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š¤ What are makerspaces? How can they support what we are learning?
For as long as Iāve been aware of makerspaces, I havenāt quite understood them. I donāt knowā¦the more traditional, stodgy, control-freak part of me says it looks like a bunch of hooey... But some of the smartest people I know are pretty into makerspaces, and the part of me thatās not a stodgy control freak, the part that knows thereās a lot about tradition we need to question, that part of me wants to find out once and for all whatās so great about makerspaces.
~Jennifer Gonzalez, author of Cult of Pedagogy and podcast entitled "What is the Point of a Makerspace?"
š§ Let's see makerspaces in action and get some ideas!
Possible Levels of SAMR with a Makerspace:
Possible Levels of SAMR with a Makerspace:
Substitution: Students are studying bridges. They use the internet to locate articles providing more details about specific types of bridges so that they can take notes.
Augmentation: Studenst have learned about bridges. They reconstruct a bridge they have learned about using a digital brick building software. They label the various parts of the bridge they created.
Modification: When students finish their unit on bridges, they take what they've learned to design their own digital bridge they believe will hold. Students utilize a screen recorder to explain the parts of their bridge, why they believe it will hold, and what they've learned.
Redefinition: Students just finished a unit on bridges. They utilize a 3D software to design a bridge they believe can withstand a certain amount of weight based on what they've learned. Their bridges are 3D printed and then tested and filmed by their peers. Students and peers reflect across classes on what worked and what didn't work via digital platform.
š¤ Let's Give it a Try!
Now it's your turn to create. Choose 1 of the tools below and learn how to use it. Create your own artifact with this tool. It should be something you would use with students or with coworkers. You'll add either your completed artifact or a link to this artifact to the Google Classroom Assignment below.
Tool 3: Tinkercad
Tool 3: Tinkercad
While I have played around in Tinkercad, I don't quite yet feel comfortable introducing you to what it has to offer because there is so much! I promise it's not overly challenging. Take a look at this video to get started!
š¤© Let's Design for Students
Lesson/Activity Design Info
Lesson/Activity Design Info
If you choose to write a lesson plan, be sure to include:
Standards: What standards are you addressing?
Introduction: How will you hook students in?
Instruction: What are you teaching?
Activity: What will students be doing or creating?
Conclusion: How will you wrap things up?
If you choose to build the lesson materials, be sure to include:
Standards: What standards are you addressing?
Teacher Materials: What will you be showing/teaching the students?
Student Materials: What directions, models, rubrics will students need?
Tips for Littles or Learners Who Need Some Gentle Encouragement
Tips for Littles or Learners Who Need Some Gentle Encouragement
Provide structure or task cards for students unsure of what to create.
Label items with visual and text. Ensure each item has a designated place.
Make together first. (Doesn't have to be a class project, but could be one where each student is making their own product but going through the process together as a class)
Limit choices. Too many can be overwhelming.
Limit time and ensure students have a specific goal.
Discuss student plans individually before student begins creating. Provide a sticky note summarizing the big steps for the student.
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