Attracting Curiosity - EAInnovates2015

Attracting

Jim Tiffin Jr. - @JimTiffinJrMount Vernon Presbyterian SchoolEA Innovates – Episcopal Academy

July 13 - 16, 2015

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agnet”, John Keogh via Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0

Curiosity

Timeslot PlanOverview of the next 60+ minutes maker-centered learning time with each other…• Philosophies• Discoveries• “Builderies”

(Some of) My Goals for Maker-centered Learning• Develop innovative habits of

mind…• Promote agency…• Create opportunities for

collaboration and idea exchanges…

• Become a contributing learner, not just a consuming learner…

Why Tinker?“Tinkering is a mindset – a playful

way to approach and solve problems through direct experience, experimentation, and discovery.”

Sylvia Martinez & Gary StagerInvent to Learn

Why Tinker?“Tinkering is a mindset – a playful

way to approach and solve problems through direct experience, experimentation, and discovery.”

Why Tinker?“Tinkering is a mindset – a playful

way to approach and solve problems through direct experience, experimentation, and discovery.”

Why Tinker?“Tinkering is a mindset – a playful

way to approach and solve problems through direct experience, experimentation, and discovery.”

Why Tinker?“Tinkering is a mindset – a playful

way to approach and solve problems through direct experience, experimentation, and discovery.”

Why Make?To Learn Content

To Learn

to Learn

To Show

Learning

Why Make?To Learn Content

To Learn

to Learn

To Show

Learning

Tinkering

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general

Less Me, More You

Exploring some of our components for today…

Tinker Time

What behaviors of these magnets can you discover?

A Prompt for You

“Create a levitation scene using magnets.”

DebriefingWhat other points can you raise?

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