Michael Stone: Authentic Learning and Making

23/05/2023 28 min
Michael Stone: Authentic Learning and Making

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Dale Dougherty talks to Michael Stone of the Public Education Foundation of Hamilton County in southeast Tennessee. Michael is responsible to developing a network of 34 Fab Labs in K-12 schools with more to come next year. In this conversation, Michael talks about making as authentic learning, involving real problems and solutions, and which leads to authentic assessment. 00:00 Authentic Learning and Making02:09 Michael's Background03:54 Stumbling into Fab Labs05:46 From Master Teacher to Master Learner07:57 Coaching12:06 Authentic Assessment18:44 Expanding from one school to many20:21 Pioneers and Settlers26:37 Blending Personalized Fabrication and Personalized LearningMake: Education Forum for maker educators will be held online on September 22-23. For more information, visit https://make.co/educationforumhttps://make.co/make-cast/