Come ready to make things happen. In under one hour we will discuss 5 questions about makerspaces, dive into the importance of focusing on the culture of a makerspace and not the tools. Additionally, the audience will undergo a build, play, and share cycle through a hands on immersive challenge to experience the culture before walking away with your own set of LEGO pieces to get started. Audience will learn how to apply these ideas into any classroom and school.
14. Not About The Tools
“Our greatest invention in the past 200 years
was not a particular gadget or tool but the
invention of the scientific process itself.”
Kevin Kelly
20. “Makerspaces,
sometimes referred to as
hackerspaces,
hackspaces, and fables
are creative, diy spaces
where people can gather
to create, invent, and
learn.”
Ellyssa Kroski
21.
22.
23. “Makerspaces encourage
project based and cross
disciplinary learning, which
leads to the type of
innovation that both schools
and businesses should be
encouraging in today’s
economy.”
Robert Brown
55. The
Rules
1. Have fun!
2. Everybody Participates
3. No wrong answers - “go
with the flow”
4. Don’t have the answer?
Think with your hands!
5. Need at least 5 people at
your table!
61. Instructions
Add a few bricks to your
minifig and introduce
yourself to others at your
table.
● Who are you?
● Why did you come
to GaETC and/or
this session?
104. http://coffeeforthebrain.com/makersession
LISTEN TO THE MUSTN’TS
Listen to the MUSTN’TS, child,
Listen to the DON’TS
Listen to the SHOULDN’TS
The IMPOSSIBLES, the WONT’S
Listen to the NEVER HAVES
Then listen close to me-
Anything can happen, child,
ANYTHING can be.