MIT Master Making

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Ms. Marchetti is continuing her involvement with the MIT Edgarton’s Center with the Master Making in the Classroom.  Last year the focus was on developing a Maker Methodology. The objective of last year was to plan, implement, and reflect on Maker projects in the K-12 academic classroom.  We built a library of projects created to use the tools and strategies we developed, shared with educators connected to our community, and found the best ways for these resources to be shared more broadly. The MIT Master Making group is hosted by Diane Brancazio and Leilani Roser, the K12 Maker team at the MIT Edgerton Center.  This year Master Making in the Classroom will continue its exploration into designing and leading Maker projects as members of a community of practice. Maker/Tech leaders coach and collaborate with educators in their schools in carrying out Maker projects. Ms. Marchetti will continue her professional development in Maker tools such as vinyl cutters, laser printers, 3D printers and software, Arduino, and Adobe.  This group met two consecutive days in October and will meet 2-4 others days in person. In addition to in person meetings, the group meets online bi-weekly via video conferencing and also daily through a Google group where members are able to post questions, ideas, and share stories for inspiration. A perk of this project allows for 2 teachers to go to MIT for the day on a full day of professional development. Mrs. Alford spent the day at MIT learning Arduino with industry professionals on 10/25. Another teacher will attend a workshop in December, TBD.


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