Making Makers: Preparing Teachers to Engage in the Maker Movement

• In Event: TED Panel: Making Makers: Preparing Teachers to Engage in the Maker Movement

Short Description

Join an exciting panel discussion about the ways new and exciting learning technologies are being used to prepare teachers for making and the maker movement. The panel will include brief descriptions of ongoing projects as well as opportunities to share and discuss activities that prepare teachers for student-centered approaches to learning.

Authors

• T J Kopcha, University of Georgia

• Kristin Brynteson, Northern Illinois University

• Tonia A. Dousay, University of Wyoming

• Elizabeth Pitman, University of Georgia

• Gretchen Thomas, University of Georgia