Maken in de klas

People have always been creators.

In our current time, however, that taking for granted has faded into the background. We lost the art of making, then the art of repairing and right now we are even losing the art of understanding how something works. That tide must turn.

Making in the classroom places ‘making’ in a historical context and explains why it is of great importance in this day and age. And especially at school: maker education offers a welcome change from the ‘main work’ and gives children the opportunity to place acquired knowledge in a broader context and, above all, to apply it in practice.

The book answers important questions:

Why makes making happy?

How does it fit into the classroom and into the lesson?

How do you deal with the differences between children?

Making in the classroom is full of examples of teachers who successfully link making to language, technology, art and science in beautiful projects and thus give it a good place in the curriculum. The book also contains inspiring drawings, photos and stories from experts that help every teacher to get started with maker education in a way that suits her or him.