Maker Movement

"Makers are constructing knowledge as they build physical artifacts that have real world value"

Revolutionize education

• The accessibility and affordability of constructive technology and the opportunity to share ideas online means that we are no longer passive receivers of information
• In the 21st Century students have the tools to be empowered problem solvers and create real products with value
• Every classroom can be a maker space

Maker Movement & Educational Philosophy

• The Maker Movement is rooted in the ideas of Piaget's Constructivism - knowledge is experience
• Papert's constructionism - the foundation for learning is actively constructing something to share
• It is easier to turn our classrooms into project based learning construction sites in the 21st Century but these are not new ideas - making is fundamental to education

Changes in Education

• The makers movement challenges educators to design authentic interdisciplinary experiences for students rather than teaching isolated tech skills
• Students will be empowered to use real-life tools to construct solutions to real-world problems
• Students are learning by doing