Previously recorded the Fablearn Fellows discuss the history of "mindsets" and how the "Maker Mindset" is fundamental to the work done in Fablabs and makerspaces.By FabLearn Fellows

Previously recorded the Fablearn Fellows discuss the history of "mindsets" and how the "Maker Mindset" is fundamental to the work done in Fablabs and makerspaces.By FabLearn Fellows

More about Stefania Stefania Druga is the creator of Cognimates, platform for AI education for families and a Ph.D candidate at the University of Washington. Her research on AI education started during her master in Personal Robots Group at MIT Media Lab. Currently, she is also a Weizenbaum research fellow in the Critical AI Lab and an assistant pr…

We are pleased to share a recent webinar led by Daniel Schermele with several FabLearn Fellows in a conversation about assessment strategies for maker courses. The conversation included: Intent of assessment / why do we teach specific content Types of assessments Backwards planning vs. self-determined education Why do we assess? Accountability or j…

Tony shared the goals of the program and current opportunities for young people in their Invention contests and programs. Justin Brown, one of the FabLearn Fellows, discussed how the InventTeams program works in his high school in Hawaii. It was an interesting conversation, as we discussed the similarities between “maker” and invention programs in …

Heather Pang, history teacher at the Castilleja School (Ca) discusses the ah-ha moments of remote learning, including how to teach concepts when homes have varied access to art supplies.By FabLearn Fellows

In this last installment, we’ll discuss What it means to prepare students for the real world, how learning is not necessarily the result of having been taught and when it’s good to give instructions. Gary Stager is one of the world’s leading experts on and advocates for computer programming, robotics and learning-by-doing in classrooms. He worked c…

In this second installment of three, you’ll join Stager in a discussion with the FabLearn Fellow about the difference between instructionism and constructionism, the importance of instilling students’ pride in their work, and whether tis nobler to document or not to document. Gary Stager is one of the world’s leading experts on and advocates for co…

In this first of three installments, you’ll hear more about Gary Stager’s background in working and promoting maker education, reflections on how to create "nutritional" maker projects and the benefits and drawbacks of working with ready-to-make kits. Gary Stager is one of the world’s leading experts on and advocates for computer programming, robot…

EPISODE 6: LEARN 2 TEACH, TEACH 2 LEARN Hosts: Sam Phillips, Tracy Rudzitis, Betty Elias, Tyla Smart, Naeem Wilson Learn 2 Teach, Teach 2 Learn is a 16-year-old STEAM maker education program that runs from April - August in Boston. L2TT2l engages youth of color in creative possibilities of technology & engineering and hires 36 teenage youth teacher…

EPISODE 5: FROM EAST PALO ALTO TO KIGALI, RWANDA Hosts: Alphonse Habyarimana, Nico Janik, Sam Phillips Nico Janik is the Makerspace/Engineering Coordinator for the Ravenswood City School District. RCSD is a public school district with seven campuses serving low-income students of color, from transitional kindergarten through 8th grade, in East Palo…

This is the first of two webinars where we explore the three Cs that underline maker pedagogy, which are constructionism, constructivism and critical pedagogy. In this webinar, the FabLearn Director sits down with a group of the FabLearn Fellows and the Principal Advisor, Sylvia Martinez, to delve deep into the 3Cs. FabLearn Fellows that are with u…

In this episode, we share webinar where we discussed a paper by the late and great Edith Ackerman called Constructing Knowledge and Transforming the World. This is the first of two webinars where we explore the three Cs that underline maker pedagogy, which are constructionism, constructivism and critical pedagogy. Resources and links from this epis…

EPISODE 2: THE MAKING IN YOUNGER CLASSROOMS EDITION Hosts: Angie O'Malley, David Hann, Sarah Emerson Angie O'Malley is a STEAM Specialist at Brighton School, a preschool through 8th grade private school in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, United States. Angie began as a technology instructor and worked to develop a comprehensive, integrated STEAM pro…

EPISODE 1: THE DESIGN MAKE TEACH EDITION Hosts: Daniel Schermele, Josh Ajima, Sam Phillips Josh Ajima is better known as DesignMakeTeach to his many thousands of followers on Twitter and Thingiverse, where he advocates for maker-based learning in the classroom and has become a globally recognized expert in 3D printing. Josh has served as a member o…

EPISODE 1: THE DESIGN MAKE TEACH EDITIONHosts: Daniel Schermele, Josh Ajima, Sam PhillipsJosh Ajima is better known as DesignMakeTeach to his many thousands of followers on Twitter and Thingiverse, where he advocates for maker-based learning in the classroom and has become a globally recognized expert in 3D printing. Josh has served as a member of …

EPISODE 0: THE COMPUTER AS MATERIAL EDITION Hosts: Andrew Carle, Daniel Schermele, Sam Phillips Andrew Carle, Daniel Schermele, and Sam Phillips discuss Seymour Papert's seminal essay COMPUTER AS MATERIAL in this podcast pilot. Resources from this episode: • Computer As Material / Seymour Papert http://www.papert.org/articles/ComputerAsMaterial.htm…