Challenge Based Learning in Makerspaces

CHALLENGE-BASED
LEARNING IN MAKERSPACES
@DianaLRendina
RenovatedLearning.com
Media Specialist, Tampa, FL
How to Use Design to Cul0vate
Crea0vity

@DianaLRendina * RenovatedLearning.com
DIANA RENDINA, MLIS • Media Specialist at Tampa
Preparatory, 6-12
independent school
• Stewart Middle Magnet
School in Tampa, FL from
2010-2017
• Blogger @
RenovatedLearning
• 2016 ISTE Outstanding
Young Educator
Portrait by Kimberly Yau

HOW I GOT STARTED From Dark Cave to the Stewart Makerspace

About Stewart
• Public STEM Magnet Middle School
• Hillsborough County Public Schools (8th largest
district in USA)
• Grades 6-8
• Urban location near downtown Tampa
• Title 1 - 75% of students on free or reduced
lunch
• 30% Black, 33% Hispanic, 30% White, 7%
Asian and Multiracial
• 65% Male, 35% Female

March 2010

The only STEM in our library

Discovering the Maker Movement

Sharing vision = supplies!

The birth of our Makerspace

The corner before…

Transforma0on

The Stewart Makerspace

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DESIGN CHALLENGES VS. OPEN EXPLORATION

OPEN EXPLORATION
Free time, students can explore the
tools and ideas that interest them

WORKSHOPS
Everyone learns a new skill together
working on the same project

CIRCUIT BRACELET WORKSHOP

DESIGN CHALLENGE
Whole group focuses on a unifying
challenge or theme for their project

Body Level One
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Body Level ThreeWHY DESIGN CHALLENGES?

“It seems contradictory, but
when it comes to crea0ve work,
limita0ons mean freedom”
~ Aus0n Kleon,
Steal Like an Ar0st

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“The Challenge of the Blank
Screen” Seymour Papert
“The Paradox of Choice”
Barry Schwartz, psychologist

CREATING A DESIGN PROMPT
• What is the goal?
• Who do students work with?
• What are the materials?
• How much 0me do they have?
• How will they share it?
• Other crea0ve constraints?

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DESIGN CHALLENGE EXAMPLES

RUBBER BAND LAUNCHER CHALLENGE
Make something that ﬂings something

RUBBER BAND LAUNCHER CHALLENGE

RUBBER BAND LAUNCHER PROMPT
• Goal: Create something that
launches with a rubber band
• Who: Choose your own groups
• Materials: Anything! + rubber
bands
• Time: 3 weeks
• Share: Video conference

CARDBOARD CHALLENGE
Watch Caine’s Arcade!!

CARDBORD CHALLENGE

CARDBOARD CHALLENGE

CARDBOARD CHALLENGE PROMPT
• Goal: Make an arcade game with
cardboard
• Who: Choose your own groups
• Materials: At least 75% cardboard
• Time: 2 weeks
• Share: Global Cardboard
Challenge event

PHONE/TABLET HOLDER

PHONE/TABLET HOLDER PROMPT
Build a device that can hold your
phone steady to take a picture or
video. Work with your table group.
You can only use K’nex provided at
your table. You have 45 minutes,
then we’ll share “shark tank” pitches
to the group.

BEST PRACTICES FOR
CHALLENGES

BEST PRACTICES FOR CHALLENGES
• Don’t make it a compe00on
• Provide a focus, but not too
many limita0ons
• Leave room for crea0vity
• Build in a sharing component

LABEL ALL THE THINGS!!! You can’t use what you
can’t find

PROJECT STORAGE Let kids save their
works-in-progress

PROJECT DISPLAY Display student works

LESS IS MORE Don’t do the work for them - guide
them in the right direction

REFLECTION Maker Journals, Video Documentaries, etc

CURRICULUM
CONNECTIONS

COLLABORATION
Coral reef lesson
WriPen ConversaQons

COLLABORATION
Coral reef lesson

DESIGN PROMPT
Build a model of a coral reef using
K’nex or LEGOs. You must cite at
least one piece of evidence from
the text. Work alone or in groups.
You have 15 minutes, then we’ll
present our projects to the class.

COLLABORATION The Engineering Design Process

COLLABORATION The Engineering Design Process
IdenQfy the PROBLEM
BRAINSTORM a soluQon
DESIGN & BUILD a prototype
TEST & EVALUATE
REDESIGN based on tests
SHARE your soluQon
REFLECT on process

DESIGN PROMPT The Engineering Design Process
Build a device that can hold a
phone to take a picture.
Document your work on your
worksheet. Work in table groups.
You have 20 minutes, then we’ll
pitch our projects to the class.

Share your ideas of design
challenges or other types of
projects that you could host in
your library.

SHARING &
CONNECTING

SKYPE & GOOGLE HANGOUT

JOINT DESIGN CHALLENGES

GUEST MENTORS

OUTSIDE COLLABORATIONS

MAKER FEST Share with your community

MAKER FEST / MAKER FAIR

There is no such thing as a
ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL
MAKERSPACE

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