Piedmont Makers is a Associated Parent Clubs of Piedmont sponsored group dedicated to Promote & Inspire K-12 Tech + Design education in Piedmont, CA.

1. Kickoff 2014-2015
www.piedmontmakers.org

2. Welcome!
• Year in Review
• Piedmont Makers Goals
• PUSD Update – Stephanie Griffin, District Technology Coordinator
• Piedmont Makerspace
• 2nd Annual Piedmont Mini Maker Faire
• Lightning Round
PHS/PMS
Maker
Clubs
–
Kurt
Fleischer
PHS
Mobile
Apps
Club
–
Vince
Monical
FIRST
–
Heather
Meil
/
Dick
Turney
Tech
Socials
–
Dion
Lim
EducaEon
Speaker
Series
East
Bay
Mini
Maker
Faire

4. First K-12 Mini Maker Faire in US
50+ Student & Community Makers
700+ attendees
PHS Student Center & Campus

5. 2013-2014 Year in Review
Summer
Major district technology infrastructure improvements
December
Hour of Code Week, over 1250 students in district participate.
January
Piedmont Makers formed
Spring
PMS Maker Club forms, exhibits at Maker Faire
Spring Fling/APCP funding of Chromebooks for 1:1 pilots
May
1st Annual PUSD Mini Maker Faire
June
K-12 Computer Science Standards adopted by School Board

6. Piedmont Makers Goals
• Promote & inspire STEAM education (Science, Technology, Engineering and
Math + Design) in Piedmont
• Expand participation and “Maker” attitude, especially for younger ages and
underrepresented groups (girls!)
• Integrate with scope and sequence of district K-12 curriculum
• Foster community around technology, innovation, and mentorship:
– Create Piedmont Makerspace
– Tech Parents mentor Students
– HS Students mentor MS & Elementary students (as community-service)

7. 2014-2015 Goals
Tri-School
Middle School
High School
PUSD
Mini
Maker
Faire
PUSD
Makerspace
PMS
Maker
Club
PHS
Maker
Club
FIRST
Lego
League
Tech
Socials
Piedmont
Makers
FIRST
RoboEcs
CSTA
K-­‐12
CS
Standards
+
Common
Core
Math
+
Science
Science
Fairs
Course
Projects
PUSD
ANer
School
Enrichment
(e.g.
DIY
Makers
Club,
Programming
from
Scratch)

8. What’s Happening @PUSD?
Computer Science, Maker Mentality, Living in Beta
Monday, September 22, 14

9. Computer Science Standards
• Formally adopted by School Board May 28th
https://csta.acm.org/Curriculum/
sub/CurrFiles/K-12_CSS_thumb.jpg
http://iamangelfoundation.org/steam/news/
hour-of-code-TEASER.jpg
http://sigcse2014.sigcse.org/img/sigcse_logo_large.png
Monday, September 22, 14

10. High School Highlights
• CS enrollment increase at high
schools-
300
200
100
0
68
40 143
92
2013-14 2014-15
CS classes F
CS classes M
• hired additional .8 teacher
• added a lab
• web applications/web coding
addition
• gender balance about the same
Monday, September 22, 14

11. •Adapting Computer Apps course to CSTA standards, utilizing some of UCLA’s Exploring
Computer Science material
•including some robitics
•Adding Alice 3-D programming unit
Monday, September 22, 14

12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=gLi6WWKo73Y#t=215 Summer School Test Lab
Monday, September 22, 14

13. Summer School Test Lab
• CS Fun-
Elementary
• Game Design -
Elementary
• Maker Mondays
- Elementary
• Fundamentals
of CS- Middle
• Scratch Game
Design - Middle
• Artbotics-
Middle
• Computer Apps
adaptations-
High
• Alice Unit- High
• Web Coding-
High
Monday, September 22, 14

14. Middle School
Modulation
• 6th grade exploratory
computer productivity class
transformed into a two rotation
CS class
• using units from a middle
school adaptation of
UCLA’s Exploring Computer
Science course, Code.org
and Scratch
• hands-on programming/
robotics/design
Monday, September 22, 14

15. more at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFa0k-fakkp9nN5b1UazKNw/videos
Monday, September 22, 14

16. Part of Exploratory Elective Wheel (17 day Cycle)
• Computer Science Fundamentals
• Maker Lab
• Health
• Art
• Health
• Green Team
Monday, September 22, 14

17. Part of Exploratory Elective Wheel (17 day Cycle)
• Computer Science Fundamentals
• Maker Lab
• Health
• Art
• Health
• Green Team
• Drama
• Communications
Monday, September 22, 14

18. Paper
Tower
Design
Challenge
1
piece
of
paper
12
inches
scotch
tape
using
scissors
and
cu3ng
folding
designing
students
make
the
tallest
tower.
20
minutes
must
be
free
standing
and
no
anchors
other
than
the
paper
base
(may
not
tape
down)
ENGINEERING
CONCEPTS
~Ime
and
material
constraints
Monday, September 22, 14

19. Basic
Electricity
• flat
cardboard
• brads
6
+-­‐
• paperclips
6
+-­‐
• light(LED
or
Xmas
tree
lights)
• 2
each
AA
baRery
• resistor
300
Ohm
+-­‐
200
ohms
• tape
for
baRery-­‐make
own
baRery
holders
• resistor-­‐to
limit
current
Monday, September 22, 14

20. Scribble
Machine
Monday, September 22, 14

21. Straw
Structures
Monday, September 22, 14

22. Monday, September 22, 14

23. Living in Beta
• Commencement address
• Administration Retreat
Monday, September 22, 14

24. PUSD Makerspace @ PMS Shop
Learn new stuff!
Make cool stuff!
Have fun!
• Staffed by Parent and PHS student
mentors
• Teach + Meet: Minecraft mods, 3D
Printing, Electronics, Design, FIRST etc.
• Sunday afternoons ~1-3pm
• Young Makers affiliated club
2015
Schedule
Fall
Open
House
Teach
&
Meet
January
Teach
&
Meet
Mentor
sessions
February
Teach
&
Meet
Mentor
sessions
March
Call
for
Projects
Mentor
sessions
April
Mentor
sessions
May
Final
Maker
Faire
Prep
Mentor
sessions

25. 2nd annual – May 30
Goals:
Double to 100+ Student & Community Makers
Showcase for Science, Math, CS PHS/PMS projects
Tri-School Science Fair “All Stars”
Young Makers / Makerspace projects

26. PHS / PMS
Maker Clubs

27. Learning by Making
PMS Maker Lunch Club
Kurt Fleischer

28. On my summer vacation, I went to
the White House

30. East
Wing
Selfie!

35. I’m listening to the
president talk about
the importance of
the Maker
movement in
education.
Yes!

36. PMS Maker Lunch Club
12 lunch meetings for 30 minutes
1 afternoon meeting for 3 hours
Great support from PMS:
● Teacher/mentor Anne Smith
● Principal Ryan Fletcher
● Vice Principal Karyn Shipp

37. Building Skills
Getting our feet wet.

38. Trying new things.

39. Finding leaders. Brainstorming
Choosing an
idea.

40. We have a shop!
Execution.
Persistence.

41. Being a team.

42. What I really really hoped to see
Focus
Curiosity
Persistence
Kids taking the lead

43. Showtime: Piedmont Maker Faire
and Bay Area Maker Faire

44. Young Makers is an
umbrella organization
for Maker clubs.
Part of MakerEd.

45. Lessons Learned
Have at least two of each toy.
Protect the novices from the “experts.”
Get things moving, then get out of the way.
Don’t answer questions if possible.
Demonstrate tool use.
Ask for help when needed.
Balance skill-building with innovation.

46. The kids are asking for more
So let’s do it!

47. First Lego League and Junior First Lego League
• FLL is a STEAM program designed to get children excited about science and
technology.
• It is based around a challenge and kids research the problem and come up
with a solution. They use Legos/Lego Mindstorms to demonstrate their
solution in a science fair-like presentation.
• This year’s themes: “World Class Learning Unleashed” (FLL) and “Think
Tank, Redefining Learning” (Junior FLL)
• 39 children/parent alread expressed interest in joining FLL or JFLL. One FLL
team of 10 kids has already formed at PMS
• Our goal is to integrate the program into the schools via Makerspace and
enrichment programs.

48. Education Speaker Series
Preparing Students for the Age of Technology
September 30, 7:30pm – Piedmont High School
• Ali Partovi – Co-Founder of Code.org
• Dion Lim – CEO of NextLesson
• Kurt Fleischer – Senior Scientist at
Pixar Animation Studios
• Stephanie Griffin – PUSD Director of
Instructional Technology

49. Tech Socials
Activities
• Board games
• Informal tech sharing
– gadgets, apps, videos, resources
• 5m TEDx Talk ?
Food
– Pizza
– BYOB (depending on venue)
Logistics TBD
• Friday or Saturday: 6-10pm
• Monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly
• Veteran’s Hall, Rec Dept. or Beach
• Cost per adult/child
Next Steps
– Survey
– Build distro list

50. East Bay Mini Maker Faire – October 19th

51. Volunteers Needed!
• Mini Maker Faire – Jane Lin
• Makerspace / Mentors – Dave Ragones
• PHS Makers – Kurt Fleischer / Vince Monical
• PMS Makers – Sally Aldridge
• FIRST – Heather Meil / Dick Turney