ReturnMakerspace Experience - The Ultimate Classroom Experience
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Colorado Convention Center, Bluebird Ballroom Lobby, Table 8
Participate and share: Poster 
Trips and ToursPresenters
Session description
Purpose & objective
Our district provides teachers with the opportunity for students to experience a Makerspace Experience in their classrooms or by bringing their students on field trip to the Technology Center's Makerspace Lab. These experiences provide students the opportunity to complete projects and activities that supplement and enhance their curriculum. Every Makerspace Experience incorporates not only the teacher's curriculum but also the design process in order to help students improve student collaboration skills and boost student creativity.
An overview of our district process of scheduling Makerspace Experience field trips and the planning process for developing activities will be provided to participants. Example projects and activities that have been completed will also be provided to participants.
Outline
Content and activities: We will showcase how our district provides the opportunity for students to experience a Makerspace Experience in their classrooms or by bringing their students on field trip to the Technology Center's Makerspace Lab. We will also share an overview of our district process of scheduling Makerspace Experience field trips and the planning process for developing activities will be provided to participants. Example projects and activities that have been completed will also be provided to participants.
Time: My chosen presentation method is a poster session. If this method of presenting is chosen I will spend 4-5 minutes discussing our concept of Makerspace Experiences and providing participants a with a QR code and/or link to a OneNote Notebook with resources. I will also have video playing on repeat to showcase samples of projects and experiences that have been completed by students on Makerspace Experience Field Trips.
Supporting research
What are the Benefits of a Makerspace?
https://www.invent.org/blog/trends-stem/benefits-makerspace#:~:text=Makerspaces%20foster%20innovation%20through%20hands,own%20ideas%2C%20methods%20or%20products.
Classroom Makerspaces: Boost Creativity and Critical Thinking Skills By Giving Students Their Own Corner
https://www.waterford.org/education/classroom-makerspaces/
Makerspace activities in a school setting: Top-down and bottom-up approaches for teachers to leverage pupils' making in science education
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210656123000132
Session specifications
Designer
- Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.
- Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.
Innovative Designer
- Students know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic problems.