{"id":1135,"date":"2013-09-18T17:08:30","date_gmt":"2013-09-18T17:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1135"},"modified":"2013-09-29T11:13:41","modified_gmt":"2013-09-29T11:13:41","slug":"inspiring-students-to-learn-through-making-heres-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/inspiring-students-to-learn-through-making-heres-how\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring Students To Learn Through Making. Here\u2019s How."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Finspiredtoeducate.net%2Finspiredtoeducate%2Finspiring-students-to-learn-through-making-heres-how%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inventtolearn.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1137\" title=\"invent-to-learn\" src=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/invent-to-learn.jpg\" alt=\"Invent To Learn\" width=\"350\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/invent-to-learn.jpg 350w, http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/invent-to-learn-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.inventtolearn.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.inventtolearn.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the STEAM movement, we seek to engage students in a love of learning about science, technology, art, and math.\u00a0 In <a title=\"Sir Ken Robinson\u2019s Top Three Focus Areas for Teaching\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=886\" target=\"_blank\">previous posts<\/a>, we have discussed the risks to our local and national development if we continue to graduate students who don\u2019t value science, math, engineering, and being creative.\u00a0\u00a0 How do we inspire students to become innovators and creators rather than passive consumers?<\/p>\n<p>Our team at Mercer Engineering Research Center has started to brainstorm community programs to engage and inspire middle and high school students in middle Georgia.\u00a0 With this vision in mind, we feel that middle Georgia community needs a maker space.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A maker space seeks to inspire creativity and curiosity by empowering us to work on creative projects of personal interest. \u00a0In our plan, the Maker spaces will be supported by experienced technologists, engineers, scientists and artists who desire to see growth in our community.<\/p>\n<p>The Makers movement builds upon learning theory of Seymour Papert and Jean Piaget.\u00a0 According to Papert, \u201cSome of the most crucial steps in mental growth are based not simply on acquiring new skills, but on acquiring new administrative ways to use what one already knows.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In contrast to the instructionism paradigm of learning, Papert and other constructionists believe that deeper learning occurs when students are presented with new knowledge and are encouraged to immediately make something that helps them apply the ideas.\u00a0\u00a0 Through the act of making, students construct mental pathways linking new ideas back to experiences they already have in a playful way.<\/p>\n<p>Our team has enjoyed studying the following resources to help us plan our future Maker space efforts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cInvent To Learn:\u00a0 Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom\u201d by Sylvia Libow Martinez &amp; Gary Stager.\u00a0 Vick Davis (@coolcatteacher) has a <a href=\"http:\/\/coolcatteacher.blogspot.com\/2013\/08\/sylvia-martinez-and-maker-movement.html\" target=\"_blank\">wonderful summary of this book here<\/a>.\u00a0 I can\u2019t recommend this book enough.\u00a0\u00a0 I love the discussion of learning theory .\u00a0\u00a0 It also argues that computer programming, digital fabrication, and hardware tinkering can help keep students engaged and grow them in design thinking.\u00a0\u00a0 It promotes situations where students can learn new knowledge and immediately apply it in playful ways.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/makerspace.com\/playbook\">http:\/\/makerspace.com\/playbook<\/a> : The \u201cMakerspace Playbook\u201d guides those who are hoping to start a Makerspace at their school or in their community.\u00a0 I was amazed by the balance of this free e-book. \u00a0\u00a0In addition to discussing the technical aspects of running the maker space, it reviews safety, teaching styles, and community building models.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/makezine.com\/maker-camp\/\">Maker Camp &#8211; Free Virtual Summer Camp for Teens<\/a>: \u00a0\u00a0The Maker Camp teaching sessions have provided practical inspiration and project ideas.\u00a0 The following video showcases projects from Maker Camp 2013. \u00a0Check out more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=maker+camp&amp;oq=maker+camp&amp;gs_l=youtube.3..35i39j0l9.857.2323.0.2833.10.9.0.0.0.0.172.952.5j4.9.0...0.0...1ac.1.11.youtube.7eEuiUU3GUc\" target=\"_blank\">Maker Camp videos on YouTube<\/a>. \u00a0We want to bring this creativity, curiosity, and energy to our community in Middle, GA all year long!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lcd0Pv2eCgk\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To help focus our planning efforts, please consider taking the following three question survey. \u00a0 In future blog entries, I will provide a summary of responses to our readers. \u00a0 Thank you for your time and support.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1WCdV3fbtRmZMrJ1j01GUg-p86AjKDNscctlYmfT0WTE\/viewform?embedded=true\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Posts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Benefits of Teaching Kids To Code That No One Is Talking About\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=623\">Benefits of Teaching Kids To Code That No One Is Talking About<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"7 Reasons Why The Makers Movement Is Revolutionary\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=942\">7 Reasons Why The Makers Movement Is Revolutionary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How to Build Your Mobile App using HTML\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=849\">How to Build Your Mobile App using HTML<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Maker Camp: Free Virtual Summer Camp for Teens\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=961\">Maker Camp: Free Virtual Summer Camp For Teens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"5 Resources To Help You Teach Kids Programming\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=689\">5 Resources To Help You Teach Kids Programming<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"5 reasons to love Khan academy for computer science\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=202\">5 reasons to love Khan academy for computer science<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Finspiredtoeducate.net%2Finspiredtoeducate%2Finspiring-students-to-learn-through-making-heres-how%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; 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