RAFT Workshops

RAFT's workshop program is designed to enrich educational programs by facilitating the practice of hands-on teaching across the curriculum.

RAFT's material-based, hands-on workshops are unique in that each workshop attendee receives RAFT materials to support implementation of the activities shared in the class.

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 RAFT Laser Cutter Certification Course:

RAFT Workshop

RAFT Laser Cutter Certification Course

Laser cutting machines help to create many customized items by using laser technology to etch, engrave, and cut through a wide variety of materials. For example, laser cutters are used to create math manipulatives, puzzles, create and etch graphic designs, etc. This workshop gives participants the knowledge and practice required to safely operate the machine on their own and provides an understanding of the different pieces of hardware through short discussions and hands-on experiences. Participants will calibrate and configure the machine for different tasks and materials appropriate for classroom use. Participants who complete the training will be certified to use the machine.

INSTRUCTOR: Jeanne Lazzarini is a mathematics educator with over 20 years of teaching experience ranging from 1st grade to high school. She has a BS in mathematics with honors and engaged in post-graduate studies in computer science and mathematics at Santa Clara University and UC Davis. She also taught adult satellite tracking classes for the Department of Defense for 7 years. Jeanne works full-time at RAFT as a curriculum developer, workshop presenter, project manager, and innovative tinkerer. She taught over 200 workshops at RAFT on STEAM education, CCSS Math, classroom management, student assessment, and design thinking. Her inspirational approach to math teaching includes a focus on social and emotional aspects of teaching and learning, providing many practical strategies for engaging students and teachers at deeper levels.

TARGET AUDIENCE: All educators, design enthusiasts

COST: $75 for members; $100 for non-members

SEATS AVAILABLE: 8

LOCATION: RAFT San Jose

DATE & TIME: Thursday, May 10, 2018 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

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Thursday, May 10, 2018 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
 Fabricated Nightstand Portraits Hack-a-thon:

RAFT Workshop

Fabricated Nightstand Portraits Hack-a-thon

In this unique design-focused session, participants research and communicate portraits as a form of biography, explore a design cycle, identifying and empathizing with a subject to design a representation and utilitarian tool for beside their bed. Specifically, they will design and build physical or virtual models of a customized nightstand with a lamp using wood, cardboard, LEDs, and basic electronics. Participants will communicate their artistic representations to a peer or facilitator. Strategies for using this set of activities with students will be discussed and modeled for participants. This workshop is offered in partnership with Krause Center for Innovation Underground Makerspace at Foothill College and EnCorps STEM Teachers Fellowship.

INSTRUCTOR: Danielle Martin currently consults on curricula, evaluation, and professional development for educators and expert volunteers on inclusively engaging youth in STEM explorations. As co-author of the 2016 book, Start Making! A Guide to Engaging Young People in Maker Activities, she brings over 15 years of experience and passion for instructional design, youth development, tech & media education and community organizing. From 2011-2015, Danielle collected best practices as Knowledge Manager of the global Clubhouse Network, where she led the Start Making! initiative, an effort to infuse inclusive hands-on engineering projects in nearly 100 Clubhouses in 20 countries. Her roots in informal education and activism were seeded in four years on the ground as a local coordinator at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston, Charlestown Computer Clubhouse, then serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer supporting community-based media and technology programs. She later co-created a research group within MIT’s Center for Civic Media, the Department of Play, mapping mobile technologies and youth activism methodologies globally. She also supported digital inclusion through the 2009 federal stimulus-funded expansion of One Economy’s digital literacy and broadband access programs, then deployed ed-tech and corporate Silicon Valley volunteers in schools in developing countries as the head of volunteer leadership development training at Team4Tech. Danielle holds a BA in Communication Studies from University of Rhode Island and a Master in City Planning from MIT.

TARGET AUDIENCE: Middle and high school teachers

COST: $35 for members; $50 for non-members

SEATS AVAILABLE: 20

LOCATION: RAFT San Jose

DATE & TIME: Saturday, May 12, 2018 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Saturday, May 12, 2018 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Fees are listed after each class description, all materials included. Non-members who meet our membership guidelines can participate for a slightly higher fee. Classes fill up fast, so participants are encouraged to register and pay in advance, or provide a deposit. Fees are nontransferable, and refunds are only granted if you cancel at least one week prior to class. All refunds are paid in RAFT dollars. If you fail to attend class or cancel after the one-week deadline, you will not be given a refund. Deposits are returned when the class is completed, or if you cancel one or more weeks in advance.

You can register online or by phone at (408) 213-7216. To cancel your enrollment in a class - email or call 408-213-7216.

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Enrollment Policy

Waitlist Policy

Due to the popularity of RAFT workshops, we do maintain waitlists. There is no charge to be placed on a waitlist, and there is no obligation to attend the class should a spot become available. Should a spot open up in a class, RAFT will contact waitlist registrants in order of registration to offer the opportunity to enroll at that point. RAFT requests that waitlist registrants do not make plans to attend a class unless they have been contacted; seats are only made available if we have received a cancellation from a registered participant.

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Earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

All RAFT workshops offer you the opportunity to earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from San Jose State University.

Participants can purchase one CEU from SJSU for every 10 hours of RAFT workshop instruction completed within a semester.

The cost is $60 for each CEU.

Simply request a SJSU registration form from your instructor at RAFT and submit to SJSU both the form and your check payable to SJSU. RAFT submits a roster of names each semester to SJSU of participants taking 10 or more hours of classes. Partial units are not available; hours from previous terms are not applicable.

For more information, please contact RAFT at (408)213-7216 or .

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Fees and Cancellations

Fees are listed after each class description, all materials included.

Non-members who meet our membership guidelines can participate for a slightly higher fee.

Classes fill up fast, so participants must register and pay in advance to be added to the class. Fees are nontransferable, and refunds are only granted if you cancel at least one week prior to class. All refunds are paid with a RAFT Gift Card. If you fail to attend class or cancel after the one-week deadline, you will not be given a refund. Deposits are returned when the class is completed, or if you cancel one or more weeks in advance.

You can register online or by phone at (408)213-7216.

To cancel your enrollment in a class - email or call (408)213-7216.

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Class Locations

RAFT workshops are currently held at one of the following locations. Please verify the location of your class(es) when registering.

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