Making Makers
we should be making makers!
This is actually the title of a book I just started reading, and it’s exactly what I am trying to do – make makers out of my kids. My goal is for the kids to make, to create, to build, to invent! Came across STEM for kids and I am hooked. Science, Technology, Engineering, Math! (Sometimes Art is added to make it STEAM. But… science and math stuff are easy for me, but errrrrr, art… maybe later :P)
But after reading quite a few books like Tinkerlab and Tinkering: Kids Learning By Making Stuff, I realised there was one big problem. Firstly, I am not a creative person. Secondly, the books give instructions for how to DIY amazing things, but I don’t want my kids to be just following instructions! So, after some brainwork…
A new tinkering area for the boys!
The boys have a tinkering box each –…
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The Mindset of the Maker Educator: K12 Online Conference Presentation+Slides
excellent piece!
Here is my presentation, The Mindset of the Maker Educator, that I recorded for the K12 Online Conference:
Slidedeck for The Mindset of the Maker Educator:
Here is a direct link to my K12 Online Conference Presentation: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=2934
The “Maker” Movement
I second this, let’s indeed make 2015 the official year of the Maker movement
Let’s make 2015 the official year of the Maker movement. For more resources related to the maker movement, check out: Maker Movement Reinvents Education and Why the Maker Movement is Important to America’s Future
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