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A couple hundred makers, teachers and parents gathered at the 2nd Maker Educator Convening, held May 17 - 18, 2016, at The Crucible in Oakland, CA. This was my first conference as a maker art teacher, and it was a great way to connect with other educators and learn from each other.
We started with a visit of The Crucible, an amazing arts school that offers youth and adult classes in glass blowing, woodworking, jewelry, welding and more -- a great model for planning our own makerspaces ( thecrucible.org/ ) .
We then watched and discussed 'Most Likely to Succeed', an excellent documentary on education in the 21st century ( www.mltsfilm.org/ ). It shows examples of hands-on, project-based, student-driven and collaborative learning -- and how this new approach can help students find a sense of purpose and develop invaluable 'soft skills', not just technical skills.
The morning keynote by Nichole Pinkard was also very inspiring, as she presented her findings from the Digital Youth Network in Chicago, and led a discussion about deepening the impact of maker education by bridging learning frameworks.
We then got our hands dirty to map our maker educator network, using blinking LEDs, post-it notes and pipe cleaners to represent our various schools and makerspaces on a U.S. map -- which showed clearly that a majority of participants came from California.
We spent the rest of the day hearing lightning talks about maker ed, brainstorming ideas, sharing best practices and starting new collaborations. A very productive event!
Many thanks to the team at MakerEd.org for organizing this gathering. They do a fine job connecting teachers and resources, both at events like these and online: makered.org/
October 4, 2014 at College of San Mateo Family Science & Astronomy Festival + Makerspace.
Photo by CSM Library
Here's the entrance to the Milwaukee Makerspace, and just to be clear, there is not a huge logo on the garage door... I mean, I think there should be, so you can find it easier, but I'm hoping this photo will help with that task...
They aren't quite ready to open (as of November 12, 2010) but hope to be before December 1st, 2010.
Oh, Milwaukee Makerspace is at 3073 S. Chase Ave, Bldg. 34, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
We are developing a public makerspace in Tam High School’s state-of-the-art woodshop, to create cool objects -- and grow a community of makers, students and teachers in South Marin.
Here are some of the artworks we are creating in Geo Monley’s woodworking workshop, called ‘You Can Build It’. With his help, I am building a ‘maker art cart’ to showcase the work of our students -- and Howard Rheingold is making a triangular table for our Pataphysical Studios.
This week, I used the laser cutter to make characters for our City of the Future course. In this ‘maker art’ class, lower and middle school students will build a futuristic home with a cardboard ‘wonderbox’ and animated characters such as these. They will bring these wood and acrylic figures to life with lights, sounds and motion, using simple electronics.
Geo showed off ‘Maker Field’, the animatronic city his high school students are building with his help. Here’s their work in progress, which now features a variety of buildings (including ‘Trump Towers’ and a 5V power plant), as well as a robot car powered with Arduino.
These projects are good examples of what we could support with more maker programs for adults and teens in this new Tam High makerspace. More on this later.
View more photos of our Tam High makerspace: www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157660433218276
Learn more about our City of the Future course: fabriceflorin.com/2016/02/23/city-of-the-future/
Learn more about our Maker Art courses:
fabriceflorin.com/2016/02/14/teaching-maker-art/
Learn more about Geo's technical courses at Tam High: www.marinlearn.com/index.cfm?method=ClassListing.ClassLis...
Panorama of the outside of the Milwaukee Makerspace.
I shot this with my home-built panorama head.
You can see Matt and Tom trying to gain access... of course they are also blocking the sign.
UPDATED AND EDITED. Photographed the founder and owner of Makerspace here in Houston. For more information go to houstonmakerspace.com
Strobist info: Three speed lights. All triggered with Yongnuo Nikon TTL triggers (used in manual mode). One light in an Interfit Strobie XS bracket with a grid camera left pointed at face. Second light with umbrella on axis directly behind me for fill. Third light behind the couch, fired into it to give the background a little light.
October 4, 2014 at College of San Mateo Family Science & Astronomy Festival + Makerspace.
Photo by CSM Library
Panorama of the main room inside the Milwaukee Makerspace.
I shot this with my home-built panorama head.
Here's the same space from a different angle.
October 4, 2014 at College of San Mateo Family Science & Astronomy Festival + Makerspace.
Photo by CSM Library
This image is for the non-commercial use of UBC faculties and units only. For non-UBC use please contact comm.marketing@ubc.ca. Please credit photo to “Don Erhardt / UBC Brand & Marketing”
This image is for the non-commercial use of UBC faculties and units only. For non-UBC use please contact comm.marketing@ubc.ca. Please credit photo to “Don Erhardt / UBC Brand & Marketing”
This image is for the non-commercial use of UBC faculties and units only. For non-UBC use please contact comm.marketing@ubc.ca. Please credit photo to “Don Erhardt / UBC Brand & Marketing”
October 4, 2014 at College of San Mateo Family Science & Astronomy Festival + Makerspace.
Photo by CSM Library
This image is for the non-commercial use of UBC faculties and units only. For non-UBC use please contact comm.marketing@ubc.ca. Please credit photo to “Don Erhardt / UBC Brand & Marketing”
In Conservation, Leopold says: The outstanding scientific discovery of the twentieth century is not television, or radio, but rather the complexity of the land organism. Only those who know the most about it can appreciation how little we know about it. The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant, "What good is it?" If the land mechanism as a whole is good, then every part is good, whether we understand it or not. If the biota, in the course of aeons, has built something we like but do not understand, then who but a fool would discard seemingly useless parts? To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering. (pages 146-147)
I thought this quote related to tinkering in a makerspace, as well. You never know how a piece of something will come in handy in designing and making.
October 4, 2014 at College of San Mateo Family Science & Astronomy Festival + Makerspace.
Photo by CSM Library
October 4, 2014 at College of San Mateo Family Science & Astronomy Festival + Makerspace.
Photo by CSM Library
Makerspace fosters innovation through hands-on experimentation. Our students exhibit their creativity through personalised learning strategies to our honourable chief guest Dr. A. Suruliandi during the inauguration of the Makerspace Lab at PBIS.
October 4, 2014 at College of San Mateo Family Science & Astronomy Festival + Makerspace.
Photo by CSM Library
The Milwaukee Makerspace got a major re-organization, so I figured it was time to update my photos...
I don't think I had a good shot of the Library before.
(I shot this with my home-built panorama head.)
October 4, 2014 at College of San Mateo Family Science & Astronomy Festival + Makerspace.
Photo by CSM Library