Using Makerspace Projects to Teach Students Social-Emotional Skills

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Julie Darling
Learn how to leverage your classroom or media center makerspace to teach students in grades 3-6 the social-emotional skills they need to thrive. Leave the session with concrete projects you can implement right away.

Audience:	Library media specialists, Teachers
Skill level:	Beginner
Attendee devices:	Devices useful
Attendee device specification:	Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
Participant accounts, software and other materials:	Access to G:Suite (Google Account)
Topic:	Maker activities & programs
Grade level:	3-5
Subject area:	STEM/STEAM
ISTE Standards:	For Educators: Citizen Create experiences for learners to make positive, socially responsible contributions and exhibit empathetic behavior online that build relationships and community. Designer Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs. Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.

Proposal summary

Purpose & objective

Learning Objectives:
By the end of my presentation, participants will:
-Understand how to connect makerspace projects with social-emotional learning.
-Have ideas for specific projects that can be used with students in grades 3-6

Outline

I plan to present a slide deck of information with a few minutes for questions at the end.
5 minutes: Introducing the connection between makerspace projects and social-emotional learning. Why social-emotional learning is so important.
20 minutes: Information about specific projects and how to implement them.
5 minutes: Questions and/or additional projects/examples.

Supporting research

Why a Child's Social-Emotional Skills are so Important:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-wide-wide-world-psychology/201701/why-child-s-social-emotional-skills-are-so-important

Social Emotional Learning: Introducing the Issue: https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Documents/FOC-Spring-Vol27-No1-Compiled-Future-of-Children-spring-2017.pdf

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Presenters

Julie Darling, Ann Arbor Public Schools - A2 STEAM

Julie is the owner of Growing Makerspace, LLC and the author of Makerspace, Passion Projects and Social Emotional Learning. She has a Master of Science Information from the University of Michigan and has been in education for over 18 years.