Chibitronics is seeking a “Lead Conductor” (Senior Business Manager) for EdTech Startup (remote position)! Are you ready for a leadership role that’s more than just a job title? At Chibitronics, we’re revolutionizing the intersection of arts and STEM education, and we need someone in the driver’s seat who’s as passionate about this fusion as we […]
NEW Animating LED Stickers Now Available!
Our new animating LED stickers are now available in convenient packs of 6 or 24 with the following animation options: You can find instructions, printable templates, inspiration, and more HERE!
Pathfinders 2023 Recap—Start with Art: STEAM Learning with Chibitronics Paper Circuits
This July, two cohorts of K-12 public school teachers participated in our nine-day online course, Start with Art: STEAM Learning with Chibitronics Paper Circuits as part of the Pathfinders Summer Institute 2023. Funded by generous support from the Infosys Foundation USA, we shipped 69 kits to educators from Maine to California. As so often happens, […]
Chibitronics Awarded NSF SBIR Phase II Grant
The National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Research Program Provides Seed Funding for R&D Wilmington, Del., July 01, 2023 – Chibitronics Inc. has been awarded a Phase II National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for $991,408, following its previous NSF SBIR Phase 1 award of $255,928. With this funding, Chibitronics will […]
Chibitronics + ISTE Live23 = Brilliant PD
Taking inspiration from classroom tested activities found in the Chibitronics Paper Circuits STEAM Educators Guide, educators Barbara Liedahl and Susan Brown will be leading a workshop at the International Society for Technology Education (ISTE) Live23 Edtech Conference in Philadelphia this summer! Together, this dynamic duo offers a highly engaging, fun approach to the art of […]
Registration open for Summer Pathfinders 2023! Free Chibitronics supplies and hands-on PD for teachers
We are excited to announce that we are participating again this year in the Infosys Pathfinders Summer Institute 2023! This summer’s course will introduce paper circuits, STEAM and how to integrate these activities across subject areas. Participating teachers will receive full scholarships for hands-on virtual professional development and a FREE kit of supplies to learn […]
Chibitronics has a New Look!
Chibitronics is excited to share our new branding and logo with you! You’ll see this rolling out on our social media over the next few weeks!! We are so grateful to designer Yuchen Zhang for creating these delightful new logos for us! To check out more of Yuchen’s work, you can find her website at […]
Miniature Pop-Up Book at Chibitronics!
You’ve see Yuriko’s beautiful pop-up books at @miniature_pop-up_book on Instagram, some of which use our circuit sticker LEDs, and now you can get three of her amazing light-up kits right here from Chibitronics! Each kit contains all of the paper, Chibitronics circuit tape and circuit sticker LEDs you need to complete the project. You just […]
We Have Stamps!
That’s right! We’ve recently started carrying stamp sets and dies from Lawn Fawn and Heffy Doodle and will soon start carrying stamp sets from Magengo Designs. To celebrate we’re offering 10% off, with code CRAFTWITHLIGHT, on everything in our craft section! Pair your stamp set with our new Craft with Light kit to make light […]
Playground Operatronics is Something to Sing About
Powered through an Infosys Foundation grant, geared toward bringing the Playground Opera program and Chibitronics’ circuit technologies together to support Title 1 schools in the United States, Chibitronics and Opera on Tap have combined forces to create Playground Operatronics, a music education and STEAM program for kids! In September 2022, Playground Opera teaching artists (TAs) […]
Big News: Switch from Copper to Conductive Fabric Tape!
We’re excited to announce that we are switching from copper foil tape to conductive fabric tape in four of our core kits: the STEM Starter Kit, Intro Kit, White LED Stickers Educator Pack and Red/Yellow/Blue LED Stickers Educator pack. What’s the difference between Copper versus Conductive Fabric tape? Both copper tape and conductive fabric tape […]
Shiela Lee’s Top 10
A List to Teach By Recently, we caught up again with Shiela Lee, STEM teacher and technology coordinator at Beekman Hill International School, PS 59, New York City, and picked up where we left off with the Featured Educator writeup. This time we opened up the discussion so we could learn more from her on […]