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EPISODE 6: LEARN 2 TEACH, TEACH 2 LEARN
Hosts: Sam Phillips, Tracy Rudzitis, Betty Elias, Tyla Smart, Naeem Wilson

Learn 2 Teach, Teach 2 Learn is a 16-year-old STEAM maker education program that runs from April - August in Boston. L2TT2l engages youth of color in creative possibilities of technology & engineering and hires 36 teenage youth teachers every year who represent Boston. The program is organized by Susan Klimczak (2014 FabLearn Fellow)

Resources from this episode:

• Naeem Wilson Portfolio and Website
https://nemodude.com/

• South End Technology Center
http://www.tech-center-enlightentcity.tv/

• Tracy Rudzitis Twitter
https://twitter.com/wagongrrl

• seyMour’s puBlic enTities, eDith’s maKe-ing conVersation & DeSign ReViews by Susan Klimczak
http://fellows.fablearn.org/seymours-public-entities-ediths-make-ing-conversation-design-reviews/

• Blynk
http://www.blynk.cc/

• Theme music: Love to the World by Tall Black Guy
https://tallblackguy.bandcamp.com/album/mini-therapy-chops

This is the first of two webinars where we explore the three Cs that underline maker pedagogy, which are constructionism, constructivism and critical pedagogy. In this webinar, the FabLearn Director sits down with a group of the FabLearn Fellows and the Principal Advisor, Sylvia Martinez, to delve deep into the 3Cs.

FabLearn Fellows that are with us in this episode are Kevin Jarret, David Hahn, Mario Parade, Gilson Domingues, Josh Ajima, Christa Flores and Dodji Honou. Go to fablearn.org/fellows where they share ideas, best practices and resources for maker education.

Resources from this episode:

Paulo Blikstein:
http://www.blikstein.com/paulo/

Sylvia Martinez:
http://sylviamartinez.com/

2014 Fellows:
http://fellows.fablearn.org/2014fellows/

2016 Fellows:
http://fellows.fablearn.org/2016fellows/

EPISODE 2: THE MAKING IN YOUNGER CLASSROOMS EDITION
Hosts: Angie O'Malley, David Hann, Sarah Emerson

Angie O'Malley is a STEAM Specialist at Brighton School, a preschool through 8th grade private school in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, United States. Angie began as a technology instructor and worked to develop a comprehensive, integrated STEAM program for elementary and middle school students. Angie helped plan and design the schools new STEAM lab, where she holds weekly classes, before-school programs, and summer camps. Angie received her undergraduate degree from Linfield College and a Masters of Arts in Teaching from Seattle Pacific University.

David Hann teaches 8th grade math and 6/7/8th grade Design & Technology at Donview Middle Health & Wellness Academy, a public school in Toronto, Canada. He was the first teacher to pilot a 3D printing program in a Toronto middle school, complementing his existing Design & Technology program in a wood/metal shop. In 2014 and 2015, David and several colleagues collaborated to have 8th grade students build pinball machines using Makey Makey and Scratch for a cross-curricular final project (covering Math, English, Science, History and Geography). He has presented this project at conferences and Maker Faires, including the 2015 World Maker Faire in New York. David is one of the co-founders of the MakerEdTO group, which organizes a summer maker conference for Toronto/Ontario teachers, and facilitates the development of educators maker skills and professional network. He holds two bachelor’s degrees from the University of Toronto, in Education, and in History & Philosophy, and has additional qualification as a Design & Technology specialist teacher.

Sarah Emerson is the co-founder of the iSTEAM Lab at Bing Wong Elementary School, a public school in San Bernardino, California, United States. The iSTEAM Lab was founded to inspire students to imagine, innovate and engage in building hope for their futures. Emerson is the school's STEAM program facilitator, primarily teaching mechanical engineering, manufacturing, product innovation, entrepreneurship, and animatronics to students in kindergarten through sixth grade. She also collaborates with her colleagues at the elementary level, as well as the secondary and post-secondary levels, and community partners to design and implement cross-curricular units in which students explore careers in various STEAM industries. Emerson is currently a certification writer for Linked Learning at the elementary level. She holds a bachelor's degree in Chicano studies, a master's degree in education, and a GATE certificate from the University of California, Riverside.