Session Title:  Maker Education: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Your Name: Jackie Gerstein, Ed.D.

Work Title:  Online Faculty of Masters-Level Education and Education Technology Courses

School or Organization Name:  Boise State, Walden, and Western Governors’ Universities

Area of the World from Which You Will Present: Santa Fe, NM, USA

Language in Which You Will Present: English

Target Audience(s): Anyone interested in Maker Educator

Short Session Description:  

This session provides a short overview of Maker Education through addressing the following:

• Maker Education as connected to MAKE, DIY, STEM, STEAM
• The Mindset of an Educator as a Maker Educator
• From Puppets to Robots: An Maker Education Example Curriculum
• Characteristics: Maker Education as an Inclusive, Engaging, Self-Differentiating Instructional Strategy

Full Session Description:

Maker education is gaining credibility and traction in formal (public schools, home schools) and informal (after school programs, library, museums) due to the convergence of several factors:

• Do It Yourself Movement

• Open and Free Resources via the Internet

• A Culture of Sharing, Crowdsourcing, and Participatory Involvement

• Affordable Electronics & Technologies such as 3-D Printers, Arduinos, LittleBits

Topics Covered:

• Overview and Background of Maker Education

  • MAKE STEAM: Giving Maker Education Some Context

  • Maker Education and Experiential Education

• Educator as a Maker Educator

• From Puppets to Robots: An Example Curriculum

• STEAM and Maker Education: Inclusive, Engaging, Self-Differentiating

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