Workshops and Webinars
Calendar of webinars, workshops, and conferences to attend and learn about Youth Engineering Solutions. Sign up to be notified about upcoming YES Professional Learning opportunities or complete our interest form and we will contact you to discuss workshop details.
Free Webinars
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January 15, 2026
YES STEM Events: Hands-On Engineering for Youth, Families, and Communities
Discover quick, flexible STEM activities perfect for family nights, libraries, and community events. Join us for a free introduction to YES STEM Event Activities and learn how these ready-to-use, hands-on engineering challenges can help you easily plan and run meaningful, engaging STEM experiences for youth and families.
Workshops & Conferences
March 3-5, 2026 | In-person
Youth Engineering Solutions Progressions: A PreK–8 Workshop Series
Discover how engineering and computer science learning develop from early childhood through middle school in the YES Progressions Workshop Series. Join all three days for a full PreK–8 overview or choose the day that best matches your grade band. By the end, you’ll be ready to teach YES units, confidently engage students in authentic engineering, and lead and support other educators implementing open-ended challenges.
Day 1 – Engineering in Early Childhood: Explore early engineering through a kindergarten trash collector challenge and design a nightlight using the Engineering Design Process.
Day 2 – Elementary Engineering + CS: Engineer a filter to reduce plastic waste entering the ocean and train an online photo-classification model to distinguish animals from trash.
Day 3 – Middle School Engineering + CS: Engineer eco-friendly slippers that provide safe traction and use a micro:bit to build and refine a step-counting algorithm that helps evaluate product durability and sustainability.
June 30 - July 2, 2026 | In-person
Youth Engineering Solutions Progressions: A PreK–8 Workshop Series
Discover how engineering and computer science learning grow from early childhood through middle school in the YES Progressions Workshop Series. Join all three days for a full PreK–8 overview or choose the day that best matches your grade band. By the end, you’ll be ready to teach YES units, confidently engage students in authentic engineering, and lead and support other educators implementing authentic, open-ended challenges.
Day 1 - Engineering in Early Childhood: Explore early engineering through Wee Engineer challenges and design sun hats using the Engineering Design Process.
Day 2 – Elementary Engineering + CS: Create wearable safety vests using electrical circuits and program micro:bit signal bracelets that communicate key messages.
Day 3 – Middle School Engineering + CS: Engineer vision extenders and learn how computers detect exoplanets by analyzing light-curve patterns.
October 6 - 8, 2026 | In-person
Youth Engineering Solutions Progressions: A PreK–8 Workshop Series
Explore how young learners grow as engineers and computational thinkers in the YES Progressions Workshop Series. Join all three days for a full PreK–8 overview or choose the day that best matches your grade band. By the end, you’ll be ready to teach YES units, confidently engage students in authentic engineering, and lead and support other educators implementing authentic, open-ended challenges.
Day 1 - Engineering in Early Childhood: Explore early engineering through a kindergarten trash collector challenge and design a nightlight using the Engineering Design Process.
Day 2 – Elementary Engineering + CS: Engineer a filter to reduce plastic waste entering the ocean. Then train an online photo-classification model to distinguish animals from trash, applying machine learning to a real environmental issue
Day 3 – Middle School Engineering + CS: Engineer an earthquake-resistant building by exploring height, soil type, and structural supports, then program micro:bits to transmit accelerometer data as a model of an early warning system.