(Mike Gorman (21centuryedtech) Take a moment to contemplate what it would be like if every school had a Maker Space and it was part of the school curriculum. You may wish to dream of the possibilities for essential 21st century skill development, STEM opportunities, and significant content skill alignment. Think about the aura of engagement, flow, grit, perseverance, problem solving, revision, reflection, and satisfaction in that amazing space. Contemplate parents asking the question, “What did you make in school today?” Now sit back and imagine the answer, and further conversations it would bring!
The community of Northeast Indiana no longer has to imagine, instead it can start making! Region 8 Education Service Center recently received a generous donation from the Schwab Foundation in Fort Wayne, Indiana to make this possibility a reality. The initiative entitled "Making Possibilities for Students of NE Indiana" will bring the Maker Space concept to students through out Northeast Indiana. It really is the start of something really big for students, parents, and educators in Northeast Indiana.!
As you are probably already aware, there is a growing Maker Movement across the nation. In fact, you can see Maker Spaces finding room to serve the surging Maker population in both small and large towns alike.
The idea behind the Makers Movement includes allowing students to imagine, envision, create, innovate, play, learn in a formative manner, experiment, collaborate, share, and most of all dream of possibilities. The idea of making is really not a new concept. In fact, the art of making is at the root and mixed into to the very fabric of our culture. In fact, the amazing innovation we have seen in this country is due to a Maker mentality. America has long been a culture set on dreaming up possibilities, and then taking the action to make it happen. The initial growth of technology has somewhat taken some of our creativity and produced consumption based thinking. We are now past the initial way of thinking, and the Makers movement allows people to finally use the technology to create and make.
Please bookmark and continue to return to this website for upcoming opportunities and possibilities that you can be a part of! Feel free to email indianamakerspace@gmail.com for any questions you might have. Perhaps you wish to be part of the Making!
The community of Northeast Indiana no longer has to imagine, instead it can start making! Region 8 Education Service Center recently received a generous donation from the Schwab Foundation in Fort Wayne, Indiana to make this possibility a reality. The initiative entitled "Making Possibilities for Students of NE Indiana" will bring the Maker Space concept to students through out Northeast Indiana. It really is the start of something really big for students, parents, and educators in Northeast Indiana.!
As you are probably already aware, there is a growing Maker Movement across the nation. In fact, you can see Maker Spaces finding room to serve the surging Maker population in both small and large towns alike.
The idea behind the Makers Movement includes allowing students to imagine, envision, create, innovate, play, learn in a formative manner, experiment, collaborate, share, and most of all dream of possibilities. The idea of making is really not a new concept. In fact, the art of making is at the root and mixed into to the very fabric of our culture. In fact, the amazing innovation we have seen in this country is due to a Maker mentality. America has long been a culture set on dreaming up possibilities, and then taking the action to make it happen. The initial growth of technology has somewhat taken some of our creativity and produced consumption based thinking. We are now past the initial way of thinking, and the Makers movement allows people to finally use the technology to create and make.
Please bookmark and continue to return to this website for upcoming opportunities and possibilities that you can be a part of! Feel free to email indianamakerspace@gmail.com for any questions you might have. Perhaps you wish to be part of the Making!
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