Presentation for CII Forum (WHRO Education)

1. Makerspaces Matter
Design Thinking for ALL Learners
Tina Coffey
Roanoke County Schools

2. It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in
creative expression and knowledge. –Albert Einstein

3. Maker Activities

4. FocusedStudent

5. Lecture

11. Clear order exists
amidst the noise
and mess.

12. Less Us.
More Them.

14. Reflect Think, Pair, Share
Writing
Blogging
Video
Diagramming
Presenting

16. LEDs

17. Digital Bling
Each person gets:
1 – LED
1 – Battery
1 – Binder Clip
Use a binder clip, a battery, an LED, and foam to create
a working circuit. Then make it interesting with craft
materials!

18. Building with Blinky Lights

19. Digital Bling

20. Paper Circuits

21. Light Sabers

22. Sewing with
Circuits

24. Library MakerSpace

25. Some learners
struggle with
traditional teaching
approaches.

26. If a child cannot
learn in the way we
teach, we must
teach in a way the
child can learn.
– Dr. Ivar Lovaas

28. Co-Taught
Classroom

29. Social Skills Group

31. “The best way
to start is
simply to start.”
-Emily Pilloton
Educator & Designer

32. Hack-O-Lanterns

36. “My point is a simple one:
Your expectations can be
a bigger obstacle to
success than your
students’ disabilities.”
-John Franklin Stephens
Special Olympics Athlete & Global Messenger

37. Leaders in their
own homerooms

38. reativity
ollaboration
ritical thinking
ommunication

40. Electricity

41. Electricity
and Music

43. 3D Printing
Tinkerplay

44. Exploring
Motion

45. Exploring Motion

46. Exploring
Sound

47. Exploring
Sound

48. Take Apart Toys

49. Coding

50. and Robotics

51. EV3 Decimals,
Fractions, and
Percentages

53. Sphero
Bowling

54. Glenvar Gives Back

56. When you do
something for
yourself, the thing
that changes most
profoundly is you.
-Mark Frauenfelder
editor-in-chief MAKE magazine

57. Extending
Learning Time
and Space

58. MakerMondays

59. 6 – 8 meetings on a
bi-montly basis

60. Same students
each time

61. provide support
for interests

62. Free to “Make” with
whatever supplies
were available.

63. Helped create
classroom leaders

65. MakerWorkshops

66. One Day
Workshops

67. as many students
as possible

68. something for
everyone

69. choose 3
accepted to 1

71. MakerShop

72. MakerShop

73. Remediation in
disguise

74. Summer Camp

75. Student leaders
in the making…

76. Middle School Helpers

77. Rising 1st-2nd Graders

78. Based on Themes
Light
Move
Build
Concoct

79. Take Home Bags

80. Rising
3rd-5th Graders

81. provide support
for interests

82. Example Maker
Activities

83. Spheros

88. Race Tracks
Speedometry

89. How to Build One

90. Wind Tunnel
How to Build One

91. Sewing

93. Take Apart Tech

94. Roller Coasters, Race Tracks, and Marble Mazes

95. Light

96. Bubbles

98. Water Balloon Catapults

100. https://littlebits.cc/kits/synth-kit

103. Starting Your Own
Makerspace

104. Stuff
Let’s Talk About

105. Stuff
It’s NOT About the

106. Understand your learners.

107. Assess existing
curricula, programs,
and offerings.

108. Consider global trends
and best practices.

109. Tina Coffey
www.learningcollaboratory.com
Download Presentation and Learn more:
tcoffey@rcsk.12.va.us