K-12 Maker Education Resources
Makezine.com is a major hub for the maker’s movement, providing amateur makers and educators with a plethora of information, resources, and project ideas to implement for themselves, or in their classrooms.
http://www.users.miamioh.edu/burkejj/makerspaces.html
Resources compiled as part of my research while writing Makerspaces: A Practical Guide for Librarians (Rowman and Littlefield, 2014).
https://sites.google.com/site/stemfabstudio/
Education, fabrication and innovation. Documentation of one of the early pioneers in K-12 FabLab work. A must see.
http://www.users.miamioh.edu/burkejj/makerspaces.html
Resources compiled as part of my research while writing Makerspaces: A Practical Guide for Librarians (Rowman and Littlefield, 2014).
http://www.instructables.com/index
Instructables is place where anyone can explore, learn, and share different creations and projects. It is a community of makers who openly share their projects to promote innovation and creativity, as well as provide educators and students with a place to develop project ideas and share their own creations.
The Maker Faire is an annual festival that takes place in multiple locations around the world, bringing together inventors, scientists, engineers, educators, and tech enthusiasts, among other makers, to showcase innovation, learning, and celebrate the maker’s movement. It is a place where educators and parents can take their student’s to freely explore and learn from different makers and hopefully inspire them to tap into their own creativeness.
http://makered.org/ & http://makered.org/resources/
Maker Ed provides training, support, and resources to individuals, institutions, and communities who are integrating maker education into their learning environments.
Makerspace allows new makers to create places to explore making, find the tools that will need, and provide access to a network of educators and members of the maker community. This enables individuals to share ideas and practices with other makerspace’s and connect with local community members who support the maker culture. It also serves as a way for makers and educators to network, as well as provides training and support to teachers who seek to enable making in their classrooms.
http://web.media.mit.edu/~emme/guide.pdf
This manual is filled with various activities and experiments that teachers can take advantage of in order to facilitate interest in electronics, particularly, soft circuit experiments. These activities invite students aged 11-17, to explore technology through a creative context and a hands on approach.
http://tinkering.exploratorium.edu/
The Tinker Studio is an interactive workshop located inside the Exploratorium museum in San Francisco, CA. It allows students to become engaged in science and technology through hands on experiments and being able to talk to featured scientists, educators, and staff. If educators are not able to take their students to the Exploratorium, the website provides several featured projects and instructions which can be done inside their classrooms.
http://cardboardchallenge.com/
The Cardboard Challenge is an open-ended design challenge that encourages kids of all ages from around the world to design and build something out of cardboard and other recycled material. The building can take place anywhere from classrooms to backyards, as kids are encouraged to use their own imagination and creativity as their prime source of inspiration. Finally, a specific day is designated worldwide for the builders to take pictures of their creations and share them using social media. This is a great way for parents and teachers to encourage creativeness from their students and allow them to share it with others.
http://www.users.miamioh.edu/burkejj/makerspaces.html
Resources compiled as part of my research while writing Makerspaces: A Practical Guide for Librarians (Rowman and Littlefield, 2014).
DIY.org provides a vast selection of DIY instructional videos and lessons that span across multiple subject areas. The site also enables students to post and share their own creations, connect with others who have similar passions, and encourages students to test themselves by taking on various tasks and challenges. It is a great place for educators to find project ideas for their classes, and an exceptional platform for students to nurture their own creativity.
"Gaskins draws on research and theory from culturally responsive pedagogy to reimagine the maker movement as more inclusive and diverse"-
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