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Meet the Maker: Jenna Hoeffert
Meet the Maker: Jenna Hoeffert
My name is Jenna Hoeffert and I am a 3rd grade that teachers all academic subject areas at Elmwood Elementary School. Maker culture is important because it instills empathy in students towards real world problems.
My name is Jenna Hoeffert and I am a 3rd grade that teachers all academic subject areas at Elmwood Elementary School. Maker culture is important because it instills empathy in students towards real world problems.
Provocation: How might we make a positive impact on wild or domesticated animals who are negatively affected by humans?
Provocation: How might we make a positive impact on wild or domesticated animals who are negatively affected by humans?
Maker Plan: 3rd Grade Reading about animals to identify issues, generate empathy and create solutions.
Maker Plan: 3rd Grade Reading about animals to identify issues, generate empathy and create solutions.
Animals have a difficult time coexisting with humans, and often mistreated. This idea connects to the Reader’s Workshop curriculum, specifically Unit 3 (nonfiction) and Unit 5 (animal nonfiction). Animals are being mistreated, hurt, killed, and endangered. Students want to help save animal lives or improve their living conditions.
What we are making, Why we are Making, Who we are Making for:
What we are making, Why we are Making, Who we are Making for:
We are designing a product to make animal's life better.
We are designing a product to make animal's life better.
We are making to improve animal's quality of life.
We are making to improve animal's quality of life.
We are making for the animals!
We are making for the animals!
Maker Skill Builders & Highlights
Maker Skill Builders & Highlights
Building to Think
Building to Think
Provided only pipe cleaners, students were asked to create a vision of character trait
Developing innovative thinking
Developing innovative thinking
Disruptus asks students to look at objects and ideas and use different approaches
Engineering for civic spaces.
Engineering for civic spaces.
Using the Launch Cycle, students created a solution to help farmers disperse seeds.
Authentic Audience
Authentic Audience
Students designed and engineered a tangible prototype to fix cubbie storage for students.
Student Product Samples
Student Product Samples
Researching their animals as a group
Researching their animals as a group
Students brainstorm problems and solutions using the student template
Students brainstorm problems and solutions using the student template
Students create, reflect, revise and retest their prototype
Students create, reflect, revise and retest their prototype
Example of a final product of a prototype
Example of a final product of a prototype
Additional Teacher Resources & Reproducibles:
Additional Teacher Resources & Reproducibles:
Must know tips for Teachers:
Must know tips for Teachers:
-Starting with skill builders is a great way to start Making
-Starting with skill builders is a great way to start Making
-Start by getting familiar with maker process & launch cycle. Worry less about the product and more about the the process/educational experience for the students.
-Start by getting familiar with maker process & launch cycle. Worry less about the product and more about the the process/educational experience for the students.
-For pacing purposes, remember to implement the plan and discuss animal empathy throughout/prior the unit. In addition, designate a week for the prototyping stages.
-For pacing purposes, remember to implement the plan and discuss animal empathy throughout/prior the unit. In addition, designate a week for the prototyping stages.
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