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AL-NAHDA-MAKERSPACE
RESOURCES
Maker Ed’s Publications Many useful articles
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INFORMATION ABOUT MAKERSPACES
[https://www.instructables.com/Create-a-Maker-Space-for-Kids/ What goes IN a MakerSpace? }
7 STEPS IN PLANNING A MAKERSPACE
HOW TO PREPARE THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENTREPRENEURS (pdf) Media: How to Prepare NGE WP 1105181042 Download.pdf
STEM ACTIVITY HANDBOOK: Media:2022_STEM_Activity_Guide_Classroom_0.pdf
YOUTH MAKERSPACE PLAYBOOK (GREAT IDEAS!) Media:Youth-Makerspace-Playbook.pdf
NationOfMakers Supporting The Maker Ecosystem
MAKERSPACE NOTES
Read about "Every Child a Maker"
Inquiry based education and culturally and historically responsive curriculum seem to go hand-in-hand. Which is excellent considering the current transitions towards more inquiry based learning. I find the most powerful question asked is actually the first one, discussing the “why” of what we teach is always an important question for the educator and the student. Having purpose in education and understanding the importance of the curriculum can provide motivation to engage in it.
Questions to Ask When Designing a Culturally and Historically Responsive Curriculum
- Out of all the things in the world, why are you teaching this?
- Why do students need this learning and why now? How does inquiry based learning work for this?
- How will your instruction help students to learn something about themselves (including their racial and cultural identities) or others?
- it is first important that teachers know who their students are. They must know cultural knowledge about students’ diverse identities.
- How will your instruction help students to learn new skills?
- The need is to teach new knowledge that will be put into some form of application action or practice.
- What printed or media materials will you use to support the learning?
- The right types of materials can invigorate students and engage youth in ways toward possibility.
- How will you make it impossible for students to fail?
- we must go above and beyond when we create and design so that students can be successful.
- How will your instruction spread and amplify joy? Do you include joy about people of color?
- It is especially important to include joy when teaching about Black, Indigenous, and people of color as the world has not centered and started with narratives of genius and joy within these groups of people.
- How will your instruction engage parents, families and caregivers?
- create questions for discussion or experiences that the student can do with their family in homes and communities.