HIGHLIGHTS

• Stephen as Prometheus, bringer of early technology to humans
• Foresight of kids and the future
• Importance of teaching kids the use of technology
• Stephen’s background and the birth of MakerState
• STEAM: STEM with an Art element

QUOTES

Stephen: “STEM or STEAM is not only to teach kids how to use technology, but to use it so that it creates a future for all that is more sustainable, and more inclusive.”

Stephen: “I'm not going to be one, who's going to be the warning of the social media issues and things like that. I'm going to be the guy who says, ``We have to teach these kids how to take a hold of this technology and do with it the things that they deserve, as humans and this planet requires.”

Stephen: “Kids are going to build this world, but they have to understand the technology and the media that they're working with and learn to create with it.”

Stephen: “I would much rather be working with 6, 7, 8, 9 year olds than have to try to, you know, help some 30 year old figure this out in church or a young person entering the workforce try to figure this out for the first time. I think K12 is where we need to take a serious look at, at how to challenge our kids with the questions that they're going to have for the rest of their lives.”

Stephen: “Whatever mistakes our generation is making, we can turn that by working with our youngest members of our society to make better choices that include more justice, more sustainability, that's what probably gives me the most hope.”

To find out more about Stephen, please see the links below.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-gilman-25a2235/
• Websites: https://maker-state.com/about-us/

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