and developed creative projects aligned with their teaching practice.
The course was comprised of 5 synchronous Zoom sessions, each of which was followed by a workday, where students explored concepts from the previous session more deeply, and applied what they learned to creative projects. Student projects ranged from shadowbox theaters to light-up pianos.