7 steps to better educate future innovative engineers & designers
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7 Steps to Better Educate Future Innovative Engineers & Designers
Jonathan E. MartinMarch, 2012
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Jonathan E. Martin
• 10 years experience teaching High School History• 15 years experience principal, PK-12. • Currently educational writer and consultant
• www.21k12blog.net• Twitter: @JonathanEMartin
“We need to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world…That’s how we’ll win the future.”
~President Obama2011 State of the Union
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1. Striking the Chord2. Putting Problems First3. Doing the Learning with Project-Based Learning4. Enabling Connections5. Providing the Time, Space & Tools6. Prototyping and Iterating7. Assessing with Quality Rubrics
1. Striking the Chord
• Model Innovation– What if it were in your mission?
• Provide Inspiration– Assemblies and Guest Speakers– TED talks– Steve Jobs
2. Putting Problems First
Look for anything that doesn’t work: Stay Local
Look to the news of the day:
What needs fixing?
3: Learning by Doing with Project-Based Learning
Critique
Web Literacies & Digital Citizenship
Multiple MeasuresAssessment
Real-World Relevance
Collaborative Project Design & “Tuning”
Scaffolding & Teaching as necessary
Passion, Teacher & Student
“It’s not how smart you are.
It’s how well connected you are. “
4. Enabling Connections
How well are we teaching the significance and power of networks?
How are we helping students develop and leverage their networks?
• Get online and open the net widely, (still safely).
• Leverage web 2.0 tools, including Skype.
• Use resources like Flat Classroom, iEarn, & Quadblogging.
• Require online collaboration in some assignments.
5. Providing Time, Space, & Tools
• Block Scheduling
• Maker Spaces
• Robotics, carpentry, 3D printers
6. Prototyping & Iterating
How do we improve and best use high quality rubrics to define excellence and give students the feedback they can use?
7. Assessing Effectively
