In this session, you’ll be provided an opportunity to explore the maker movement as a means of supporting learning and engagement of all students, including those with disabilities. Participants will be provided ample time to experiment with new technologies that support learners in acquiring foundational skills in critical thinking, collaboration, and computational thinking, along with circuitry, computer programming, robotics, and design thinking.
Steve Wheeler, Associate Professor of learning technology in the Plymouth Institute of Education at Plymouth University, has stated, “Students learn a number of skills and draw on a variety of subjects when they design and create objects.” The maker movement emphasizes supporting students in becoming active producers rather than passive consumers. Whether your school has a full fledged maker space or you simply are interested in integrating new technologies and practices in your classroom, this session will provide a crash course on hot to ensure making is accessible to all students.
transformED at AIU3
475 E. Waterfront Drive
Homestead, PA 15120
Skill Level | Beginner (no previous knowledge expected or needed)
Cost | Free
Participants of this workshop that teach in one of AIU’s 42 districts will become eligible to borrow from the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation STEAM Lending Library, from which registered teachers can checkout classroom sets of technology to be used in their classroom.