Making Makers Happen in Year 3: How a Y3 class and coach integrated 'makers' into their PYP UOI

JASON PROHASKA & BASTIAAN SCHIPPERS - Renaissance College Hong Kong

Session Audience:

Elementary School

Session Goals:

How teachers can incorporate a ‘makers’ unit into their Unit of Inquiry

Session Outcomes:

What is means to be a ‘maker’ in a school setting

Presenter Bio:

Jason Prohaska PYP Technology Integration Coach at Renaissance College. Educator, Learner, Maker, and Dad to primary-aged children.

Bastiaan Schippers is a Year 3 Homeroom teacher passionate for self-directed learning and the process of design and making as a whole. Before moving to Renaissance College in Hong Kong he was a homeroom teacher and environmental leader at the International School of the Hague. Trained a teacher and anthropologist, he feels comfortable in multi-layered cultural environments with its challenges and possibilities.