2022 Wisconsin State Education Convention

Tech Corner: Awaken Student Innovation: Empowering Learners Through Innovative Design (Room Tech Corner 2 (Booth 749), Exhibit Hall)

20 Jan 22
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Tracks: Student Achievement

This mini-session will provide participants with concrete examples and strategies to deepen their understanding of maker learning and share simple starting points for engaging all learners in design-thinking and computational-thinking skill development. Maker learning is more than craft materials and open exploration. This mini-session will define how maker learning provides an opportunity to increase student engagement and develop specific skill sets outlined by the Wisconsin Information and Technology Literacy and content area standards.