The presentation includes theoretical ideas and research, some suggestions for implementation, the role of the educator as a maker educator, example units, and some informal research-observations.

1. Maker Education: An
Idea Whose Time Has
Come

2. @JackieGerstein
http://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/

4. https://experientiallearning.makes.org/popcorn/1fjc

5. School for Hackers: The do-it-yourself movement revives learning by doing.

6. ➔Theoretical Background
➔The Educator as a Maker Educator
➔Example Activities: From Puppets to Robots &
Writer’s Workshop
➔Some Observations
➔Resources

7. Theoretical Background

9. Maker Education and Experiential Education

10. Is It Project-Based Learning, Maker Education or Just Projects?

11. ● Is there an authentic and relevant context directly related to
the students’ lives?
Does the educator incorporate student voice and interests in
its conception and development?
In its implementation, do the students have permission and
freedom to go in a direction that interests them?
In its implementation, does the teacher fade into the
background with students coming into the foreground of
thinking, doing, and discussing?
Are there the venues, space, time, strategies for reflection so
students can construct their own meanings and
understandings?

12. Tinkering and Technological Imagination in Educational Technology

14. Making and Innovation: Balancing Skills-Development, Scaffolding, and Free Play

15. ● Making, creating, innovating, experimenting are
needed now more than ever in this rapidly evolving
world and our children are severely lacking in these
skills
● If these skills are to be integrated into formal and
informal learning settings, some direct instruction
and scaffolding will need to occur.

16. http://www.thinglink.com/scene/530497733706907648
MAKE STEAM: Giving Maker Education Some Context

38. http://www.thinglink.com/scene/529031635128025090

40. http://youtu.be/Dnf_80JHx04

41. http://puppets2robots.wikispaces.com/

42. http://puppets2robots.wikispaces.com/The+Mechanical+Arm

43. http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/600421
http://www.tryengineering.org/bionic.php
Online Games to Learn About Robotic Arms
http://www.wonderville.ca/asset/robot-factory

44. http://www.sciencetoymaker.org/robothand/assembl.html

46. http://puppets2robots.wikispaces.com/Shadow+Puppetry

47. http://www.storyboardthat.com/storyboard-creator

48. Robotic
Prototyping
http://puppets2robots.wikispaces.com/Robotic+Prototyping

49. http://www.artsandbots.com/

51. Build on Online Robot as a Prototype
1. http://www.abcya.com/make_a_robot.htm
2. http://www.freeonlinegames.com/game/build-a-robot
3. http://www.addictinggames.com/funny-games/buildarobot3.jsp

53. Programmable Robotics
http://puppets2robots.wikispaces.com/Programmable+Robots

54. http://artsandbots.posthaven.com/tag/Presentation%20Slides

55. Maker Education Meets the Writers’ Workshop

59. STEAM and Maker Education: Inclusive, Engaging, Self-Differentiating

61. Participation is driven by
intrinsic motivation

62. Maker education lends itself to 100% engagement by
100% participants almost 100% of the time.

63. Maker education is self-differentiating.

64. Age levels and gender are blurred; does not affect participation,
engagement, and interest.

65. Maker education activities are multidisciplina
and authentic.

66. Maker education reinforces and teaches resilience.

67. Resources

68. http://www.amazon.com/Educator-as-Maker-ebook/dp/B00LYLQT0Y/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1405867667&sr=1-2

69. http://www.inventtolearn.com/

70. http://www.pinterest.com/jackiegerstein/maker-and-hacker-activities-
for-young-people/