Projects
This week we focus on learning through making, and reflect on the creative process through the Creative Learning Spiral. We also introduce coding as a new form of fluency and self-expression, and we start making projects.
Watch & Read
Learning through Projects
In this video, Mitch Resnick describes how people learn through making projects, and introduces the Creative Learning Spiral as a framework to reflect about the creative process.
Subtitles are available in multiple languages.Readings
Learn more about creativity and the maker movement, and coding as a form of fluency and expression.
Lifelong Kindergarten - Chapter 2 (excerpts)
Italiano (Italian) , Português (Portuguese) , 日本語 (Japanese) , Español (Spanish) , Türkçe (Turkish) , العربية (Arabic) , ภาษาไทย (Thai)
Make & Share
This week we invite you to make a project and share your process with the community!
You can make something:
- very big, very small, green, sweet, loud, unusual, …
- in your kitchen, in a makerspace, outside …
- with paper, with wood, with Scratch, …
- for yourself, for someone else, for work, for fun, …
It can be something you do only for this week, or a piece of a bigger project you’d like to work on.
When you are ready, share your project (picture, link, and/or description) and reflect on your process. Some questions to possibly consider as you reflect: How did you get the idea? What was a challenge you encountered? What would you do if you had more time?
Reflect & Discuss
Think about this week’s video, readings, activity or discussions.
What is a [idea, quote, question, word, …]
that you have found [intriguing, provoking, inspiring, …]
and how do you relate to it as a [learner, educator, designer, human being, …] ?
Make your own reflection prompt and share your thoughts with the rest of the community!
Want More to Explore?
You might enjoy these additional materials
Conversation with Andrew Sliwinski
Mitch and Andrew discuss strategies for engaging children in creative learning through projects — and compare experiences with physical and digital materials
Subtitles are available in multiple languages.Mitch Resnick - Let's teach kids to code.
(Video from TEDx talk - subtitles available in multiple languages)
Seymour Papert - Instructionism versus Constructionism
(Chapter 7 from 'The Children's Machine')
Offline Materials
You can get this week’s videos, subtitles, and readings in a single zip file for offline use.