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Proudly Made in St. Louis. October 1, 2015. 2015 Makerspace Cardboard Carnival. Inspired by Caine’s Arcade, middle school students in our “Make, Hack, Play” classes used design thinking to approach the challenge: “How might we design the most fun game? Special thanks to Ms. Dewes’s classes for visiting our carnival and JM Film and Design for capturing our special day! August 12, 2015. Office Depot and Office Max Support GCAA Student Ideation. August 7, 2015. 2015 Makerspace Demo Day Highlights. As we ite...
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Office Depot & Office Max Support GCAA Student Ideation | The GCAA Makerspace
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Proudly Made in St. Louis. August 12, 2015. Office Depot and Office Max Support GCAA Student Ideation. Office Depot and Office Max have pledged support of GCAA student ideation this year via a donation of Sticky Notes. Here is the first shipment! We’re honored to announce the support of Office Depot and Office Max. In this endeavor, and today our first shipment of sticky notes arrived. Special thanks to Mike Johnson, Education Specialist for leading the effort to make this happen. Enter your comment here.
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Makerspace Class Procedures | The GCAA Makerspace
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Proudly Made in St. Louis. July 8, 2015. As we ramp up into the school year, I thought it’d be a good idea to iterate and #document the procedures associated with Makerspace. It is common consensus among educators that effectively implemented classroom procedures. Help maximize learning time. For students to follow procedures, teachers must have them clearly spelled out. Josh from Pixel Press. Teaches students in the Makerspace Briefing Room. Briefing Room Entrance Procedure. The main purpose for this pr...
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Ten Makerspace Curriculum Wins from 2014-2015 | The GCAA Makerspace
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Proudly Made in St. Louis. June 26, 2015. Ten Makerspace Curriculum Wins from 2014-2015. This past year was swamped with curriculum design. For four new Makerspace courses. Though there are many aspects in each of the courses that need to be tweaked, some of our projects were immediately and massively successful. For a GCAA Makerspace project to be successful, it should engage students while furthering their understanding of design thinking. User-testing of a cardboard carnival game! How might we engage 6.
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An Ethic of Excellence – Five Takeaways | The GCAA Makerspace
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Proudly Made in St. Louis. July 9, 2015. An Ethic of Excellence – Five Takeaways. Student critique sessions can help establish an ethic of excellence. This spring I had the pleasure of attending the Maker Educator Convening. Maker Faire Bay Area. I plan to reflect on my experience at both, but my learning started on the flight there as I read Ron Berger’s An Ethic of Excellence: Building a Culture of Craftsmanship. Designers of the drones in this battle at Maker Faire had a large public audience! The foc...
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We need your junk! | The GCAA Makerspace
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Proudly Made in St. Louis. July 24, 2013. We need your junk! As students tinker in the makerspace, it will be important that they have a wealth of junk from which to prototype their inventions. Your support collecting the materials listed below is greatly appreciated. While these items will contribute to the creative learning experience of our students, please don’t feel as if you must purchase any of these materials. Thank you for your support! Working or broken electronics (smaller than a loaf of bread).
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2015 Makerspace Demo Day Highlights | The GCAA Makerspace
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Proudly Made in St. Louis. August 7, 2015. 2015 Makerspace Demo Day Highlights. Three Models for Makerspace Learning. Office Depot and Office Max Support GCAA Student Ideation →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out.
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Three Models for Makerspace Learning | The GCAA Makerspace
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Proudly Made in St. Louis. August 5, 2015. Three Models for Makerspace Learning. Learning in the Makerspace is different than in a traditional classroom. Rather than learning a concept first and then demonstrating their understanding on a test, students in the Makerspace synthesize background knowledge and apply their skills to learn and create. On these 6-word Manifestos. So I offer one for each learning model below. A not too friendly 6-Word Manifesto for Tool-Centered Learning. As an analogy, should s...
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Makerspace Demo Day Projects Featured in Alive Magazine | The GCAA Makerspace
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Proudly Made in St. Louis. June 29, 2015. Makerspace Demo Day Projects Featured in Alive Magazine. Alive Magazine has featured our STEAM Innovation Lab Demo Day! Read the article here. Ten Makerspace Curriculum Wins from 2014-2015. Makerspace Class Procedures →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new comments via email.