ORC Maker Educator Boot Camp 2016

ORC Maker Educator Boot Camp 2016

Forty-eight teachers and administrators from the four member school districts and Robert Morris University participated in the 2016 Maker Educator Boot Camp.  The Boot Camp was conducted by the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh June 20 - 23and was held throughout the Museum.

The first two days participants rotated through 4 workshops which featured the four segments of the MakeShop: Hard & Found Materials, Fiber & Soft Materials, Electronics, and Digital.  On the third day participants delved deeper into one area of Maker media.  The choices were Makey Makey, Woodworking, Fiber/eTextiles, Storytelling, Game Design, and Hummingbird Robotics.

The fourth and final day participants found themselves examining and identifying evidence of learning and having dialog over the vision for their individual schools.

The fourth day the participants were faced with their final challenge.  Each small group was given a set of criteria that were to be incorporated into a design and creating.  Below are a few photos showing some of the collaboration and results.