This past weekend we co-hosted a “Designing Making Experiences” professional development session at Castilleja School in Palo Alto. We offer several of these workshops a year, with the goal of helping attendees integrate making into their curriculum. For two days, participants ideate, collaborate, and prototype a project that they can bring back to their classrooms. Here are some of the projects that our participants came up with at this session:
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- Design and build a scale model of a park
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- Mobil that explores relationship between distance and weight.
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- Val M.—High School Physics & Engineering: Build a mousetrap car to learn about forces.
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- Mike K.—Computer Science: Explore electronics and programming, using Hummingbird kits.
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- Use simple machines to learn about celestial mechanics.
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- Soft Circuits
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- Laser Cutting Boxes
Our next “Designing Making Experiences” workshop is March 20, and 21 at Lighthouse Community Charter School. To sign up for this, or other sessions, check out our Eventbrite page.
About
David is the documentarian and professional development coordinator for the Creativity Lab. In 2014, he received a BA in creative writing from Louisiana State University, with focuses on short fiction and screenwriting. In partnering with New Orleans-based independent film company, Asymptote Pictures, his work has been featured in film festivals across the country. He likes his espresso maker, and vegetarian tacos.
