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News from the K-12 MakerLab

March 2022
Hello new friends from ITEEA 2022 national conference!

We had a great time connecting with folks at the ITEEA conference in Orlando, Florida last week, sharing the idea that Maker exposure in elementary and middle school will inspire students to pursue STEM fields and take STEM classes in high school.
We led two interactive sessions  - one on teacher practices to engage, motivate, and inspire your students, and another on designing Maker projects for academic classes.
Welcome to everyone who signed up to get our newsletter at one of these sessions or at our table at the STEM showcase!
BIG NEWS - Summer/Fall PD Registration is OPEN

Registration for our 2022 PD offerings are NOW OPEN! We're excited to share our plans for Summer and Fall PD sessions. Learn Maker Tool Skills or Master Making in the Classroom with us, on site at MIT or online!

Maker Tools Skills Workshops
Full-day workshops on Maker Tools or Project Design

Spend a day learning with the team of K-12 Maker educators at the MIT Edgerton Center - we're all Maker experts and veteran teachers.

Each workshop is a full-day exploration of a Maker tool or Maker design process, such as 3D printers, laser cutters, electronics or micro:bit.  You'll leave with starter projects and resources, and know how to carry out projects in your classroom.

SCHEDULE & INFO   |   REGISTER NOW!

Master Making in the Classroom
A 4-day series of workshops, spaced over 10 weeks, with online support from facilitators and peers

You’ve got a couple of 3D printers, some workbenches, hand tools, and a new space - what do you do with it all? Learn to design and deliver custom Maker projects that boost your students’ confidence, competence, and engagement with STEM - no matter what subject you’re teaching!

Join a community of practice over the course of a semester, and learn how to

  • Design Maker projects for any K-12 academic or special classes 
  • Support other educators doing Maker projects
  • Prototype your next project in our fully equipped Makerspace
SCHEDULE & INFO   |   REGISTER NOW!
Custom full-year Maker PD for your school or district

We are thrilled to share that we are now offering Maker PD Packages - a year of coaching and professional development that is customized to meet your needs!

Maker PD Packages starting at $10,000 include planning, goals and needs identification, custom training and materials, connection to a network of K-12 Maker Educators, and more. ​

Here’s how it works:
We meet with you to discuss your vision, identify goals, and explore how Maker projects and technologies bring your vision to life. We’ll walk you through our PD strands and resources, including  Makerspace design, resources to make the case for Making, Maker tool skills training, Maker project design process, teacher practices, and lots more. We will work with you to choose the strands that meet your specific needs and create a custom program.

Makerspaces and Tools

  • Set up, revive, or advance a makerspace with appropriate tools and materials in an effective layout.
  • Customize an operations plan with safety and supervision protocols.
  • Train teachers and students on the fabrication tools and software techniques.


Maker Project Design & Teacher Practices

  • Design meaningful projects that integrate STEM concepts with academic content.
  • Learn and hone classroom practices that engage students and promote multidisciplinary 21st century skills.
  • Tackle challenges and celebrate successes with your peers in our regular training sessions.
  • Get timely coaching from MIT staff and our community of Maker Educators.
  • Create tools that shift the work and the benefits of assessment to students.
  • Empower your students with personal insights and teamwork strategies.


Student Projects with Maker Training 

  • Host an exciting skills-building class or camp and get your students building a Maker mindset and up to speed with Maker tools.
  • We provide the curriculum and lead the training along with your staff, equipping you with resources and skills to run the activity on your own.​


Contact us at k12maker@mit.edu to learn more or get started!
 
Webinar Recording - "From Making to Inventing"

We held webinars in January with our friends from the MIT Lemelson Invention Ed team.
Here is the Zoom recording of From Making to Inventing: Advancing students along the Pathway from Jan 20, 2022.
Check it out to learn more about how Maker and Invention activities are both ways to inspire creativity, ownership and engagement!
 
The mission of the K-12 MakerLab 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. 
 
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