(This is the first post in a two-part series on The Maker Movement)
Phil Shapiro asked:
How can schools best embrace the Maker Movement to promote inquiry and learning seven days a week?
There has been an incredible amount of interest in what’s called “The Maker Movement” during the past few years, and more and more educators have been exploring how to apply it in their classroom.
This week, I’ll be publishing a two-part series on the topic.
Sylvia Libow Martinez and Gary S. Stager have graciously adapted a portion of their book, Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Education in the Classroom, into a piece for this blog. The book has quickly become a key resource for those attempting to apply The Maker Movement to their teaching practice.
The Movement doesn’t only have implications for STEM classes, however. The next post in this series will also explore what it means for…
