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Maker Centered Learning (Mindset (Fixed (There is only one way to do…

- - - - Close & Mindful Observation
        
        Look with focus to make statements about what something looks like and what it's made of.
        
        Notice how something is put together
        
        Notice each intricacy and detail
    - - Look Beyond What Is Immediately Observable
        
        Think about how the object or system is used and by whom it is used
        
        Think about the relationships between the parts of an object or system
        
        Develop an understanding of how it is made
    - - See Potential For Building and Redesigning
        
        Equity and Access
        
        It is important to include strategies for no and low cost, short and long term facility changes that promote maker centered learning and thinking
- - - - Stuff Making
        
        Builds On The "I Can Do Spirit"
        
        Students Feel Encouraged to Make Their Own Choices
        
        Students Feel Empowered About How to Act in The World
        
        Students Make Things With Meaning To Them
        
        What Students Make Will Reflect Their Own Personal Values
      - Community Making
        
        Make Things with Meaning To Community
        
        Students Are Empowered To Create Change Within The Community
        
        Students Realize They Have The Power To Make Change in Their Own Lives and In The World Around Them
        
        Students Take Ownership Over The Process of Making Independently and With Others
    - - Self Making
        
        Students Develop Aspects of Character That are Deeply Linked and Inform The Way They Think and Feel About Themselves
        
        Build Confidence in Maker abilities
        
        Build Competence as a maker
        
        Form A maker identity
      - General Thinking Dispositions
        
        Support Patterns Of Thinking
        
        In Addition to Content and Academic Skills Students Must Develop Skills that are Crucial To Academic Performance
        
        Attitudes, Behaviors, Skills, & Strategies
        
        Makers are Curious-
        
        Makers are Playful- They often work on projects that show a sense on whimsy
        
        Makers are Willing to Take on Risks- They aren't afraid to try things that haven't been done before
        
        Makers Take on Responsibility- They enjoy taking on projects that can help others
        
        Makers are Persistent- They don't give up easy
        
        Makers are Resourceful- They look for materials and inspiration in unlikely places.
        
        Makers Share- Their knowledge, tools, and support
        
        Makers are Optimistic- They Believe they can make a difference in the world
  - - - Encourages the development of knowledge and skills within the STEM subjects and other disciplines
    - - Encourages the development of knowledge and skills with regard to maker-specific tools and technologies
      - Encourages the development of knowledge and skills with regard to maker-specific processes and practices
- - - - Intentional and Conscious
        
        Students must be aware of what they are doing, and have an intention to act the way they do, and they must be aware that they could make a choice to act otherwise
    - - Many youth empowerment initiatives specifically respond to social inequities or the imbalance of power with a social system
      - Youth empowerment initiatives are diverse and can include organizations devoted to civic engagement, youth rights councils, student activism networks, and community organizing initiatives.