Woot! I’m excited to announce that I was selected as a Stanford FabLearn Fellow. http://fablearn.org/fellows/
While I’m very proud to be a part of the Fellows cohort there isn’t anything magic about being selected. I’ve posted my application at https://designmaketeach.com/ 2016/07/09/fablearn- fellowship-application/. (I also applied in 2014 and wasn’t selected.) The FabLearn Fellows program isn’t an award or a prize but rather an invitation to participate in the work of “integrating the principles of educational makerspaces and constructionist learning into formal and informal K-12 education”. Everyone can be part of this work.
I invite you to be a part of the FabLearn Fellowship…
FabLearn Conference
-Watch the recorded session of the FabLearn 2016 conference. http://fablearn.org/conferences/stanford2016/
-Attend the annual Stanford FabLearn conference or FabLearn conference around the world. There are upcoming events in Hong Kong and Finland. http://fablearn.org/conferences/
Social
-Watch and use the #FabLearn hashtag.
-Subscribe to Sylvia Martinez’s FabLearn Fellows Twitter list. https://twitter.com/smartinez/lists/fablearn-fellows
-Join the K-12 Fab Labs and Makerspaces Google Group. Active group with over 1,600 members. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/k-12-fablabs
Read
-Read Meaningful Making: Projects and Inspirations for FabLabs and Makerspaces a free ebook written by the first FabLearn Fellows cohort. http://fablearn.org/fellows/meaningful-making-book/
-Read Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom by Sylvia Martinez and Gary Stager. All the resource links in the book are available for free at http://inventtolearn.com/resources/.
Share
-Blog: 2-3 times a month about your work in formal/informal makerspaces. Remix and expand. Explain new contexts. Share projects. See the 2014 FabLearn Fellows blog at https://fellows.fablearn.org/2014fellows/. See my blog at http://designmaketeach.com.
-Instagram: journal your work. Regular snapshots of your work can be just as valuable as the most well written article or presentation. https://www.instagram.com/designmaketeach/
-Tweet: ask questions, give encouragement, share, attribute and amplify the work of diverse maker educators. https://twitter.com/DesignMakeTeach
Title
-Want a title? How about FabLearn Friend or member of the FabLearn Tribe?
Swag
-There wasn’t a fancy FabLearn Fellows plaque or t-shirt so go ahead and make some DIY swag.
-#FabLearn SVG : Perfect for creating a sticker, t-shirt, fridge magnet, badge, etc. Click here to download #FabLearn SVG (.zip)
FabLearn is about spreading constructionism in school settings. Its a network of forward thinking educators and researchers excited about the potential of technology, low and high tech, to leverage the power of the self-directed learner. FabLearn is a global network that believes were are smarter together.
Thanks for this post, Josh. I don’t have a lot of experience using Google Groups for collaboration, but the K12 Fab Lab/Makerspace community looks awfully vibrant and I’m excited to contribute. The link you included in your post sent me to a 404 page though. I dunno if that’s a hiccup on my end or if the link is bad.
Thanks Sam. I had to go in and redo almost all the links. Seems like an extra space was being added in the middle of links and the FabLearn address changed also. Should be good to go now. Have a great day. -Josh
Thank you for this awesome information, Josh! I am really curious about the Fab Learn Fellows program…do you know if there will be another application round for 2017-2018? If so, where might I access the application? (I did not see a link on the Fab Learn Fellows website). Thank you so much! – Jen Hesseltine