The world is changing at a breakneck pace. We're preparing our students for jobs that don't even exist yet. In this rapidly evolving world, it is vital that we equip our students with the skills they will need to thrive, such as critical thinking, communication, creativity and collaboration. Intergrating STEM through hands-on learning in our classrooms will help to develop these skills in our students. We'll look at examples of how project-based learning and the Maker Movement have transformed learning at Stewart Middle Magnet.

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THE FUTURE IS NOW
Equipping our
LEARNERS to be the
LEADERS of tomorrow
Diana Rendina, Media Specialist

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DIANA RENDINA
• Media Specialist at
Stewart Middle
Magnet School in
Tampa, FL since
2010
• Blogger @
RenovatedLearning
& AASL Knowledge
Quest
• Presented at
FAME, FETC, ISTE

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The quick version of my story…

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The only STEM in our library

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The Maker Movement

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Make Magazine

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Maker research

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Sharing vision = supplies!

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The birth of our Makerspace

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CreaFvity in programs

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A place to explore STEM

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We took an ordinary library…

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And transformed it.

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The Stewart Makerspace

16. @DianaLRendina * Flickr CC image from JDHancock:
LEARNERS
How do we
prepare our
to be the
LEADERS
of tomorrow?

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DID YOU KNOW?

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Did you know…
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“The Top 10 in-­‐demand
jobs in 2010
DID NOT EXISTin 2004”

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Did you know…
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“Today’s learner will have
10-14 JOBSby the age of
38”

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Did you know…
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“If Facebook were a country
it would be the
3RD LARGEST
(behind China and India)”

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Did you know…
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There are over 600 tweets
PER SECONDon TwiOer

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Did you know…
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The first text was sent in 1992.
Now there are more texts sent
& received everyday than
THE ENTIRE POPULATION
OF THE PLANET

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Did you know…
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The # of internet devices in the world:
1984: 1,000
1992: 1,000,000
2008: 1,000,000,000

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Think back to your
first cell phone…

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“Do you realize that your cell
phone is THE WORST TECHNOLOGY
that your students will ever use?”
~ @ThomasCMurray

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We are
working with
DIGITAL
NATIVES

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How do we
prepare them
for a world that
DOESN’T
EXIST YET?

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We need a new set of skills

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THE FOUR C’S
CreaFvity
CriFcal Thinking
CollaboraFon
CommunicaFon

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How do we teach the Four C’s?

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CREATIVITY

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Let them play

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“Play is oaen talked about as if it
were a relief from serious
learning. But for children
PLAY IS SERIOUS LEARNING.
Play is really the work of childhood.”
– Fred Rogers

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Let
them
play

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Let them build

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Be more about CREATION and less
about CONSUMPTION

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Let them get messy

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Let them change their
environment

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CRITICAL THINKING

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Make room for “What if?”
My iPhone panorama

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Jacob’s iPhone panorama
Make room for “What if?”

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Give them permission to fail

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The li`leBits Car

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Design Process

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Give them a challenge to solve…

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And allow
divergent
soluFons.

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COLLABORATION

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Rethink group work
structures

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Provide natural
opportuniFes to collaborate

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Provide space to
brainstorm together

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Let roles form naturally

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COMMUNICATION

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Connect your students
with the world

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Connect your students
with the world

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The Stewart/Lamar Catapult Challenge

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Let them share
their learning

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Let them tell their stories

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Rocket & launch pad

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Solar power staFon

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Bring it all together:
INNOVATION

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How will YOUbring
CREATIVITY
Communication
COLLABORATION
&
Critical Thinking
into your school this year?

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