Slide deck for my presentation to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for their "Engineering and the Maker Movement: Intersections and Opportunities" workshop. Other presenters included OSTP Deputy Director Tom Kalil, Maker Media Founder Dale Dougherty, ASU's Michael Lande, and Makers from NYSCI, Purdue, TechShop, and America Makes.

1. Making Makers
Making as a Pathway to Engineering
Albemarle County Public Schools
Chad S. Ratliff

2. The challenge is to reach all learners

3. to empower them

4. and to engage them

5. by adding context to content

6. across the curriculum

7. and by adding content to context

8. through making with divergent solutions

9. to create makers, not just consumers

10. who may become job creators, not just seekers

11. making is a pathway to engineering…and
engineering skills enable young makers

12. to apply content and skills in creative ways

13. which lies at the heart of innovation.

14. Albemarle County
Public Schools
Lifelong Learner Competencies
http://www2.k12albemarle.org/acps/division/Pages/Lifelong-Learner-Competencies.aspx
Our Seven Pathways
https://sites.google.com/site/acpsdesign2015/home/seven-pathways
MakerSummer
http://youtu.be/lUoVuYWNp0k
We Make Makers
http://youtu.be/F36tOhMqfNE

15. Our Seven Pathways
1. Maker-Infused Curriculum
2. Interactive Technologies
3. Choice and Comfort
4. Universal Design for Learning
5. Project/Problem/Passion-Based-Learning
6. Connectivity
7. Instructional Tolerance