The Public Library Innovation Exchange (PLIX) at MIT Open Learning co-designs creative STEAM activities with public library professionals and MIT researchers, and offers professional development in facilitating creative learning to support STEM confidence.🌟 Read more About PLIX →
This year, 14 PLIX Library Ambassadors across the US join our effort to bring creative STEAM learning to diverse learners in rural through urban areas.
From exploring suburban ecology to running a family STEAM night for over 700 people to designing a STEAM escape room about Hawaiian migratory bird patterns, these ambassadors have documented and reflected on their facilitation journey with love for their communities. Explore their photos and reflections ⬇️
Upcoming Workshops and Events
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Level up summer STEAM learning with a variety of example types!
Level up STEAM learning by combining for complexity in this Beautiful Symmetry exploration with tessellation stamps!
Creative STEAM Activities
Get started with PLIX with our thoughtfully designed STEAM activities.
Combine the expressive flexibility of poetic language and local data research skills to encourage a re-imagination of maps and renewed understanding of place
Bring the physical world into interactive stories, animations, and games on mobile devices with easy on-the-go creative coding.
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Be inspired by the photos and reflections of our PLIX Creative Learning Ambassadors’ STEAM library programs designed for their communities