We know teachers are the quintessentialย makers, because they are making the makers of the future. And the best teachers we know love to roll up their sleeves and take on do-it-yourself projects with their students.
This week running up to Maker Faire, and over the weekend, weย and our friends at Maker Education Initiativeย are hosting more teacher-friendlyย events than we ever have had before, and we’re delighted to invite you toย them.
This post outlines most ofย what’s happening from Thursday through Sunday of Maker Week.
Coming with students?
Check out tips for leadingย a Maker Faire field trip, from teacher Walt Hays. Don’t forget to distribute those waivers and print out some pages of the updatedย Maker Faire Classroom Playbookย and described in detail for last year’s edition. Bring your studentsย by the Young Makers booth to inspire them to start a club and show their projects next year, and stop by the Maker Camp site at Maker Faire to sign up for this summer’s online and free camp program.
Friday: Behind-the-Scenes, Virtual Field Trips
Maker Connectionsย wrap up onย Friday, May 16, the day before Maker Faire opens!ย Take your class on aย virtual field trip to the San Mateo County Event Center to get a peek behind the scenes with our crew and Makers.
What’s happening the day before Maker Faire opens? A lot!
At 10:30 amย (Pacific), meet members of the Maker Faire crew andย hearย what it takes to make Maker Faire happen, along with their must-see picks for this year’s Faire.
At 1:00 pmย (Pacific), meet some Maker Faire favorites as they get ready for the big weekend and learn what it takes to go from idea, to reality, to Maker Faire.
Findย linksย toย watchย theseย liveย showsย (andย askย questions!)ย atย MakerConnections.com
Everyone is welcome to tune in and ask questions, but if your class would like to participate live on camera, pleaseย fill out our Maker Connections interest form here.
Special meetup and sneak peek, just for teachers
Back for its third year, our ever-popular Educators’ย Meetup remains a highlight of the Maker Week.ย We hold itย onsite at Maker Faire so you can be one of the very first to preview the fairgrounds on Thursday, May 15th, 4-7pm.ย This after-school professional development opportunity featuresย hands-on activities, demonstrations, workshops, networking, freebies (and pizza!) We’ll even have a special behind-the-scenes tour with our Maker-in-Chief and Director of Maker Faire, Sherry Huss! The meetupย isย open to both formal and informal educators,ย but space is limited, so sign upย now!
Making Possibilities
Maker Education Initiative’s first Making Possibilities Workshopย on Thursday, May 15th will bring together more than 100 carefully selected educators who want to implement making into their classrooms and youth serving organizations. While they had an overwhelming response to their open invitation and you cannot go in person, you can join in by watching live videos of the keynotes:ย Dale Doughertyย (Eventย andย YouTube) andย Sylvia Libow Martinezย (Eventย and YouTube). Sign up with Maker Ed to find out about any additional video to be produced and released by Intel in the future.
Plan your visit
We have aย free app available to downloadย for iPhone, iPad, and Android. You can also go online andย choose Makers to visit by topic, for example, all Young Makers.
You could also be kept quite busy just with all the on-stage talks we have that are possibly relevant to your work with kids and inspiring the next generation of Makers. Check out theย Education Stage’s full scheduleย with dozens of talks. I’veย woven those in below with the other relevant talks on other stages or with projects by kids.
- 10:30 : Maker Mom Bootcamp: Carving Time Toย Make by Sarah Hodsdon on the Education Stage
- 10:30 : Amazing Science by Michael Meneghetti on the Make:Live Stage
- 11:00 : Curiosity Hacked: The Learner Controls theย Learning by Samantha Cook on the Education Stage
- 11:30 : How to ReMake the World through Making withย Kids by Jennifer Turliuk on the Education Stage
- 11:30 : Making an Electric Flower with theย Arduino by Waverly and her Dad. on the Make: Electronics Stage
- 11:30 : Sylviaโs Super-Awesome Makerย Show by Sylvia Todd on the Make:Live Stage
- 12:00 : My Cardboard World: Arduino inย Context by Derek Runberg on the Education Stage
- 12:30 : Empowering Diverse Young Techies through Softย Circuits by Kanjun Qiu on the Education Stage
- 12:30 : Girls as makers and hackers: Lessons learned from DIYย Girls by Luz Rivas on the Education Stage
- 12:30 : Learning by Discovery by Charles Platt on the Make: Electronics Stage
- 1:00 : Top 10 Myths about Making in K-12ย Education by Angi Chau, Jaymes Dec, Christa Flores, Aaron Vanderwerff on the Education Stage
- 2:00 : Making Makers Out of Youngย Children by Rebecca Grabman on the Education Stage
- 2:00 : PancakeBot: Holy Cow, Itย Worked by Miguel Valenzuela on the Make: Electronics Stage
- 2:30 : How to Start and Run a Maker Club forย Kids by Rick Schertle on the Education Stage
- 3:00 : Effective STEM Education: Project Envisioning with Youngย Makers by Jerry Valadez on the Education Stage
- 3:30 : Maker Ed Cafe by ย on the Education Stage
- 4:00 : Raspberry Pi: Teach, Learnย Make by Clive Beale on the Education Stage
- 4:30 : How and Why To Teach Children toย Code by Gary Stager on the Education Stage
- 4:30 : littleBits introduces the Arduinoย module by Ayah Bdeir on the Center Stage
- 5:00 : Making on a National Scale: NOVAโs MAKING STUFF Outreachย Community by Scott Asakawa on the Education Stage
- 5:30 : Teach Kids To Code: one girlโs journey with Raspberryย Pi by Richard Jordan, Alexandra Jordan on the Make: Electronics Stage
- 6:00 : What makes a maker?โHabits, attitudes and skills that you can teach aspiringย makers by Andrew Milne on the Education Stage
- 6:00 : The Science of Being aย Maker by ”Science Bob” Pflugfelder on the Center Stage
- 6:30 : Adopting a Maker Philosophy inย Schools by Nate McClennen on the Education Stage
- 7:00 : From Anarchist Free Schools to Modern Makerย Spaces by Jennifer Wyld on the Education Stage
- 10:30 : Bringing Making Out of the Makerย Space by Alison Evans Adnani on the Education Stage
- 11:00 : Super-Awesome Sylviaโs Super Awesome Top-Secretย Project by Gary Stager, Super-Awesome Sylvia on the Education Stage
- 11:30 : Adventures in long distance teaching and learning ofย making by Chris Gammell on the Education Stage
- 11:30 : The Art ofย Tinkering by Karen Wilkinson, Mike Petrich on the Center Stage
- 12:00 : Flexibility and Persistence in Youth Makerย Projects by Lee Martin on the Education Stage
- 12:30 : An Awesome Project โ โMakingโ Schools Better forย Kids by Gary Stager, Sylvia Martinez on the Make:Live Stage
- 1:00 : The Power and Perils ofย Pink by Bridget Rigby, Sam King, Judy Ho, Stephanie Chang on the Education Stage
- 1:00 : Compressed Air Rocket 2.0 and Air Rocketย Glider by Rick Schertle on the Make:Live Stage
- 1:30 : Raspberry Pi: Teach, Learnย Make by Clive Beale on the Make: Electronics Stage
- 1:30 : Designing the first Makerspace in a Childrenโs Hospital. by Gokul Krishnan on the Make:Live Stage
- 1:45 : Building Idaho Makers โ A Statewide Approach forย Libraries by Erica Compton on the Make:Live Stage
- 2:30 : Why Art Class Doesnโt Belong in Schools (and other outdatedย terms) by Matthew Jervis on the Education Stage
- 3:00 : Start Making! @ Computerย Clubhouses by Danielle Martin, Alisha Panjwani on the Education Stage
- 3:00 : Maker Dad: projects to do with yourย daughter by Mark Frauenfelder, Jane Frauenfelder on the Make:Live Stage
- 3:30 : Major in Making inย College by Micah Lande, Shawn Jordan on the Education Stage
- 3:30 : If You Buildย Itโฆ by Emily Pilloton on the Center Stage
- 4:00 : Prototype a design workshop for open makerย portfolios by Anna Keune, Christian McKay on the Education Stage
- 4:30 : How to Build a Portal Turret (Without Expensiveย Equipment) by Emiko Soroka on the Make: Electronics Stage
- 5:00 : Never Buy a Computer Again: Recycling Computers for School andย Home by Robert Litt on the Education Stage
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