Season 6 | Listen & Learn
Start Small
What you’re doing, how are you typically getting students to express their understanding of the material that you’ve just given them? And instead of maybe doing it in a way you’ve done it, every single week, or every single year. Is there an opportunity for them to make something? And perhaps there’s a collection of choices they can select when it comes to “making something”. And I think that’s where it is about “starting small”, it is working on what you already have in place.
– Dr. Matthew Worwood
Episode Transcription
During the conversation, Cyndi and Matt revisit advice shared by Maker Space expert Michael Mino and educator Andrea Mango; both emphasize the importance of expanding on what you are already doing well and recognize that change takes place over time and in small micro-bursts.
Featured Episodes:
Michael Mino, Maker Education Across Different Socio-Economic Environments
Andra Mango, Giving Up Control in the Classroom
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