Maker+Spaces

Our Magellan Maker Space Gathering ideas....

Still brainstorming our maker space name-watch for our contest soon.
Here is our current tagline: = A place to IMAGINE, DISCOVER, CREATE, SHARE! =

=== **Videos**: [|What is a Makerspace?] What would you like [|to make]?===

**Article from Harrison:** 3 Challenges As Hands-On DIY Culture Moves to Schools

 * Meeting Notes: [[file:Magellan Maker Space 2016.docx]][[file:Student Advisory Maker Space Meeting May 18th.docx]] **

= Storage Ideas = = Other Ideas for Furniture - Set Up = [|High Work Benches/Tables]
 * Ideas from Romy: Maker Space Ideas **

Build Your Own: [|PVC High Table Plan]

5 Ways Design Thinking Can Empower Your Students
//** Read the new post on Ajjuliani.com **//

What is design thinking?

Design thinking for kids Teaching Design Process

Good handouts to work through design process with students(Wendy) Creating a design challenge for students Example design project using a design thinking process: Another example: [| Videos (and other media) for teaching design process]



Introduction to Creating-Five stages of Making




 * **Human-centered design:** Empathy for the person or people you are designing for, and feedback from users, is fundamental to good design.
 * **Experimentation and prototyping:** Prototyping is not simply a way to validate your idea; it is an integral part of your innovation process. We build to think and learn.
 * **A bias towards action:** Design thinking is a misnomer; it is more about doing that thinking. Bias toward doing and making over thinking and meeting.
 * **Show don’t tell:** Build a model if you can**.** Create the experience, using visuals, and telling good stories communicate your vision in an impactful and meaningful way.
 * **Power of iteration**: Process should emphasize getting feedback and incorporating changes - a recursive process. A person’s fluency with design thinking is a function of cycles, so we challenge participants to go through as many cycles as possible—interview twice, sketch twice, and test with your partner twice. Additionally, iterating solutions many times within a project is key to successful outcomes.

**Tools and Resources for Making**
Build with Chrome Lego Builder