Maker-Centered Learning
Maker-Centered Learning

Author: Edward P. Clapp

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2016-12-05

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 1119259703

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The Agency by Design guide to implementing maker-centered teaching and learning Maker-Centered Learning provides both a theoretical framework and practical resources for the educators, curriculum developers, librarians, administrators, and parents navigating this burgeoning field. Written by the expert team from the Agency by Design initiative at Harvard's Project Zero, this book Identifies a set of educational practices and ideas that define maker-centered learning, and introduces the focal concepts of maker empowerment and sensitivity to design. Shares cutting edge research that provides evidence of the benefits of maker-centered learning for students and education as a whole. Presents a clear Project Zero-based framework for maker-centered teaching and learning Includes valuable educator resources that can be applied in a variety of design and maker-centered learning environments Describes unique thinking routines that foster the primary maker capacities of looking closely, exploring complexity, and finding opportunity. A surge of voices from government, industry, and education have argued that, in order to equip the next generation for life and work in the decades ahead, it is vital to support maker-centered learning in various educational environments. Maker-Centered Learning provides insight into what that means, and offers tools and knowledge that can be applied anywhere that learning takes place.

Meaningful Making
Meaningful Making

Author: Paulo Blikstein

Publisher:

Published: 2016-05-12

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 9780989151191

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The FabLearn Fellows share inspirational ideas from their learning spaces, assessment strategies and recommended projects across a broad range of age levels. Illustrated with color photos of real student work, the Fellows take you on a tour of the future of learning, where children make sense of the world by making things that matter.

Learning in the Making
Learning in the Making

Author: Jackie Gerstein

Publisher: ASCD

Published: 2019-08-27

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1416628444

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Making is a dynamic and hands-on learning experience that directly connects with long-established theories of how learning occurs. Although it hasn't been a focus of traditional education or had a prominent place in the classroom, teachers find it an accessible, exciting option for their students. The maker movement brings together diverse communities dedicated to creating things through hands-on projects. Makers represent a growing community of builders and creators—engineers, scientists, artists, DIYers, and hobbyists of all ages, interests, and skill levels—who engage in experimentation and cooperation. Transferring this innovative, collaborative, and creative mindset to the classroom is the goal of maker education. A makerspace isn't about the latest tools and equipment. Rather, it's about the learning experiences and opportunities provided to students. Maker education spaces can be as large as a school workshop with high-tech tools (e.g., 3D printers and laser cutters) or as small and low-tech as the corner of a classroom with bins of craft supplies. Ultimately, it's about the mindset—not the "stuff." In Learning in the Making, Jackie Gerstein helps you plan, execute, facilitate, and reflect on maker experiences so both you and your students understand how the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of maker education transfer to real-world settings. She also shows how to seamlessly integrate these activities into your curriculum with intention and a clearly defined purpose.

Invent to Learn
Invent to Learn

Author: Sylvia Libow Martinez

Publisher:

Published: 2019-01-05

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780997554373

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A new and expanded edition of one of the decade's most influential education books. In this practical guide, Sylvia Martinez and Gary Stager provide K-12 educators with the how, why, and cool stuff that supports making in the classroom, library, makerspace, or anywhere learners learn.

International Handbook of Technology Education
International Handbook of Technology Education

Author:

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13: 9087901046

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This first volume in the International Technology Education Series offers a unique, worldwide collection of national surveys into the developments of Technology Education in the past two decades.

Making, Makers, Makerspaces
Making, Makers, Makerspaces

Author: Janette Hughes

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-08-21

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 3031098196

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This book is about makers and makerspaces in education. It furnishes and analyzes case studies from sixty teachers working in twenty different school districts in Ontario, Canada. Each author provides research and analyzes data about the process of establishing makerspaces and implementing maker pedagogies with students in grades K-8. The first chapter sets the stage for the book, describing the theoretical framework and methodology used and offering information on the schools in which the research occurred. Subsequent chapters focus on specific topics and individual case studies, including assessment, pedagogic techniques, equity, inclusivity, and methods of making. The book will prove valuable to both researchers and practitioners, any educator interested in this developing topic, including school leaders, school district leaders, educational researchers, and teacher educators. It will also be useful for initial teacher education programs.

Maker Literacies and Maker Identities in the Digital Age
Maker Literacies and Maker Identities in the Digital Age

Author: Cheryl A. McLean

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-11-18

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 1000222748

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This book explores “making” in the school curriculum in a period in which the ability to create and respond to digital artifacts is key and focuses on makerspaces in educational settings. Combining the arts with design to give a fuller picture of the engagement and wonder that unfolds with maker literacies, the book moves across such settings and themes as: Creativity and writing in classrooms Making and developing civic engagement Emotional experiences of making Race and gender in makerspace Game-based play and coding in schools and draws its case studies from the Netherlands, Finland, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Giving as broad a perspective on makerspaces, making, and design as possible, the book will help scholars expand their understandings and help educators appreciate the power and worth of making to inspire students. It is useful for anyone hoping to apply design, maker, and makerspace approaches to their teaching and learning.

Maker Education in Schools
Maker Education in Schools

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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"In the following paper, learning through making is discussed. The history of the maker movement provides a context for why this movement is finding its way into schools and libraries across the globe. Rationale for the need of maker education is provided, and then collections of best practices relating to what works in maker education are presented. The key questions addressed in this paper are: What is the place of maker education in schools? And, what does maker education look like in today's public school system? The careers of tomorrow require a workforce that can think critically, collaborate and solve problems. More than ever, schools must engage students in thinking more than remembering. This paper emphasizes how education through making can help prepare students for the rapidly changing future. In response to the information found around maker spaces and maker based education, this paper proposes some foundational assessment elements that should be considered when implementing a more student driven, creativity focused learning experience in schools."--leaf 4.

Worlds of Making
Worlds of Making

Author: Laura Fleming

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2015-01-30

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 1483382834

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Makerspaces: Your questions answered here! Get the nuts and bolts on imagining, planning, creating, and managing a cutting-edge Makerspace for your school community. Nationally recognized expert Laura Fleming provides all the answers in this breakthrough guide. From inception through implementation, you’ll find invaluable guidance for creating a vibrant Makerspace on any budget. Practical strategies and anecdotal examples help you: Create an action plan for your own personalized Makerspace Align activities to standards Showcase student creations Use this must-have guide to painlessly build a robust, unique learning environment that puts learning back in the hands of your students! The Corwin Connected Educators series is your key to unlocking the greatest resource available to all educators: other educators. Being a Connected Educator is more than a set of actions: it’s a belief in the potential of technology to fuel lifelong learning. "Laura Fleming does an exquisite job of creating a guide for all schools to tap into students’ innate desire to create, tinker, invent, and make to learn. Leveraging her experience as a practitioner she provides a compelling, yet simple recipe for any school or educator to transform any space into a makerspace on a shoestring budget. It is time to bring the fun back into learning!" —Eric Sheninger, Corwin Author, Digital Leadership "Fleming provides a concise overview of the Maker Movement as a revolution taking place in learning today. This book makes a case for the importance of creating a culture of innovation and offers practical tips and strategies for those interested in creating their own makerspaces." —Greg Toppo, Education Reporter USA Today

Maker Education Revolution
Maker Education Revolution

Author: Peter Dalmaris

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2017-06-06

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 1635871182

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Conventional education is struggling to provide the learning environment necessary to help raise the future innovators, problem solvers, and entrepreneurs that advanced societies need. While efforts to transform education in that direction are underway, they are too slow and not decisive enough, resulting in too many of our children being left behind. In this book, Peter Dalmaris argues that it does not have to be like that. Using Maker Education as a model for education in the 21st Century, Dr Peter Dalmaris explains how teachers, parents and learners can apply the educational methods of inventors and innovators for the benefit of their students and children. With strong philosophical and scientific underpinnings, Maker Education provides a unique opportunity to complement, and even supplement, our failing conventional education. This book shows you how. Are you a teacher? A parent? A learner? Then this book is for you. This book will help you to understand and apply the power of Maker Education.