Maker Movement

Teresa Sappington

Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow

What is the Maker Movement?

A grassroots effort by people who design and create their own products.

A tech-focused social initiative built around design, innovation, education and entrepreneurship.

Makers include inventors, designers, artisans, craftsmen, and tinkerers.

Constantly evolving and growing. Caught the interest of the White House

and Congress.

Driven by new technologies like robotics, laser cutters/engravers, electronics, and 3D printers that have become more accessible to the consumer market.

Has a magazine, Make, makezine.com

Has events called Maker Faires. The “greatest show and tell on Earth.”Makers show their inventions and ideas.

What is the Maker Movement?

Making in Education

fosters curiosity, tinkering, and iterative learning, which in turn leads to better thinking through better questioning.

promotes critical thinking and problem solving skills

creates interest in STEM among students who can fill the future manufacturing and technology jobs

teaches students design thinking

Making in Education

teaches students to work with multiple disciplines on a product or project

built upon the foundation of constructionism, which is the philosophy of hands-on learning through building things

primary objective of the teacher in this case is to facilitate the acquisition of concepts by building a specific project

Making in Education

The Maker Movement was No. 4 on the 2014 list of ed-tech developments by eSchool News.

The Maker Movement and maker spaces are popping up in classrooms, labs, and libraries across the country.

MakerEd.org is a one stop resource for Making in Education

Makerspaces

Over 300 makerspaces have been set up across the country.

Most makerspaces contain 3D printers, laser engravers, CNC machines, electronic equipment, woodworking equipment, and hand tools.

Some makerspaces have art centers and textile design areas.

Makerspaces are being put into libraries, museums, and schools.

Education Makerspaces

have the potential to revolutionize the way we approach teaching and learning.

students are encouraged to explore ideas and concepts with tools such as 3D printers, design software, electronics, and tools.

This hands-on approach supports the “learn by doing” concept, and also helps generate student interest in STEM.

Education Makerspaces

The Guiding Principles of an Educational Makerspace It’s OK to fail.Breaking things is not a cardinal

sin.Collaborate, collaborate,

collaborate!

Three Main Take-away Lessons

maker education inspires deeper learning,

educational makerspaces central idea is to allow students ownership of their learning

it is not necessary to be a technical expert to start a makerspace in your school or library

Resources

http://makered.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Youth-Makerspace-Playbook_FINAL.pdf

http://makered.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Makerspace-Playbook-Feb-2013.pdf

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/creating-authentic-maker-education-rubric-lisa-yokana

The Philosophy of Educational Makerspaces, Authors: R. Steven Debby L. Kurti Laura