Resources

A collection of articles, guides, communities, talks, books, and more to get you started making in the classroom today!

Books and Research

• Agency by Design Project Zero. (2015). Maker-centered learning and the development of the self: Preliminary findings of the Agency by Design project. Cambridge: Harvard Graduate School of Education.
• Bilkstein, P. (2013). Digital fabrication and ‘making’ in education: The democratization of invention. In J. Walter-Herrmann & C. Büching (Eds.), FabLabs: Of machines, makers and inventors. Bielefeld: Transcript Publishers.
• Doorley, S., and Witthoft, S. (2012). Make space: How to set the stage for creative collaboration. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• EdSurge Guide. (n.d.). How to Build Your Makerspace.
• Flores, C. (2015). Fostering a constructionist learning environment: The qualities of a maker educator.
• Gabrielson, C. (2013). Tinkering: Kids learn by making stuff. Sebastopol, CA: Maker Media, Inc.
• Halverson, E. and Sheridan, K. (2014). The Maker Movement in education. Harvard Education Review, 84 (4): p.499.
• Hatch, M. (2013). The Maker Movement manifesto: Rules for innovation in the new world of crafters, hackers, and tinkerers. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
• Hlubinka, M., Dougherty, D., Thomas, P., Chang, S., Hoefer, S., Alexander, I., and McGuire, D. (2013). Makerspace playbook: School edition. Sebastopol, CA: Maker Media.
• Ito, M. (2010). Hanging out, messing around, and geeking out: Kids living and learning with new media. Cambridge: The MIT Press. (PDF)
• Jenkins, H., Clinton, K., Purushotma, R., Robison, A., and Weigel, M. (2006). Confronting the challenges of participatory culture: Education for the 21st century. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Cambridge: The MIT Press.
• Kafai, Y., Fields, D., and Searle, K., (2014). Electronic textiles as disruptive designs: Supporting and challenging maker activities in schools. Harvard Educational Review, 84(4): 532-556.
• Kelley, T., and Kelley, D. (2013). Creative confidence: Unleashing the creative potential within all of us. New York, NY: Crown Publishing Group.
• Lang, D. (2013). Zero to Maker: Learn (just enough) to make (just about) anything. Sebastopol, CA: Maker Media, Inc.
• Martin, Lee (2015) “The Promise of the Maker Movement for Education,” Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER0: Vol. 5: Iss. 1, Article 4. (PDF)
• Martinez, S.L., and Stager, G. (2013). Invent to learn: Making, tinkering, and engineering in the classroom. Torrance, CA: Constructing Modern Knowledge Press.
• Papert, S. (1993). Mindstorms: Children, computers, and powerful ideas. New York, NY: Basic Books.
• Papert, S. (1999). Eight big ideas behind the Constructionist Learning Lab.
• Peppler, K., and Bender, S. (2013). Maker movement spreads innovation one project at a time. Kappan, 95, (3): 22-27.
• Peppler, K., Gresalfi, M., Tekinbas, K.S., and Santo, R. (2014). Script changers: Digital storytelling with Scratch. Cambridge: The MIT Press.
• Peppler, K., Gresalfi, M., Tekinbas, K.S., and Santo, R. (2014). Soft circuits: Creating e-fashion with DIY electronics. Cambridge: The MIT Press.
• Pilloton, E. (2009). Design revolution: 100 Products that empower people. New York, NY: Metropolis Books.
• Resnick, M., Myers, B., Nakakoji, K., Shneiderman, B., Pausch, R., Selker, T., & Eisenberg, M. (2005). Design principles for tools to support creative thinking. Washington, D.C.: National Science Foundation.
• Resnick, M., & Rosenbaum, E. (2013). Designing for tinkerability. In Honey, M., & Kanter, D. (Eds.), Design, Make, Play: Growing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators, pp. 163-181. Routledge.
• Resnick, M. (2014). Give P’s a chance: Projects, peers, passion, play.

Articles and Blog Posts

• The Maker Movement is About Making Meaning, Jay Silver (11/10/15)
• Writing as Making. Synapse. Paul Oh (8/22/15)
• The Maker Movement in Education: Designing, Creating, and Learning Across Contexts, Harvard Educational Review (Winter 2014)
• The Maker Movement: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants to Own the Future, Edutopia (10/1/14)
• 6 Questions for The White House Maker-in-Chief Stephanie Santoso, Fast Company (12/24/14)
• Learning Through Making, National Science Foundation (6/17/14)
• The National Science Foundation and Making, NSF Fact Sheet (6/18/14)

Communities and Classroom Resources

• #MakerEd
• Agency by Design @ Harvard
• Stanford d.school K12 Lab
• White House: A Nation of Makers
• Autodesk’s Project Ignite
• Connected Learning Alliance
• Design Thinking for Educators
• DML Research Hub
• Edutopia Maker Education resource page
• Tinkering Fundamentals: A Constructionist Approach to STEM Learning
• Imagination Foundation
• K-12 Fab Labs and Makerspaces
• Learning and Facilitation Frameworks from The Tinkering Studio at the Exploratorium
• Creativity Labs @ Indiana University
• Maker Certificate Program at Sonoma State University
• Maker Faire
• Remaking Learning Network
• Charlottesville Tinkersmiths
• Maker Education Initiative

Talks

• Agency By Design: Empowering Young People to Shape their Worlds
• Annmarie Thomas, Hands-on Science with Squishy Circuits
• Caine’s Arcade
• Dale Dougherty, We Are Makers
• Emily Pilloton, Teaching Design for Change
• Jen Ryan, The Maker Mind
• Karen Wilkinson, Making, Tinkering, and Design
• Leah Buechley, How to “Sketch” with Electronics
• Maker Education Initiative’s YouTube Channel
• Sir Ken Robinson, Do Schools Kill Creativity
• SparkTruck Movie
• Sylvia’s Super-Awesome Maker Show