What does maker education mean?

1. Maker education is a new educational model that integrates knowledge and skills such as science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. Follow the educational philosophy of freedom, openness, innovation, exploration and experience, pay attention to practice and creative learning, and cultivate innovative talents. 2. The core educational concept of Maker Education is to cultivate students' innovative ability, inquiry ability and creativity through hands-on practice.

In the United States, from policy to practice, maker culture has begun to gain a foothold in the education sector.

? The White House began to embrace the maker movement because President Obama proposed to innovate education and improve students' STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) learning level. In his campaign speech in 2009, Obama said, "I hope all of us will think about innovative ways to motivate young people to pursue science and engineering. Whether it is a science festival, a robot competition or an exposition, young people are encouraged to create, build and invent-to be creators of things, not just consumers of things. "

? The U.S. government launched a new project at the beginning of 20 12, which will introduce "maker space" to 1 000 American primary and secondary schools in the next four years, equipped with digital development and manufacturing tools such as open source hardware, 3D printers and laser cutters. Maker education has become an important part of the United States to promote educational reform and cultivate innovative talents in science and technology.

? Some schools also realize that they have lost the way to motivate students to study actively. They began to try to bring the maker spirit into school education. In the past few years, the academic maker space and manufacturing laboratories in American universities have increased rapidly. Some K 12 schools also try to set up maker space in the library, or transform classrooms to adapt to project-based and practice-based learning.