Our Weekend at Maker Faire
When the Canadian Maker Foundation approached us about getting educators involved in the Calgary Mini Maker Faire, we jumped at the opportunity! It allowed us to highlight the Maker approach to learning, as well as to share the stories of some CBE teachers who implemented Maker philosophy last year.
Top five things we loved about spending our weekend at Maker Faire:
5) Things that explode! Like Coke and Mentos, rockets and more
4) Design thinking and problem-based learning bring Inspiring Education to life. The educator panel shared examples and experiences that showed how this approach leads to student engagement and success.
3) The smiles on faces of kids and adults alike when playing a banana piano
Top five things we loved about spending our weekend at Maker Faire:
5) Things that explode! Like Coke and Mentos, rockets and more
4) Design thinking and problem-based learning bring Inspiring Education to life. The educator panel shared examples and experiences that showed how this approach leads to student engagement and success.
3) The smiles on faces of kids and adults alike when playing a banana piano
2) The culture of collaboration, openness and sharing that is embodied in the Maker community. Thank you to our colleagues who came down to help with the booth and to experience Maker Faire. And a “shout out” to Jeremy Lang [@JPLL8]and Brian Simmons [@bwsimmons] who spent their weekend inspiring others.
1) The sense of "I wonder” – there was an entire building filled with people wondering, “how does that work?”, “how did you do that?” We wonder how to make sure we carry that into our daily work.
We can’t wait until next year’s Maker Faire!
Tracy Dalton [@tadalton17], Erin Quinn [@luckybydesign] and Sanimar Sarpal [@sasarpal] are Specialists with Learning Innovation, who love making, tinkering, learning and creating collaboratively with CBE teachers.
1) The sense of "I wonder” – there was an entire building filled with people wondering, “how does that work?”, “how did you do that?” We wonder how to make sure we carry that into our daily work.
We can’t wait until next year’s Maker Faire!
Tracy Dalton [@tadalton17], Erin Quinn [@luckybydesign] and Sanimar Sarpal [@sasarpal] are Specialists with Learning Innovation, who love making, tinkering, learning and creating collaboratively with CBE teachers.
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