​​During my master program and internship at the Transformative Learning Technologies Lab  (TLTLab) I learned that using technology for creation promotes agency and helps minorities change their adverse feelings with respect to STEM topics.

I wanted to take this academic ideas out of the books and implementing them in Mexico. I co-founder of nonprofit named FAB!, where I adapted a program called Makers in Residence  that was developed at the TLTLab and used it as the intervention in a randomized control trial. The goal was to understand if that program can work with the vulnerable populations in Mexico City.

The success of the program was beyond anything I could imagine. Today, we continue our research. I wanted to find a way to bring that experience inside schools so I founded Active Emergence. I developed a training for teachers and facilitators so they can run different project-based learning programs and expanded into more academic structures. I took the experience in Mexico to Brazil, Spain, US and China. 

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• Development of collaborative relations between Stanford University, Mexican’s Universities (4) and Mexican Public High Schools
• Customization and implementation of Fabrication Laboratories curriculum for high school students (Implementation of first FabLab@School in Spain and Mexico) Learn more
• Data collection and analysis for evaluation and program’s improvement. Learn more
• Kick-started program with Mexican government for implementation of 6 fabrication laboratories in public high-schools. Learn more
• Received grants from DuPont Mexico, the Department of Innovation (Guadalajara) and UnitedWay
• Guide learning environments in the use of Design Thinking
• Create multidisciplinary curriculum that can be used at MakerSpaces or FabLab@Schools
• Train teachers in the spirit of making, digital fabrication and design thinking (Brazil, California, Shanghai)​

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