jonathandietz
Mon, 19 Dec 2016 23:39:39 GMT
Maker Meetup notes 12/15/2016 by Diane Brancazio
Location:Museum of Science 4 - 5:30 12/15/2016.
Hosts: Nina Nolan, MOS Clubhouse, Beth LLoyd, Watertown HS FabLab, Diane Brancazio, MIT Edgerton Center
30 attendees
Agenda
Introductions:
Share: name, organization/facility/interest epic fail or fix
Name of /Mission for this group
Working name is Boston-Area Youth Maker Educator Network and focus is on youth groups
Some interest in including adult maker groups like Artisans Asylum
Concern with making the mission too broad and diluting the efforts
Conversation to be continued
Group discussions at tables:
Consider discussing:
A What do you need that this network can provide?
B What can you provide to this network?
C Brainstorm ways to communicate with each other, share news and resources, and learn about each other
Reporting out
A What do you need that this network can provide?
Curriculum resources and ideas for schools
How to start a makerspace
How to get teachers and kids in a creative mindset
How to incorporate/use Design Thinking
Info on liability and other workshop implementation issues
How to help kids choose projects appropriate to the space, tools, and time
Inspiration for colleges to value making
maker majors, college credit, pathways to engineering majors like PLTW
B What can you provide to this network?
Create a platform to magnify our efforts
Research and articles that can back up the value of Making
University Tours
Inspiration
Connection to college
Relevance to industry
pathways
C Brainstorm ways to communicate with each other, share news and resources, and learn about each other
Newsletters,
Maker fairs/events
Do activities together
Rummage sale/fundraiser
Website with opportunity to share -
slack
pbworks
Google group
Informal Networking
Next Steps:
Make sure we have your correct contact info
We will create a Google group to enable communication before our next meeting
Next meeting to be hosted by Caitlin Browne at HATCH in Watertown or Kambiz Vatan at Arlington HS at the end of January.