The Innovation and Creation Stations Collection by susan maynor. Maker movement: Bridging the gap between girls and STEM. Model of a future city. Photo by Lisa Abel-Palmieri Girls want to change the world. Eighty-eight percent say they want to make a difference with their lives, and 90 percent express a desire to help people, according to the Girl Scouts’ “Generation STEM” research. Girls have traditionally achieved this goal through people-oriented careers rather than through applying technology and scientific expertise to change the way things are done.
However, if more girls learn that STEM careers open up new avenues to help and serve, more girls will choose STEM. Maker education allows girls to experience in a fun, tangible way how they can apply STEM skills to solve real problems — all while developing dexterity, learning about ideation and practicing teamwork.
To nudge girls toward making and tinkering, “include things that are attractive to girls. High school robotics team at The Ellis School. Here are a few examples of how The Ellis School integrates maker education throughout all grade levels: 39 Tools To Turn Your Students Into Makers From edshelf. By edshelf: A discovery engine of websites, mobile apps, desktop programs, and electronic products for teaching and learning. The Maker Movement is one of creativity and invention. Of Do-It-Yourself ingenuity.
Of making things with your own hands. Building something from scratch can shift a lesson from a lecture into an experience. Students can play, diverge, tinker, make mistakes, help each other, and express themselves with the appropriate guidance of a teacher/facilitator. The end result can be anywhere from an honest try to a creative wonder. Whatever the case, consider adding the following tools to your experiential learning toolkit. What tools do you use to help your students become makers? 39 Tools To Turn Your Students Into Makers From edshelf Image attribution flickr user nnova; 39 Tools To Turn Your Students Into Makers From edshelf.
Teaching Calculus to 5 year-olds Might Not be as Crazy as it Sounds #makereducation. DIY How To Make Instructions. Wp-content/uploads/2012/04/hsmakerspacetoolsmaterials-201204.pdf. Resources. OpenMaterials. Build a Makerspace.
Introduction by Dale Dougherty, founder of MAKE How do we give young people more opportunities to become makers and learn practical skills they can apply to their own creative projects? The question comes up after each Maker Faire, when I see how young people are inspired by other makers. I know they leave and want to start making things. Could schools offer more opportunities for making things? Could we provide potential makers a physical space to meet — a “makerspace” that can be organized with tools and supplies, so they can work on projects?
At World Maker Faire in New York City, we saw a solution — a simple building called Shelter 2.0 (shelter20.com), designed by Robert Bridges to provide housing in areas hit by disaster. Can we find motivated parents and local makers to create a space and develop programs for local kids, in complete DIY fashion? Now, you don’t have to build this particular building. Related. A Librarian's Guide to Makerspaces: 16 Resources. "There were more than 135 million adult makers, more than half of the total adult population in America, in 2015. " What is a makerspace? You’ve no doubt been hearing that word more than a few times over the past several years. Makerspaces, also called hackerspaces, hackspaces, and fablabs, are collaborative spaces where people gather to get creative with DIY projects, invent new ones, and share ideas. Since the first official makerspace convened six years ago in a library in upstate New York, libraries have remained an ideal setting for makerspace events across the country.
There were more than 135 million adult makers, more than half of the total adult population in America, in 2015. Articles & Blog Posts on Makerspaces 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) 12.) Maker Faire Makerspaces Directories 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) Revitalizing Community Spaces One could argue that the phenomenon of makerspaces has led to a revitalization and reimagining of libraries in a digital world. Free Alternatives to Tinkercad. TinkerCad has been purchased by Autodesk and is up, running, and receiving regular updates! Creators of Tinkercad announced earlier this week that they would no longer be developing the popular cloud-based CAD tool. We’re fans of Tinkercad here at MAKE, having written about and praised it on the blog and in our Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing, so this is sad news.
It’s going to be replaced by new software, called Airstone, that’s meant for a completely different, professional, audience. You can read more about Airstone here. The free version of Tinkercad is still available to use between now and the end of April, and paying customers will have access until the end of 2013 (you can read more about the timeline on the Tinkercad blog). Here are a few other free alternatives to Tinkercad, starting with what I think is the most beginner-friendly and ending with the least beginner-friendly: 3DTin Try it here. SketchUp Originally created by Google and now owned by Trimble. Autodesk 123D FreeCAD OpenSCAD. Mapping Media to the Common Core » What do you want to CREATE today? Engineering is Elementary | Developed by the Museum of Science, Boston. The 10 Best STEM Resources. By Phil Nast, retired middle school teacher and freelance writer Found In: mathematics, science, preK-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 Curriculum Resources Exploratorium Provides interactives, web features, activities, programs, and events for K-12.
Saturday and Summer professional development workshops are available through the Teacher Institute. Professional Development STEM Education Resource Center Provides nearly 4,000 science, technology, engineering and math resources for PreK-5, 6-12 as well as free, self-paced modules for teachers teaching global climate change to middle school and high school students. STEAM Resources. Tour of Kansas City Makerspaces & Co-working Spaces. By David Lee King I recently went on a whirlwind tour of Kansas City area makerspaces and co-working spaces, as part of a group of local community leaders interested in creating a really cool co-working/maker/hacker/media space in the Topeka area.
My library’s definitely interested – we are creating a digital media lab this year. So touring these spaces was pretty useful! Here’s where I visited – read the post, and follow along in the video! Johnson County Library’s Makerspace - this small makerspace has two iMac computers, a 3D printer, a sewing machine, and a scanner, among other things. There’s a LOT happening in Kansas City right now, which is pretty neat! What are your plans for a makerspace in 2014?