This document discusses innovative learning spaces that incorporate hands-on tools like MakerEd, STEM, coding, robotics, 3D printing, and augmented/virtual reality. It provides examples of dedicated makerspaces, mobile makerspaces, and hybrid spaces. The document emphasizes that today's students deserve opportunities for authentic, meaningful, collaborative work using modern tools to engage in critical thinking and creative projects.
2. Discuss innovative inquiry-based learning spaces for
our students today and tomorrow.
Explore spaces that work with MakerEd, STEM, and
coding and robotic programs for kids K-12.
Share hands-on edtech tools to enhance teaching
and learning!
In this session….
3. Constructivism & Making
Interaction of an individual’s experiences and ideas
=
new knowledge and new meaning
Students at the center of the learning objectives and
activities
Content integrated for engagement and authentic
meaningful experiences
Powerful ideas, powerful exploration, powerful PBL,
powerful perseverance, powerful practice
Innovation and MakerEd Critical for
Today’s Students
11. Why Coding & Robotics
Purpose is to make work of humans
lighter or easier…robots replace
the human worker… students
consider what this means for
humanity…tools to be in charge
13. Slicing digital image it into
layers which are then
converted into a physical
object.
Extruding filament…
Holding in your hand that
which didn’t exist in the
physical world moments ago!
Power to imagine & create
What is 3D Printing
14. Authentic opportunities to do meaningful work
Today’s tools to get real work done
Opportunities every day, throughout the day to work on
personally engaging tasks
Space and resources to work collaboratively, co0peratively,
think critically & create
Learning that is enjoyable and yes, fun!
Today’s learners deserve…
15. 3D Printers
PreK-12th Grade
MakerBot Replicator Mini -
http://www.makerbot.com/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&
utm_campaign=My%20Company
MakerBot in education -
http://stories.makerbot.com/tagged/education
MakerBot Printshop – http://www.makerbot.com/printshop
Thingiverse - http://www.thingiverse.com/
Tinkercad - https://www.tinkercad.com/
Camp TechTerra Digital Learning Tools
16. Robots
3rd Grade-12th Grade
The Finch Robot - http://store.birdbraintechnologies.com/product-
p/fr-1.htm
The Hummingbird Duo Kit, Build Your Own Robot -
http://store.birdbraintechnologies.com/category-s/106.htm
Birdbrain Technologies - http://store.birdbraintechnologies.com/
PreK-5th Grade
Cubetto - http://www.primo.io/cubetto
Primo - http://www.primo.io/index
Our youngest kids need to understand what robots are, why they are and who is in charge of them…
Projects for meaning…
This was our Kindergarten teacher’s mascott.
Designed a “ribbon” character, trust, kindness…students decide together who to award it to, they wear it…