Human growth is fueled by innovation and there are a growing number of claims that innovation is on the decline. What does this mean for educators? As makerspaces and the maker movement continue to gain traction in learning/academics across America and educators continue to see the positive implications of this model of learning, might we be able to change the trajectory of American innovation? Citing Robert Gordon’s projection of economic growth, if positioned properly, school makerspaces have the capability of addressing the various “headwinds” that have contributed to the innovation decline.
We will explore this growing grassroots effort to cultivate more student inventors and makers, while also exploring the positive, yet unintended consequences that extend far beyond academic success. We will examine what this movement to a hands-on approach to learning means for the future of education and its greater societal impacts.
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