Maker Educator Convening

Participants will work with scaffolded activity templates that introduce a variety of circuit trace layouts, coding sketches with the Chibi Chip, and a range of expressive options for storytelling and communication of ideas. We'll work with maps in the broadest sense—from familiar, topographic representations to narrative expressions and idea maps. With a focus on local information and map construction, we will use resources connected with social wellness measures as a guiding framework for crafting and constructing stories and understanding about place. For example, we may work with air quality measures by zipcode, neighborhood, and region as a lens for considering opportunities for civic engagement and developing community awareness. Additionally, we will demonstrate DIY components for: 1) completing a poll as part of a paper circuit project and 2) accessing selected real-time information via public APIs to showcase local, real-time data as part of a personal project.