Family WORKS! Using a Makerspace to enhance diverse middle school students’ creativity and...
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Family WORKS! Using a Makerspace to enhance diverse middle school students’ creativity and innovation with family and teacher supports Specialized Education Services Stephanie Kurtts, Nicole Dobbins, and Teresa Little Doug Bartow-Community Coordinator November 14, 2014
Family WORKS! Using a Makerspace to enhance diverse middle school students’ creativity and innovation with family and teacher supports Specialized Education
Family WORKS! Using a Makerspace to enhance diverse middle
school students creativity and innovation with family and teacher
supports Specialized Education Services Stephanie Kurtts, Nicole
Dobbins, and Teresa Little Doug Bartow-Community Coordinator
November 14, 2014
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Purpose of Family WORKS Creating opportunities for middle
school students with diverse learning abilities, their families,
teachers, and UNCG teacher candidates to: E xplore R esearch D
esign C reate P roduce Products that support the first steps toward
entrepreneurial activities connected to the curriculum and
community.
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Families, Students and Teachers at the Makerspace
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Family WORKS Participants Northeast Middle School (NEMS)
students Their parents and families NEMS teachers UNCG junior
special education and dual major teacher candidates completing
service-learning and leadership evidence 6 for portfolio Community
Advisory Board as mentors
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Family WORKS and the Spirit of Entrepreneurism Opportunities
for students, their families and teachers, and teacher candidates
to become involved with community organizations that support
entrepreneurism Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Center at UNCG The Forge Creative activities
supported by organizations such as AIGA (American Institute of
Graphic Arts) Triad N.C.
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Professional Development for Teachers Dr. Dobbins and Dr.
Little planned and implemented professional development on
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)and innovative instruction using
technology for 10 NEMS teachers.
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The Wave Video
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What Weve Accomplished So Far Four family work sessions Ideas
for the products have been developed and materials ordered Two
community advisory board meetings Advisory Board working with
students UNCG teacher candidates attended all work sessions and
assisted students and families Two student training modules were
given How to brainstorm ideas Developing a basic business plan Two
professional development sessions for NEMS teachers Project website
developed to increases communication
http://onlinelearning.servecenter.org/uncgsoe/familyworks/
http://onlinelearning.servecenter.org/uncgsoe/familyworks/
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Primary Student Outcomes A product that could be marketable
either in an online store, such as etsy.com or in a consignment
shop (Spartan Traders or Design Archives for example) etsy.com
General understanding of the brainstorming process, developing a
basic business plan and how to promote a product
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Student Product Ideas A camo hat designed for women hunters
with ponytails.
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A fingernail guard that keeps nail polish from getting on skin
when polishing fingernails.
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A complete kit with an air pump and switches for powering a
Lego tractors accessories.
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A doll that doesnt conform to gender stereotypes.
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Whats Next? Develop prototype products in Makerspace (Nov Dec)
Meet with advisory board members for feedback on prototypes in
December Continued teacher and teacher candidate support Final
presentation to Advisory Board with finished prototypes and product
plans in February A celebration with families in March