Circuit School - EAInnovates2015
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Presentation from a workshop at the Episcopal Academy Innovation in Teaching 2015 conference in Philadelphia, PA. The workshop's goal was to take participants through a more complete, though still abbreviated, maker-centered learning experience as would normally be done in a classroom with students.
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Circuit School - EAInnovates2015
- 1. Jim Tiffin Jr. - @JimTiffinJr Mount Vernon Presbyterian School EA Innovates – Episcopal Academy July 13 - 16, 2015 Image Credit: “Cardboard Town” by Kate Ter Haar via Flickr, CC BY 2.0
- 2. Before we begin… A hat tip (HT) to Shelley Paul @lottascales for the idea for today’s activity, and to sparktruck (@sparktruck) for the origination of the theme
- 3. Timeslot Plan An overview of the next 2+ hours… • Theory • Discovery • “Createory” • Reflectory
- 4. Why Make? To Learn Content To Learn to Learn To Show Learning
- 5. Why Make? To Learn Content To Learn to Learn To Show Learning
- 6. Review of Earlier Ideas (Some) of my goals: • Develop innovative habits of mind… • Promote agency… • Create opportunities for collaboration and idea exchanges… • Become a contributing learner, not just a consuming learner…
- 7. A Question How do you assess these goals? • Develop innovative habits of mind… • Promote agency… • Create opportunities for collaboration and idea exchanges… • Become a contributing learner, not just a consuming learner…
- 8. A New Idea Combining design thinking and MakerEd… • Creating a Focus on the User – A “You, Y’All, We” designed learning experience – Shifting Audience • Make for Me • Make for Yourself • Make for Others
- 9. A New Idea Combining design thinking and MakerEd… • Creating a Focus on the User – A “You, Y’All, We” designed learning experience – Shifting Audience • Make for Me • Make for Yourself • Make for Others thedistinctionsare intentionallyfuzzy
- 10. Less Me, More You A Visible Thinking Routine: • Parts, Purposes, Complexities Exploring some of our components for today…
- 11. A Prompt for “You” I, your teacher, am your user. “Create an LED Lamp.”
- 12. A Prompt for “Y’All” Now you, yourself, are your user. “Create an LED circuit on an index card with copper tape.”
- 13. Planning 1. Brainstorm – What are the things that you find at a school?
- 14. Planning 1. Brainstorm – What are the things that you find at a school? 2. Identify the things that need a light.
- 15. Planning 1. Brainstorm – What are the things that you find at a school? 2. Identify the things that need a light. 3. Pick three things to create from your brainstorm – Two things need lights – Consider structures, objects, “creatures”
- 16. Planning 1. Brainstorm – What are the things that you find at a school? 2. Identify the things that need a light. 3. Pick three things to create from your brainstorm – Two things need lights – Consider structures, objects, “creatures” 4. Sketch a plan
- 17. A Prompt for “We” Now or user is, us! “On a piece of cardboard, build your part of circuit school.”
- 18. Debrief From a participant’s point of view… Image Credits: “Like”, Thomas Angerman via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 “Wishing You All A Happy Mother’s Day”, Dawn via Flickr, CC BY 2.0 “Wonder Woman”, Julian Fong via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0