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In this edition of the K-12 Maker Newsletter:

New Maker Tool Skills Workshops dates + last chance for Master Making in the Classroom this Fall + academic topic and curriculum standard survey

New Fall dates added for Maker Tool Skills Workshops

Missed out on the summer Maker fun? Learn with us this October and November!

four images: teacher using glowforge laser cutter, teacher smiling while working on laptop with peers, instructor helping to troubleshoot a teacher's arduino wiring, a teacher holds up a light-up project in front of a whiteboard with electronics diagrams and notes

Learn to use popular Maker tools and materials to jumpstart Making in your classroom! Our Maker tools skills workshops are designed with the beginning Maker in mind, but all experience levels are welcome.

All workshops are held at our MIT Makerspace and simulcast for remote participants.

Workshops run from ours are 8:30 - 2:30 EDT

Full kits of materials are shipped to remote participants as needed

Spend a day with us and leave with starter projects, resources, and the confidence to carry out projects in your classroom!

See the Fall Schedule

See what participants said about our workshops this summer:

“Hands on - plenty of help - guidance on issues we will face while trying to teach this to students - very helpful. It's one thing to learn how to use the hardware/software - it's a whole different ballgame trying to figure out how to teach the information to kids”
“Justin was excellent about addressing what the students might say in hypothetical teaching situations. Diane outlined the variety of ways we could customize and "hack" projects!”
“Great overview, excellent ideas on 3-D printing, we had time to innovate and try our own designs.”
“Having time to tinker and figure it out on our own, having instructions / ideas for projects”
“The materials were clear and plentiful. The assistants were very helpful.”

Last Chance to register for Master Making in the Classroom

So you have some Maker tools skills, and you have an idea of what Maker projects might look like in your school, and you want to be ready to get started this school year. What’s next? How do you turn Maker into an impactful teaching practice?

It’s not too late to develop your practice with us in Master Making in the Classroom this Fall!

four teachers work on a Maker project at a workbench

In Master Making in the Classroom, you will design and lead creative, meaningful, project-based learning experiences that integrate Maker tools, promote 21st century skills, and increase student awareness of STEM pathways. MMC is a 4-day series of workshops, spaced over 10 weeks in the Fall, with coaching and support from a community of practice including MIT staff and peers. Ideal for Maker leaders, STEM coaches, and other educators who want to establish a Maker-mindset in their schools, MMC is an inexpensive way to get Maker-coaching and support over an entire semester! Join us remotely or on campus at MIT.

Meeting dates:
Wednesday, Sept. 28
Thursday Oct. 6
Wednesday, Nov. 2
Thursday, Dec. 1

The mission of the K-12 Maker team is to help K-12 classroom educators create and deliver fun, enriching Maker experiences to their students - no matter what subject they teach. Building upon our experiences as K-12 teachers, we work directly with other educators to collect and co-design resources. Our team is part of the MIT Edgerton Center, a home for experiential learning at MIT for decades, The Edgerton Center offers classes and resources in engineering and imaging, and supports student engineering clubs and teams, in addition to offering a year-round K-12 program. We design, create, and teach at the MIT Edgerton Center Student Project Lab, a working Makerspace filled with MIT students, staff, and community as well as a wide variety of prototyping/Maker tools and materials.