Maker and STEAM Spaces Symposium

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21st Century Schools recognize that a successful Maker/STEAM space is an artful orchestration of people, place and resources that supports the schools vision for learning by doing.

Overview

This engaging 2.5-hour session will invite participants to explore different approaches to the implementation of Makers and STEAM spaces. Participants will learn how individual schools have designed, resourced, and utilized these innovative learning spaces.

Whether you are a school that already has such a space, or you have one that needs rethinking, you won’t want to miss this essential professional learning and leadership opportunity.

Maker and/or STEAM spaces are becoming essential parts of a school’s learning environment. However, as this is a rapidly evolving area, there are no “blueprints.” For every successful space in a school, there is another that is not being leveraged to its full potential.

This symposium will prompt thinking and provide ideas to support school-based decisions around their Maker and STEAM spaces.

Symposium Highlights

Explore different models for spaces
- Maker Space as a DT Lab
- STEAM Lab
- Elementary Maker Space
- Secondary Maker Space
- Maker Space as a Classroom
- Maker Space as Professional Learning Environment
- Maker Space for Robotics

How do you make spaces sustainable?
How do you staff a maker space?
How do you schedule a maker spaces such that is leveraged maximally?
How is the space used outside of regular class time?
What is the mission and vision for your space?

Workshop Structure

Keynote By Sylvia Libow Martinez
Panel Discussion
Three Breakout Sessions (with 12+ options in total)
Networking Session

Presenting Schools

School	Space	Description	Area of School	Presenter/s
Hong Kong International School	Design Garage	"Beyond the Classroom" (Innovative Learning Spaces)	Elementary	Amy Garrett
International School of Amsterdam	Design Lab	Middle School High School Design Lab	Middle School, High School	Jeff Layman
Jakarta Intercultural School	Makerspace	Elementary Maker Space	Elementary	Mindy Slaughter, Jason Graham, Hanna Christina
Stamford American School	Makerspace/Innovation Center	K-12 Innovation Space	Elementary & Secondary	Phú Hua
International School Basel	Robostadt (German for Robotown)	Robotics space for computer science and robotics clubs	High School	Ringo Dingrando
Singapore American School	Makerspace	Making Real Things With Real Tools - Building Skilled Makers in Elementary	Elementary	Shaun Kirkwood
Humphreys Central Elementary School - DoDEA	Elementary	Outdoor Maker Space	Elementary	Rick Taylor & Jennifer Hall
Korea International School	Design Suite	Middle and High School Robotics and Design Makerspace	Middle School, High School	Michael Bycraft
American School of Warsaw	Design Center	Developing Elementary and Middle School Design Center	Elementary, Middle School, High School	Reyna Lazarou
NIST, Bangkok	Design Labs	Robotics in MYP Design Curriculum	Middle School, High School	Mitch Norris
Keystone Academy	Exploratorium, Holodeck, Starburst Lab	K-12 Innovation Spaces	K-12	Sandra Chow & Kivi Liang
The International School of Kuala Lumpur	Makerspace	Setup/Planning, Safety, Start of the School Year, Design Thinking, Robotics & Coding in the Curriculum	Elementary	Steve Katz
St Peter's Boys Prep School	Innovation & Design Lab	ES and MS Spaces	Elementary, Middle School	Sean Creamer
American School of Dubai	Makerspace	Student-Centered, Inclusive, Sustainable Learning Space	Middle School	Carley Turner
Taipei American School	Tech Cube	Simple Machines at Play, LED/Electronics in Design, Design the Difference, Toy and Game Design, and Robotics.	Middle School	Becky Maguire

Who Should Attend and Why?

Maker Space Coordinators
STEM/STEAM Coordinators/Specialists
Directors of EdTech / Directors of Innovation
Technology Coaches/Integrators
Curriculum Coordinators
School-Based Leaders
Group Technology Directors
Director of Education for School Groups
Teachers involved in STEAM or Maker Education

We encourage teams to attend the workshop so they can take advantage of hearing the multiple perspectives presented. This will support schools and their teams in subsequent internal engagements including discussion, design, and undertaking team reflections.

Who's Presenting

Sylvia Libow Martinez

Sylvia Martinez is co-author of Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering the Classroom, a book that has been called the “bible of the classroom maker movement”. She speaks and writes around the world to advocate for authentic learning using real world design principles and hands-on experiences. A popular international keynote, workshop leader, and consultant, Sylvia speaks on topics of design thinking and making, the lessons for schools from the global Maker Movement, student empowerment, STEM & STEAM, gender issues in technology, and games and learning.

Sylvia weaves examples from present day schools that use technology, especially computational technology, in authentic ways with her own experiences from the real world of work in game development and aerospace engineering. Schools need to change quickly to meet the needs of the 21st century, and the key lies in teaching students and teachers to seize opportunities to be co-creators of learning.

Sylvia also is the Principal Advisor for the Columbia University FabLearn Fellows, a group of educators exploring the cutting edge of making and learning. Prior to this, Sylvia was President of Generation YES, a non-profit organization evangelizing student leadership through modern technology. As an engineer, Sylvia oversaw product development, design and programming for consumer software, video games, and educational games at several software publishing companies.

Martinez started her career designing high-frequency receiver systems and navigation software for GPS satellites.

She holds a Master's in Educational Technology from Pepperdine, and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from UCLA.

Amy Garrett

Amy is a dynamic and creative leader in international education, currently serving as an Instructional Technology Coach at Hong Kong International School. She is passionate about building capacity in all learners and nurturing students as leaders. An advocate for student voice and choice, Amy has designed and implemented Media and Design spaces and programs in Mumbai, Shanghai, Istanbul and Hong Kong to provide students with authentic real-world environments and rich experiences to grow and develop their creativity, collaboration, and resilience.

Jeff Layman

Jeff Layman currently teaches Design at the International School of Amsterdam. He has also had teaching stops in China, Kuwait and the US. He loves to make stuff and is passionate about empowering students through making.

Mindy Slaughter

As a former upper elementary classroom teacher of 15 years Mindy saw firsthand the power of learning through making instead of learning and then making. She experienced how students can learn Math through coding games, science through creating prototypes and literacy through storytelling. In her role as a Learning and Innovation Coach at JIS she supports teachers and students to use making as a vehicle for both inquiry and innovation. Mindy has presented at conferences and led workshops throughout the region on various topics such as creativity, personalized learning and building a maker mindset.

Jason Graham

Jason is a Digital Literacy Coach at Jakarta Intercultural School, Indonesia. He facilitates the makerspace and personalised learning. Jason has presented at many international conferences, including EARCOS, IBO. Jason is a COETAIL graduate and and enjoys using learning technologies and making to enhance learning in his professional practice and those of his learners. He is a Google Certified Innovator (SEA19), Google Certified Trainer, and Common Sense Media Ambassador and is currently completing his Doctoral degree at an Australian University on teacher perceptions of the maker mindset. Jason firmly believes in the importance of allowing learners voice and choice in their learning and giving students opportunities to explore their own passions.

Hanna Chistina

Hanna is a learning innovation coach at Jakarta Intercultural School Elementary. Influenced by her background in engineering and experience in designing STEAM programs for Middle and High School, Hanna believes that making is one if not the most effective way to prepare students for the uncertain future. Hanna is an Apple Distinguished Educator and has been a technology coach & STEAM educator in K-12 schools for over 6 years.

Ringo Dingrando

Ringo is a robotics and physics teacher at International School Basel. He is excited to be developing and teaching a Robotics Design course that is run within the MYP Design Program. As a coach, Ringo has been working with VEX Robotics teams for many years, and is passionate about hosting robot events of all kinds: tournaments, fashion shows, Maker Faires, etc. After 15 years of teaching at International School Manila, Ringo is excited about learning to ski, enjoying the seasons, and speaking German with great confidence but mixed results.

Phú Hua

Phú Hua is an adaptive, innovative and foreward thinking digital learning coach at Stamford American International school. Previous to working in Singapore, he was in Panama for 2 years as a high school techology teacher and primary STEM teacher. Phú gained most of his experience working in Vietnam as the primary school IT integrationalist at ISHCMC where he implemented the iPad 1-to-1 program, designed the FabLab & cooking classroom and established MakerSpaces throughout the school.

Phú will be speaking about how MakerSpaces are living areas that should adapt to the needs of the people using it.

Shaun Kirkwood

I am a maker at heart, and started my career as a Civil Engineer building roads. After retraining to be a teacher in Australia I have had the chance to teach in Australia, China, Japan, Singapore and the USA.

Learning through making, design thinking, & technology has changed my life personally, and professionally, and I am passionate about creating opportunities for students and teachers to experience similar creative and empowering experiences themselves. I now call Singapore home, and work as a STEAM specialist at Singapore American School.

Rick Taylor

Educational Technologist & STEM Coordinator @ Humphreys Central Elementary School - DoDEA

Jennifer Hall

SE ISS - Educational Technology, DoDEA Americas & Humphreys Central Elementary School - DoDEA

Michael Bycraft

Michael Bycraft is an international teacher who specializes in design, robotics, engineering, and makerspaces. He is the head of design and innovation (6-12) at Korea International School, where he’s worked since 2015. He is a Google Education Certified Innovator (SEA19). He has presented globally on makerspaces, design, project-based learning and Dungeons and Dragons.

Prior to moving internationally, Michael taught AP and IB sciences at Clark County School District in Nevada. He loves 3D design, painting, teaching, Star Wars and playing board games with his wife Marsha and daughter Ruby.

Benjamin Aulton

This is Benny’s eleventh year teaching and tenth internationally. Born, bred, and educated in the UK, he spent one year teaching there. He then decided to take the leap into international education. He spent six years in Thailand, including two on the tropical island of Phuket. Bored of the sea, sun, sand, and cocktails, he moved to KIS so he could play with robots, 3D printers, and laser cutters. He is currently the Team Lead for Secondary Design & Innovation. He teaches AP Computer Science Principles, High School Robotics, and Middle School Design. Benny recently retired as a terrible casual footballer and has taken up boxing and golf. He is equally awful at both of those. Thankfully he knows a bit about tech and how to organize a STEM lab!

Steve Katz

An innovative leader who is passionate about improving education, Steve Katz initiates change by building capacity in individuals. Steve is passionate about technology integration and professional development, and has helped to create professional development programs at his previous four schools. During his career he has been called upon to teach a variety of different subjects, and has enjoyed his various roles on campus such as director of educational technology, professional development coordinator, and mentor teacher. Steve is an authorized Google Education Trainer, Apple Distinguished Educator, and Apple Professional Development Specialist, and has provided professional development to various schools.

Sandra Chow

Sandra Chow is Director of Digital & Innovative Learning at Keystone Academy, in Beijing, and is dedicated to preparing the next generation for their future. She has over 20 years of experience as an educator in Canada and internationally, and strives to prepare students and train educators to be instructional creators in a global community.

She is an ISTE Certified Educator, Apple Distinguished Educator and Professional Learning Specialist, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, and Google Certified Coach, Innovator, and Trainer, as well as a Global Competence and GCAA Certified Practitioner. Her experience as a professional accountant, educational consultant, and cross-cultural educator provides her with a unique perspective as a leader. She strives to prepare students and train educators to learn, teach, collaborate and create in a globally competitive society.

Kivi Liang

Kivi Liang is an innovation coach at Keystone Academy, Beijing. She is an EdTech enthusiast who has experience running a Makerspace and K-12 STEAM program. During her career, she has embedded technology in different roles and various types of schools such as teaching Physics in a Public school, running STEAM programs in an international school, and coaching in a bilingual school. Kivi is an ISTE certified educator, Apple teacher, Judge of VEX Robotics as well as Future City Competition Mentor. She desires to connect with global educators, brainstorm ideas, and make EdTech helpful and more fun. In her spare time, she loves doing workouts and diving in nature.

Mitch Norris

Mitch is an international educator, having taught and coached all around the world. Currently, he is an MYP Design teacher, TOK teacher and Personal Project Coordinator at NIST International School in Bangkok, Thailand. In his middle school MYP Design classes, he has designed and is teaching units on robotics, but through the lens of design, so that all students get exposure to STEAM education in the regular curriculum, all the way through their middle school experience.

Sean Creamer

Sean Creamer is the Director of Curriculum, Innovation, and IT at St Peter's Boys Prep School in Johannesburg, South Africa. He teaches design, engineering, and robotics to grades 3 -7 boys, and specializes in inquiry and project-based learning. Sean loves tinkering with 3D printers, building contraptions out of popsicle sticks and cardboard, and board games.

Reyna Lazarou

Reyna is a Tech Coach and IB educator with a passion for learning through inquiry and creativity. She works closely with students, teachers and leadership teams at the American School of Warsaw to deepen learning experiences by bringing ISTE standards to life in classrooms and professional development sessions. She enjoys the challenges that come with supporting learners in varied roles and with different needs. Reyna is motivated to scale change by building capacity in others.

Becky Maguire

Becky has been an international teacher for 24 years. She is currently working at Taipei American School as the Middle School STEAM Coordinator. Most of her career was spent in middle school science classrooms. About 10 years ago she started incorporating the engineering design process into both her science and newly acquired robotics classes. When Taipei American School built the Tech Cube, an entire building dedicated to the engineering design process, she left the science classroom behind and created the middle school STEAM program. She now works full time in the Tech Cube and teaches five different middle school STEAM based classes: Simple Machines at Play, LED/Electronics in Design, Design the Difference, Toy and Game Design and Robotics

Carley Turner

Maker Integrator/ Design Teacher and Makerspace Coordinator, American School of Dubai

Sarah Hodgson

Sarah Hodgson is currently the PYP Digital Learning Coach at the American International School of Bucharest. She has been an educator for almost 30 years, teaching in England, China, Hong Kong, Tanzania, and Romania in a plethora of roles! Sarah is an Apple Distinguished Educator (class of 2015) and has a Masters of Science in Education/Educational Technology. She has worked with students in Makerspaces since 2017 and LOVES learning new ways to provide students with opportunities to be tinkerers and makers.

Benjamin Sheridan

Ben Sheridan has been a proud educator for 18 years. He has taught in international schools in Thailand, India, Cambodia, Korea, and Indonesia. Ben has worked as a classroom teacher, learning innovation coach, technology coordinator, instructional designer, university lecturer, and consultant. Ben is passionate about using sound pedagogy together with innovative technology to accelerate learning. He feels technology can be leveraged to enhance literacy, increase student motivation and engagement, and empower students to take control of their learning. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership with a focus on professional learning.

Justin Hardman

Justin has a passion to support schools in better integration of technology into school programs with a focus on strategy, leadership and planning for systemic change. He has a background in programming and web development including development of a customized learning platform that was featured in conferences from Washington DC, Shanghai and Singapore and in international ed-tech publications.

He was previously Director of Technology at Hong Kong International School where he led the school through a variety of digital learning initiatives including development of a customized solutions, leading a technology planning process and implementing at 1:1 laptop rollout.

Justin has a Bachelors in Economics from the University of Queensland, is a Google Certified Trainer and an Apple Distinguished Educator. He is a New Zealand and Australian citizen but has lived in Hong Kong longer than anywhere else.

Ben Thompson

Ben’s first role in education was a part of an English Premier League club’s community football education department. Fast forward 20+ years, Ben has held teaching, leadership, and private sector roles both in the UK and worldwide, which have included in recent years working for the Department for Education in the UK and leading eLearning & EdTech for a large 30+ school group.

Also comfortable as a Data Protection Officer, Ben is an Apple Professional Learning Specialist, Google Certified Trainer, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, and Master Trainer. Ben’s outcome-driven philosophy is primarily to always lead with outcome-driven lesson design, solid pedagogy, and the right tool for the job in hand to deliver impact, engagement, and advancement in learning.

Dates: Wednesday, 9 November 2022

Location: Online

Time: 16:00 - 18:30 (GMT+8)

Price: $115USD

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