While the Maker Movement has gained momentum in formal and informal settings, practice been ahead of research, especially on learning. In this paper, we introduce a framework learning practices (LPs) making for Children's Museum Pittsburgh's makerspace, called MAKESHOP. Through collaborative iterative process with Teaching Artists, developed revised LPs making. The are described illustrative data from circuit block activity provided to further explain practices. Implications some future work...

Museum educators are considered essential to the work of museums as places learning. However, models for museum educators' professional learning have not adequately addressed unique challenges that many face. This paper describes how a group representing diverse and dispersed interactive began adapting framework Professional Learning Community (PLC), common model K-12 teacher development. Using design-based research methods, we implemented discussion protocol instantiates four design...

This article examines the use of interdisciplinary project co-design, as a mechanism for increasing capacity school and promoting growth teachers’ professional practice in an urban high setting. Changing teaching practices culture within can be extremely difficult. Simply providing resources about novel strategies ineffective. In fact, some cultures, suggestions classroom change received with hostility, being viewed by teachers acts questioning their competence. study describes how...

To address teacher isolation in schools, more reform leaders are finding hope establishing professional communities as a way to promote continuous school improvement. This case study presents one approach for developing community: work circle. Using the characteristics of community created by Kruse, Louis, and Bryk, this describes sixth-grade, middle school, circle addressing problem students reading content areas. suggests that may productively support among teachers focused on instruction....

The use of data to improve learning, instruction and student achievement has been a popular educational intervention in countries across the globe. Yet, with all available generated by standardized tests or through course instruction, systematic as lever for school change still remains elusive. This article is an introduction special issue that explores possibilities digital media technology support data-informed teaching learning. paper introduces this topic highlighting need investigating...

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in multiple shifts the roles of youth services librarians and museum educators. Although changes job duties, processes, day-to-day practices were inevitable, this article suggests that these professionals viewed their service as continuous with prepandemic roles. Based on interviews 20 professionals, analyzes two constructs emerged described roles: guiding principles collaboration. Not only did discursive provide a sense continuity, they also served to advocate...

Internationally, there has been a policy push for using student data instruction. Yet, research noted few examples of actually understanding how this data-use practice takes place. This study presents case an instructional team making sense data. The shares to show teachers' process inform their choices is interpretive one. also highlights the fact that, make test that are often incapable capturing backstories students' work in school, teachers draw upon informal they glean from observations...

In recent years, many museums across the country have established or invested resources to implement maker programs makerspaces for their visitors. These and spaces serve a variety of organizational and/or programmatic goals, but fundamentally they as sites learning. Yet, despite these growing efforts, field knows relatively little about how support learning within spaces. This paper presents framework inform design organization was developed through process visiting makerspaces,...

Makerspaces, especially in their diverse proliferating forms, support a broad variety of learning outcomes. There is rich work attempting to understand and describe these goals. Yet, there lack for practitioners educators assess the events, without extensive video-recording documentation. In this paper, we present our design iterations at adapting Tinkering Studio's Learning Dimensions framework into tools used by makerspace facilitators. These are intended recording observations, so as...

Educational institutions, whether they are formal or informal, present a work environment in which technology, and social cultural interactions mediate unfolding work. The interaction between CSCW the of education can hold great potential for both improving educational institutions as well providing greater explanatory power to theories that support groups designs instantiated those theories. goal this workshop is build community interested intersection practice.

A question like “what do you want your children to be when they leave class?” seems simple on the surface, but it quickly becomes complex teachers are asked name, prioritize, and document kinds of student learning engagement value most. This article shares ongoing work a regional community that focuses defining goals learning, describing what looks in their classrooms, documenting evidence its value.

This design case explores the of a learning framework at museum. Specifically, development practices (LPs) for an arts-based space and uses these to explain deepening engagement. These LPs represent means developing common language across studio educators kinds engagement they sought support in museum Art Studio. aligns with mission vision museum, process helped form team’s language. In all, this work contributes research on educator professional teams as well works attempting articulate...

Abstract Public libraries have embraced the popularity of maker education and makerspaces by integrating in their program offerings, developing that enable patrons to tinker create products. But less attention has been paid supporting librarians educators assessing impact these spaces. To expand assessment scholarship practices related public library makerspaces, we offer two contributions. First, share findings from a qualitative research study which analyzed how 17 staff define success...

The maker movement has grown rapidly in educational contexts during the past decade. field now needs valid, reliable measurement tools to capture learning that occurs maker-based activities. In this study, facilitators and researchers from five organizations engaged a codesign process develop tool measuring how learners seek share resources while making. We describe our of collaboratively developing, testing, revising Seek & Share Resources Tool coding protocol with strong validity. Two...

Open, online learning environments, such as massive open courses (MOOCs) and communities have been promoted a way to expand equitable access quality education. Such experiences are potentially enriched via extensive networks of peer learners. Even though challenges exist realize these aspirations, open, environments can serve mechanism for how we provide transformative experiences. This workshop aims bring researchers practitioners from diverse disciplinary backgrounds explore the body CSCW...