Descriptions of Lighthouse staff supporting others in integrating making into their own programs.
(written by Dominic for Designing Purposeful Making Experiences, Jun 2017) Purposeful making, to me, is making that meets the needs and/or wants of not only myself, or my students, or my school, or our community, but seeks to bring these categories together so that they can become more aware of their interconnectedness. Making can be…
(written by Bryan for Designing Purposeful Making Experiences, Jun 2017) Meaning and purpose are forms of making. Meaning and purpose are created; they are not absolute. Meaningful making to me means “making something that does good in the world,” because that’s how I understand it to be used most often. But the act of making…
(written by Tina for Designing Purposeful Making Experiences, Jun 2017) Statement – What is purposeful or meaningful making? Start with a statement. Purposeful making drive some deeper understanding toward a stated educational goal. Journey – How did you arrive at this statement/understanding? What experiences have you had that supported you to get there (at school,…
(written by Ed for Designing Purposeful Making Experiences, Jun 2017) Statement – What is purposeful or meaningful making? Start with a statement. Purposeful Making leads students to understanding the design process. They learn to take an idea or problem, find a workable solution and make it real through prototyping, testing, giving and receiving critique from…
(written by Adam for Designing Purposeful Making Experiences, Jun 2017) Children inherently love to build and create.. And when students have a their own meaningful connection to their work, feel their ideas are valued and that they are part of a collaborative and trusting class community, students can leverage that joyful love of making for…
Designing Making Experiences (DME) is a two-day workshop, hosted by Aaron Vanderwerff and Angi Chau, where educators gather to engage in hands-on making and design their own making curriculum to take back to their classrooms. The training alternates between the Creativity Lab at Lighthouse in Oakland and the Bourn Idea Lab at Castilleja School in…
On January 21 and 22 teachers from across the country attended Designing Making Experiences, our staple professional development two-day workshop. One attendee, Sarah Purdy, was kind enough to answer some ouf our questions.
As part of the Creativity Lab’s mission to empower thoughtful, capable people through making, we disseminate best practices by offering professional development to educators from around country. This past year we offered several opportunities, from a new Making Math workshop — designed to focus on integrating making and abstract mathematical concepts — to Designing Making Experiences.
Last spring the staff from the Bay Area Discovery Museum, located at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge, asked the Creativity Lab to run a short professional development workshop introducing their staff to some of the making activities that they can offer to their visitors. Working to “ignite and advance the creative thinking…
Prototype Faire is our own miniature test-run of the Maker Faire. Students from each grade level showed off their own making projects that they’ve been working on, many of which they will take to the Maker Faire next month.