Meaningful Making 2: Projects and Inspirations for Fab Labs and Makerspaces

Meaningful Making 2 is a second volume of projects and strategies from the Columbia University FabLearn Fellows. This diverse group of leading K-12 educators teach in Fab Labs, makerspaces, classrooms, libraries, community centers, and museums--all with the goal of making learning more meaningful for every child.

A learning revolution is in the making around the world. Enthusiastic educators are using the new tools and technology of the maker movement to give children authentic learning experiences beyond textbooks and tests. The FabLearn Fellows work at the forefront of this movement in all corners of the globe.

In this book, the FabLearn Fellows share all new inspirational lesson ideas, strategies, and recommended projects across a broad range of age levels. Illustrated with color photos of real student work, the Fellows take you on a tour of the future of learning, where children make sense of the world by making things that matter to them and their communities. To read this book is to rediscover learning as it could be and should be--a joyous, mindful exploration of the world, where the ultimate discovery is the potential of every child.

Meaningful Making 2 Contributors

Authors: Josh Ajima, Sarah Alfonso Emerson, Anne Bown-Crawford, Justin Brown, Reina Sofia Cabezas, Jaymes Dec, Koff i Dodji Honou, Cassia Fernandez, Christa Flores, Alphonse Habyarimana, David Hann, Nico Janik, Kevin Jarrett, Wojciech Karcz, Susan Klimczak, Per-Ivar Kloen, Angela Sofia Lombardo, Angie O'Malley, Heather Allen Pang, Mario Parade, Sam Phillips, Erin Riley, Daniel Schermele, Mark Schreiber, Nalin Tutiyaphuengprasert, Aaron Vanderwerff, Juliet Wanyiri, and Mathias Wunderlich 

Editors: Paulo Blikstein, Sylvia Libow Martinez, Heather Allen Pang, and Kevin Jarrett

Editorial guidance and section introductions: Sylvia Libow Martinez and Heather Allen Pang