Teaching 21st Century Skills: Using Stem Makerspaces

ISBN-13: 9789811643606 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 180 str.

Rekha B. Koul; Rachel Sheffield; Leonie McIlvenny

Spis treści

SECTION ONE:   About Makerspaces

Section One will provide information around the history of and rationale for makerspaces

• Chapter 1. The Story of the Makerspace

• Chapter 2   Makerspaces and STEM – a synergistic partnership

• Chapter 3. The World of Makerspaces

SECTION TWO:  Makerspaces and pedagogy – learning in a Maker’s Space

Section Two will explore innovative pedagogical approaches to teaching 21st century skills within a Makerspace context. Each chapter will define a key competence and make links to relevant curriculum documents. 

• Chapter 4 The Essential 21st Century Skill Set – Transversal Competencies

• Chapter 5 Developing Higher Order Thinking in a Makerspace 

• Chapter 6 Developing Collaboration Skills in a Makerspace 

• Chapter 7 Developing Communication Skills in a Makerspace

• Chapter 8 Developing Resilience in a Makerspace

SECTION THREE: Country Context

Section Three will describe how makerspaces are being developed, implemented and evaluated in three different country contexts including the specific links to the curricula of six different activities in the three countries.

• Chapter 9 STEM, TVCs, and Makerspaces in the Indian Curricula 

• Chapter 10 STEM, TVCs, and Makerspaces in the Australian Curricula 

• Chapter 11 Future-proofing Makerspaces

O autorze

Rekha Koul is Associate Professor at STEM Research Group, School of Education and Dean International in the Faculty of Humanities Curtin University, Perth, Australia. Her expertise lies in the development, refinement and validation of questionnaires; investigations of the effects of classroom environments on student outcomes; evaluation of educational programs; teacher action research aimed at improving their environments and evaluation of curriculum. Her publication record includes one authored and seven edited volumes, four book chapters and many journal articles published in peer-reviewed journals.

Rachel Sheffield is Associate Professor in the School of Education at Curtin University, Australia, and is a passionate science educator. She researches and publishes in science and STEM education and professional identity and is currently exploring the transversal competencies and their role in STEM. Rachel has won several faculty, university and national awards for teaching excellence and was awarded an Executive Endeavour Fellowship in 2016. She is also Chair of the prestigious Curtin Academy.

Leonie McIlvenny is an educator and curriculum consultant who has worked across all educational systems and sectors in Western Australia. She currently works as Sessional Lecturer and Research Assistant at Curtin University, Perth, Australia. She researches and publishes in the areas of school libraries, information literacy, digital literacy and 21st-century (transversal) competencies. Leonie has written and published numerous articles around these topics and has presented at local, national and international conferences.

Blurb

This book helps educators provide opportunities for their students to engage in creative and collaborative projects that blur the lines between subjects and promote problem-finding and problem-solving activities. It offers a global perspective on makerspaces through an Indian and Australian lens, illustrating the commonalities between the approach and the pedagogy in order to highlight the universal nature of these essential 21st-century skills. The book is particularly useful for science, technology and mathematics teachers, highlighting the potential of engaging in a more integrated curriculum approach to their specific discipline. It is of great interest to scholars whose research focuses on understanding 21st-century skills and how they can be taught and assessed in a school setting. It is an indispensable resource for teacher educators, school administrators, curriculum designers, policymakers and researchers in the field of science education.