2026 UPDATE: If you are interested in registering for the 2026 Summer Pathfinders Course, please go to our 2026 Pathfinders Registration information page. 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 […]
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week… We are raffling off 10 free Chibitronics STEM Starter Kits this week to teachers! We will select 10 lucky winners on Monday May 15. Winners will be notified by email. To enter our raffle, please click below and fill out the entry form: 25% Educator Discount this week This […]
Chibitronics Lights Up the NAMTA Creativation Trade Show 2023
Between 30 March and 4 April 2023, members of the Chibitronics team were in Columbus, Ohio, for the National Art Materials Trade Association (NAMTA) Creativation Trade Show. Before the festivities had even begun, Chibitronics’ CEO Jie Qi was invited to lead a paper circuits workshop as part of a collaboration between NAMTA and the local […]
NAMTA 2023
Contents Introduction Products & Pricing Become a Reseller Ordering Shipping Make & Take Tutorial Getting Started Videos Educator’s Guide Follow Us! Welcome to Chibitronics Weāre excited to share with you the world of crafting with light! Come meet us in person at Booth 105 to Make & Take this magical color-changing butterfly pin featuring our […]
Student Gallery
Student Gallery Get inspired by the work of teachers, students, educators and families from all over the world! In January of 2026, seventh grade students at Castor Gardens Middle School, in Philadelphia, PA, created an inspiring collection of glowing artwork under the instruction of educator Christopher Sweeney. Christopher Sweeney has been a Chibitronics user/ambassador for […]
Playground Operatronics is Something to Sing About
Powered through an Infosys Foundation grant, geared toward bringing the Playground Opera program and Chibitronicsā 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) […]
NOTICIAS DESDE ESPAĆA – BIBLIOTECAS ESCOLARES COMO CENTROS CREATIVOS DE APRENDIZAJE en GALICIA
UNA CONVERSACIĆN con la Educadora, DiseƱadora y TecnĆ³loga Creativa, PAOLA GUIMERĆNS (VersiĆ³n en inglĆ©s aquĆ) Determinar cuĆ”l puede ser la mejor aplicaciĆ³n de las tecnologĆas creativas para escalar el aprendizaje STEAM comienza a menudo en los talleres de formaciĆ³n para el profesorado. En estos talleres prĆ”cticos los y las docentes prueban nuevos materiales e invitan […]
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 […]
Join us for Pathfinders Summer 2022 – Paper Circuits and Coding Across the Curriculum
2026 UPDATE: If you are interested in registering for the 2026 Summer Pathfinders Course, please go to our 2026 Pathfinders Registration information page. K-12 US public school teachers! Chibitronics is excited to join Infosys Foundation’s virtual #InfyPathfinders Summer Institute, exclusively at Infosys.org/PathfindersOnline. Use this link to create a free account today to register for our course […]
Ambassadors Barbara Liedahl and Chris Awad at FETC 2022
“This is what I remember: teachers were leaning forward as we shared out…” – Barbara Liedahl <The Conference> FETC, the annual Future of Education and Technology conference, started more than 40 years ago, has grown into one of the must-attend, big-tent meetups for teacher and administrators, instructional technologists, and education policy and thought leaders. This […]
USB Powered Paper Circuits
Plug It In! Coin batteries are great for powering paper circuits, but they can be costly ā both in terms of expense and environmental impact. In this tutorial, designed for people with advanced electronics skills, we will show you how to safely substitute USB power for coin batteries, to help you power your circuits more […]
Lessons from a National Lab: Building a Fully Remote STEM Program
< Berkeley Lab’s SAGE Camp Summer 2021 > In spring of 2021, the K12 group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) ā one of the first research institutions in the network of 17 national labs managed by the Dept. of Energy ā began planning for a second, pandemic-ready, online-only program for its annual summer camp, […]