MNCodes Summit

Mounds Park Academy opened their PK-12 makerspace in August of 2017. Learn how the technology integrationist and makerspace coordinator have implemented a scope and sequence for middle school students that brings coding and makerspace tools and materials together.

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Participants in this session will learn how practices common in engineering education - collaborative problem-solving, the engineering design process, and integrating STEAM disciplines to solve real-life problems - can support CSTA Standards. We’ll also share tools and programs available through St. Thomas University to support students and teachers.

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Learn how an elementary Library Media Specialist in rural southern Minnesota has been working to integrate computer science concepts, computational thinking activities and a maker mindset with teachers and students in her schools. Discuss the importance of incorporating these materials and activities in classrooms in order to encourage purposeful play which builds invaluable executive skills for young learners. Get tips for collaborating with teachers, and get ideas for unplugged and robotic materials to purchase to start a mobile makerspace library in your school. If you’re intimidated by the thought of trying to start a computer science or maker mindset initiative in your school or district, this session is for you!

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This session integrates the process of mitosis with the program Tinkercad.   Students color code the 5 major stages of mitosis, then extrapolate what they think happens between each stage.  Finally, they are to make models of their drawings using Tinkercad.

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