Amped Up: Educators connecting through STEAM - Ampere Association

Amped Up:

Educators connecting

through STEAM

October 29 & 30 at the Kawartha Lakes Makerspace
Located at: 12 Peel Street, Lindsay, ON

Amped Up:

Educators connecting through STEAM

Brings together Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) STEAM Ambassadors, Ampere Experts and thought leaders to discover how coding can strengthen community, culture and language in your classroom, and your school.

Explore the latest trends, technology, approaches and developments in the world of STEAM education, and make connections with like-minded, passionate educators, to Amp Up your learners’ experiences.

A makerspace staff standing at the head of the table, talking to older students sitting around a table.
A Makerspace participant slightly turned around and smiling at the camera. A computer is out of focus behind the student.

Join us for an exciting STEAM education conference to:

  • Discover and experiment with the latest in STEAM education, AI and technology
  • Gain access to Ampere’s STEAM education experts, tools and technology
  • Meet and network with other STEAM ambassadors across the region
  • Get free ready-to-use resources for your classroom

Location

Kawartha Lakes Makerspace
12 Peel Street, Lindsay, ON

Day 1

Grade 4 to 8 Educators:
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
8:30am to 4pm

Day 2

Kindergarten to Grade 3 Educators: Thursday, October 30, 2025
8:30am to 4pm

Agenda and Speakers

Day 1 – Grade 4 to 8 Educators: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | 8:30am to 4pm
Day 2 – Kindergarten to Grade 3 Educators: Thursday, October 30, 2025 | 8:30am to 4pm

Day 1

October 29, 2025

8:30am to 9:00am
Registration
9:00am to 9:15am
Welcome
9:15am to 10:30am
Keynote 1 – Jon Corbett

Indigitization

10:15am – 10:30am
Break
10:30am to 10:45am
Ryan Oliver, CEO Ampere
10:45am to 12:00pm
Keynote 2 – Dr. Keri Ewart

Making with Meaning: Inclusive and Immersive Making
Through Culture, Code, and Community in K-8 Classrooms

12:00pm to 1:00pm
Lunch Break
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Play Stations
2:00pm to 2:15pm
Break
2:15pm to 3:30pm
Hands-on STEAM Learning

Day 2

October 30, 2025

8:30am to 9:00am
Registration
9:00am to 9:15am
Welcome
9:15am to 10:30am
Keynote 1 – Jon Corbett

Indigitization

10:30am to 10:45am
Break
10:45am to 12:00pm
Keynote 2 – Dr. Keri Ewart

Making with Meaning: Inclusive and Immersive Making
Through Culture, Code, and Community in K-8 Classrooms

12:00pm to 1:00pm
Break
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Play Stations
2:00pm to 2:15pm
Break
2:15pm to 3:30pm
Hands-on STEAM Learning
3:30pm to 3:45pm
Ryan Oliver, CEO, Ampere
3:45pm to 4:00pm
Closing Activity

Jon Corbett

Simon Fraser University Instructor, Indigenous, Decolonial, and Cultural Computing
Bio

ᒍᐤᐣ ᒥᑫᐪ ᕒᐅᐯᕒᐟ ᑯᕒᐯᐟ ᓂᐟᓯᑯᓴᐣ. My name is Jon Michael Robert Corbett. I am a member of the Métis Nation of Alberta.

I began learning about computer programming in 1981 starting with multiple forms of BASIC on Commodore and Apple computers. I received my BFA at the University of Alberta. At UBC Okanagan, I completed my MFA and Ph.D., while developing my career as an application developer that focused on centralized and de-centralized large-scale data repository and logistics web portals for UPS.

Through my MFA I began to view my technology skills as an artistic practice. My Ph.D. continued this exploration, resulting in my creation of the “acimow/Cree#” programming language for nehiyaw (Plains Cree), a specialized application for nehiyawewin learning, a nehiyaw keyboard, and the development of an Indigenous Computing Framework that proposes Storywork as a scaffold for programming computers using Indigenous languages.

Ryan Oliver

CEO, Ampere
Bio

For over a decade, Ryan Oliver has been a leader in the development of STEAM skills through innovative technology, art, and play.

As the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ampere (formerly the Pinnguaq Association), Oliver has grown the organization from a single desk in Pangnirtung, Nunavut to a diverse 100+ person staff with headquarters in Ontario and Nunavut, delivering community-centred STEAM programming and resources from coast-to-coast-to-coast.

In that time, Pinnguaq has received the 2016 Arctic Inspiration Prize, been awarded the 2017 Startup Canada Awards for Best Social Enterprise North and Best Social Enterprise Canada-wide, and seen its Root & STEM magazine nominated for two 2021 National Magazine Awards. Oliver’s passion for working with rural and Indigenous communities was cultivated while working for the Government of Nunavut in culture, statistics and disability support.

Dr. Keri Ewart

Assistant Professor and Chair of the Bachelor of Education Program at Wilfrid Laurier University
Bio

Dr. Keri Ewart is an Assistant Professor and Chair of the Bachelor of Education Program at Wilfrid Laurier University and an Adjunct Professor for the Master of Educational Technology Program at UBC. Dr. Ewart is also the former Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Decolonization, and Anti-Racism (EDIDA) and Community Outreach Coordinator at the University of British Columbia (UBC).

Dr. Ewart’s research focuses on inclusivity, literacy and numeracy development through Makerspaces, STEAM education, effective assessment, AI in K-20 education, culturally sustaining pedagogy, and literacy education to equip her students and educators with the skills and competencies to navigate the changing educational landscape through AI literacy and educational AI.

In course development, Dr. Ewart emphasizes crucial topics such as social inequities, curriculum issues in cultural and new media studies, AI in education, inclusive makerspaces, EDI in education and global contexts, and advanced critical thinking and multiliteracies and multimodalities.

The Amped Up: Educators connecting through STEAM conference is a joint-effort from Ampere and the Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB). Thank you to the TLDSB for giving your educators an opportunity to learn more about Ampere and how STEAM programming can make a positive impact in their classrooms.

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