#FLedchat is a virtual meeting place using Twitter. Educators across the state of Florida come together on Wednesdays at 8pm EST to discuss the topics of the week.
A1 I have stopped with talking about makerspace. We need to focus of the Maker ed philosophy. I do less in a makerspace and find us more in the hallways #makered#fledchat
A1 I have stopped with talking about makerspace. We need to focus of the Maker ed philosophy. I do less in a makerspace and find us more in the hallways #makered#fledchat
Living the philosophy - learning happens anytime, everywhere (which happens to be part of the Academic Technology Vision Statement @StEdsVero#howSESlearns#FLedChat
Teachers can be "spatial creatures" - so moving from the comfort zone of the classroom can take time for the innovator mindset to migrate! Having a prepared space can sometimes help that movement to the building and sharing dependent on context #FLedChat
I have a nice Estwing hammer that I am fond of ... can bust apart a pallet ... make a stubborn piece fit ... and remind me of what pain feels like when I lose focus. #FLedchat
AMEN! The mental mindset is really important - I like to think I help to facilitate all the need ends of things! Teachers are busy...having the resources curated, available and working helps but they have to bring the mindset to the party! #FLedChat
Depends on the focus of the "space" and the maker mind! I'm a @Raspberry_Pi certified ed so have a bunch of digital resources - sitting alongside a sewing machine, a box of knitting and coloring pencils...#FLedChat
I used to have an awesome pair of industrial scissors ... we called them the "man-shears" ... could cut through layers of cardboard with ease ... wooden dowels ... metal hangers ... they were awesome #fledchat
Feel you on both counts! I've tinkered with "space" concept - specific spaces - other teacher's spaces, silos - mindset and had one or two physical altercations with heavy objects, sharp edges, and Gorilla glue! #FLedChat
Schools tend to pursue the science fair idea of the "show and tell"...but what happens when the moment is all over...where to archive the innovative thinking of the moment? #FLedChat
...or perhaps we ditch the "space" in terms of the physical and focus more on the mental...how do we sustain things like curiosity inquisitiveness, failing forward, design thinking...#FLedChat
A4: We must help our Ss realize that there isn't anything called failing when you create, there are just opportunities for learning. Right @nathan_stevens#FLedChat
Teaching the value of making/creating to all stakeholders and consistently marketing/advertising (telling your school's story) by demonstrating products and the purpose/learning involved via social amd traditional media. #FLedChat
A4: We must help our Ss realize that there isn't anything called failing when you create, there are just opportunities for learning. Right @nathan_stevens#FLedChat
Completely agree! It's all about the power of a single story! Having students look at the issues around them and come up with ideas, refine, iterate, prototype and test! #FLedChat - and giving them a legit audience!
Teaching the value of making/creating to all stakeholders and consistently marketing/advertising (telling your school's story) by demonstrating products and the purpose/learning involved via social amd traditional media. #FLedChat
Ahhhh the magic money word! Although most all makers have no budget...and have dangerously become a bit of a hoarder and collector of all the things that faculty want to dispose of...#FLedChat
A5: I've been reading @LFlemingEDU 's books - love the context of the librarian as @StEdsVero has wrestled with this idea over the last year or so #FLedChat
