tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9646551755449873452024-03-19T20:44:22.781-07:00FCS Quaker Makers: Peacefully Transforming the WorldBrie Daleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10323922565166227757noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964655175544987345.post-1947054345515944022018-10-22T07:36:00.002-07:002018-10-23T08:38:50.899-07:00Welcome 2018-2019 Makers<span style="font-size: large;">It's October already. How is that possible?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September in the Light Lab is normally the quietest time of year as classroom teachers build community, set norms, and practice everyday routines in their own spaces. While they are busy setting their kids up for a successful year, I focus my extra time on organizing, ordering, planning calendars, and developing project ideas that will eventually take shape in one of the four maker studios.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This October marks the second anniversary of the opening of the Ulmer Family Light Lab, and this September could not be described as quiet. This Makerspace Director was thrilled to have joyful voices and busy hands in the building from the very first day of school.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Several grades have major projects already underway or most of the way through the planning stages:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fifth graders finished an engaging goal-writing assignment paired with Scratch programming to animate their academic and social goals. They used a single point rubric to monitor their progress through the three week project. They participated in a peer gallery walk before the final work sessions to gather feedback and apply final changes. Teacher Christie and I will complete our assessment of their program this week using the same rubric. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nursery visited the Natural Sciences Studio to chop apples for homemade applesauce. While it cooked, we learned a little bit about the legend of Johnny Appleseed. The warm applesauce was yummy on a brisk fall day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fifth graders are also beginning their first building session as they focus on green energy and sustainability. Each group selected either solar, wind, or water power. They will design and build a working energy model which is connected to their study of society and civilizations. More on this soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Grades 1, 3, and 4 became aeroponic tower stewards. In preparation for a new aquaponic system (with fish!), we moved two towers from the solarium into the cafeteria where they will be monitored by first and fourth graders weekly. The remaining tower, managed by third grade, is now located on the third floor near the elevator. Since the towers are receiving less sunlight, we added grow lights. The first leaf lettuce was harvested and enjoyed by fourth graders on Friday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Both Kindergarten classes brought their mathematicians and readers into the Lab to put their skills to good use. KA made their very own ice cream shop to buy and sell their homemade sweet treat while practicing money skills. KB builders explored ramps and structures while working on their custom super hero capes that will celebrate their mastery of reading skills. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Third graders took a tour of each studio to open their minds to all the tools and materials available. They explored how electricity travels by building circuits with LittleBits. They loved these cool prototyping materials! 3A decided to spend the next few weeks making cardboard creations that they will wire with simple electronics to light, move, or buzz something.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The entire division participated in the annual Harvest Festival by sampling soup made from our FCS garden ingredients, cutting veggies, and gathering in the courtyard for the cherished tradition a <u>Stone Soup</u> reading by our seniors. The weather couldn't have been more beautiful as we enjoyed each other's company and sipped mint tea made by Sarah Taylor and our PK/K classes. Special thanks for Tiffany Borsch for organizing and leading this amazing celebration of sustainability, gardening, and outdoor learning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1B will begin assembling working water wheels with their buddies this week. They are using everyday materials like tin pie pans, tape, and coat hanger wire to make each wheel. Using hammers and drills, they will assemble a sturdy wooden base. We are hoping to make a larger version of these personal sized wheels later this year for the lower playground space.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The new addition of fourth and fifth grade electives gave me the chance to offer an introductory Arduino class for students interested in learning how to breadboard, build electronics, and code in the Arduino language (based on C). We spent the first half of our sessions learning the components, following schematics to build models, and altering the code offered through the Arduino text editor. This week, we will take a closer look at a few creative projects we could build together in our remaining time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fall Clubs are underway in the Light Lab with Coding Cafe on Tuesday afternoons. Ms. Borrero's coders have been working in Scratch to make programs that fulfill specific coding criteria while allowing lots of creative design freedom. I had the chance to see some of these programs; I was very impressed with the advanced programming concepts being used successfully - lists, conditionals, and functions. Awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cooking Club has been delicious! Aspiring chefs are learning how to cook and bake by focusing on recipes and methods that can be repeated at home. We've learned how to cook all kinds of eggs (and by doing so, learned which kinds of eggs we like to eat), made moist banana bread loaves, and blended up creamy hummus. Many families have been enjoying their child's increased interest in cooking at home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fall has certainly been productive and joyful. The Light Lab studios have not only been full of kids working happily on hands-on projects; many adults have utilized the spaces for parent socials, school events, and maker activities that support our community. It's wonderful to see this resource grow and expand to fill the needs of our Lower School community members. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tune in again soon as we explore methods for assessing Maker Ed projects this year. This topic is one that is being widely discussed in the Maker Ed world. We are piloting some new ideas that we hope will add to the growing dialogue.</span></div>
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Brie Daleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10323922565166227757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964655175544987345.post-47687466514131724822018-07-13T06:18:00.000-07:002018-07-13T08:33:00.278-07:00Second Year Summary<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 9pt; margin-top: 9pt;">
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<span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">KA made homemade pasta after their performance of <u>Strega Nona</u>. KB sewed penguin costumes in between programming BeeBots to travel between the poles on the globe. </span></span><br />
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Brie Daleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10323922565166227757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964655175544987345.post-40284329994173846232018-04-19T10:14:00.002-07:002018-04-19T10:14:05.281-07:00State Fair<span style="font-size: large;">Fourth graders proudly displayed their creative state maker projects during the State Fair this week on the LS campus of Friends' Central. Students spent weeks working in the Light Lab studios with their mentors, adding details to physical models, 3D designing and printing, editing iMovies and stop-motion animations, and much more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Laser cut signs seemed a popular addition to many of this year's models. One student even created an interactive map of the Alamo (also laser cut) using Scratch programming and the Makey Makey. He chose five places on his map, made electronic buttons, and recorded facts about what occurred in each place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Several fourth graders explored TinkerCad to make pieces of their models. A student designed an Olympic podium and then printed it on one of the MakerBots. She added the podium in front of an intricate backdrop that she designed using Adobe Illustrator and laser cut in the Lab. She finished it up with handmade felt flags for the countries who earned the most medals and detailed clay figures for the podium. When she finally finished her creative project, she stood back to admire her work. "I really used a lot of different materials and methods," she observed, proudly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the very first time, those creative projects stayed right where they had been toiled over for weeks. In a stroke of genius, one of the homeroom teachers suggested holding the Fair inside the Light Lab and stationing students in three of the working studios, reserving Natural Sciences for all the food and drinks for the feast. Scheduling challenges made it hard to hold it in the LS Meeting Room as usual, so we decided to go for it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Teachers and students helped decorate with patriotic paper chains, balloons, flags, and spinners. It looked so festive and inviting! Community visitors paraded through the studios on Thursday and Friday, sharing feedback and eventually sharing delicious state-themed foods. The weather allowed us to open the doors to the lower floor studios and eat in the Light Lab courtyard. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Visitors are encouraged to engage with the students while visiting, ask questions, and give feedback. I like to stand back and watch this process. Sometimes visitors will ask me questions they didn't want to ask the children for one reason or another. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One guest visited the interactive map project and then came over to ask me how much of this idea really belonged to the student. She explained that she felt it was almost too sophisticated for him to think of on his own. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I could honestly tell her that the idea was entirely his. He was absolutely clear on what he wanted to make, how it would work, and what the final product would look like. He simply needed a mentor teacher to help him think through the materials and steps to make it happen. He had been a part of the FCS after-school Coding Club which gave him some background in the programming needed. He had explored laser cutting through a class project earlier in the year. He had a Makey Makey at home that he hadn't really figured out how to apply yet. He really had all the pieces but needed a little guidance on how to put them together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He worked step-by-step to design the board in Adobe Illustrator, cut it on the laser cutter, size the map of the Alamo and attach it, drill holes for wiring, record his facts, write the Scratch program, and hook up the circuit board. Testing all the recordings and securing the wires probably took the longest; it required some fiddling around to make everything consistently work without glitches. But the first moment he tested his buttons and heard his program activate, it was magical. He almost couldn't contain his excitement and his friends joined him enthusiastically by patting him on the back and telling him how cool it was. All the hard work most definitely paid off!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As his mentor, I was there when he needed my help or a little motivation to try something again or differently. The best part of mentoring is getting to share each child's enthusiasm and pride. The other mentor teachers serve the same role for students doing projects that require different skill sets. Our librarian and technology integration specialist work with students using iMovie and green screening. They help students make newscasts and creative films. Our science teacher mentors students in stop-motion animation and our art teacher supports children making all kinds of models. The classroom teachers float to supervise all the projects and lend their own expertise in many ways.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Although the creative projects are my favorite part of this yearly event, the students learn all about their state before they even propose their project ideas. They spend time in Library and in their classrooms learning about geography, history, and important details specific to their state. This information goes into a research paper that accompanies the project, complete with a bibliography to accurately cite their sources.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So the hard work and the happy chaos of the State Fair is over. I'm sitting in the quiet Fabrication Studio this Friday afternoon, writing this blog post surrounded by the projects that will soon be picked up and taken home to be celebrated again by individual families.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I'm struck by how lucky I am to support the kind of learning that feels so individual and inspiring. Happy making!</span><br />
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<br />Brie Daleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10323922565166227757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964655175544987345.post-12514098165255794272018-02-06T11:05:00.000-08:002018-02-06T11:06:59.932-08:00What's Growing in the Solarium?<span style="font-size: large;">A quick peek into the fifth space in the Light Lab, often viewed a part of Natural Science but deserving of a quick blog post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we brainstormed what to grow in the Light Lab Solarium, we realized that our students are really fortunate to focus on traditional growing methods with our expansive outdoor garden and farm. Each year they plant seeds, spread compost, weed, harvest, and get their hands dirty outside in all the best ways. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We wanted to give them a different experience in the Solarium by introducing aeroponic and hydroponic methods of farming. Our fifth graders tackle the building and set-up in the fall. The maintenance of our three vertical aeroponic towers in the Solarium is ongoing. They visit as a class weekly to fill the water reservoirs, take pH readings, measure growth, plant seedlings, replace and tend plants, harvest, and most deliciously, eat!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most of what we harvest is taken to the kitchen where Chef Wadiya incorporates it into our new food program, <i>Lettuce Feed You.</i> We grow basil which is added to her homemade pizza sauce for Fridays and dill that flavors her famous salad dressings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Swiss chard, arugula, leaf lettuce, and kale make up the hearty variety of greens exploding from the towers. We have a few climbing cucumbers which have proved great for making quick pickles. (Amazing student take away: "You mean pickles are actually cucumbers!") The sweet pepper plants are producing some beautiful baby green peppers that will be ready in the next two weeks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After finding an avocado seedling self-sprouted in the compost outside, we rooted several more avocados (a lengthy process) and converted some old buckets into hydroponic systems. We now have four beautiful and healthy avocado plants which after another lengthy period of time may yield some fruits that wouldn't be possible in the Pennsylvania climate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our aeroponic and hydroponic systems share many things in common. Liquid nutrients must be added to the water to nourish the plants. Each system is soil-less; seeds are sprouted in rock wool pods. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The hydroponic buckets allow the plant roots to sit directly in the water/nutrient solution to take in both as needed. Roots are supported in baskets filled with pebbles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The aeroponic towers allow the roots to grow out into the air inside each tower column and take in water as it "rains" down from above. A strong pump in the water reservoir forces the water up to the top where it falls through something similar to a shower head. This design allows us to make good use of the vertical space in the Solarium. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course, the best part of growing is eating. Tasting new foods is an important way for our students to practice one of our three Lower School guidelines: Be Brave. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Their faces are priceless. Arugula was popular with about half the group, but everyone tried it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's truly amazing how much easier it is to take a chance on an unknown food when you've helped bring it to life and tended it through the entire process. Stewardship, one of our Quaker spices, is in action!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The last piece that's been missing in our Solarium is an aquaponic system. Teacher Tiffany and I have been researching and preparing, educating ourselves on how to add fish to our water reservoirs. The fish make is possible to close the system, eliminating the need for us to add liquid nutrients for the plants. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tune in this spring as our students build an aquaponic system and learn the basics of this new sustainable method.</span>Brie Daleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10323922565166227757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964655175544987345.post-10744859985701497082018-01-10T07:59:00.000-08:002018-01-10T08:36:00.587-08:00Closing Out 2017<span style="font-size: large;">Before we forge ahead into 2018, let's take a look at what I didn't highlight from the fall. I don't always have time or space to showcase it all and I still won't be able to in this post. But here goes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My favorite activity this fall was part of 4B's fall project which focused on The Sound of Philadelphia and making music. 4Bers all learned to use Adobe Illustrator to design a custom record - applying so much amazing math like adding/subtracting decimals, concentric circles, and alignment. The designs were immediately fabricated using our laser cutter. The rest of this cool multi-disciplinary project included poetry writing for song lyrics and artistic design of the album covers. They are displayed in the hall outside of 4B so check them out if you're in the building.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">4A came in for their annual lemonade making. That little lemon tree lives happily in Ms. McBee's classroom all year yielding just enough beautiful juicy lemons to squeeze into the ultimate refreshing drink. The smell was amazing. You'll have to trust me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">4A focused on puppetry for their fall project with visits from an actual puppeteer who led the students in several amazing workshops in the Design Studio. In their classroom, they researched famous puppets in history, writing informative and detailed reports. They also practiced the art of giving feedback to each other in their study. Check out these fantastic reports hanging outside their classroom. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Both fourth grades used a combination of science and art class in the Fabrication and Design Studios. Each student researched a specific bird as part of a larger study in science class. They learned about the differing types of beak shapes and their purposes. Ms. Parris and Teacher Tiffany joined forces to help students construct cardboard and paper mache beaks. Fun and function!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nursery B visited in small groups to make homemade soaps for gift giving before the holidays. Teacher Tuesday help guided her students in forming some great predictions about the science behind their process.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All Lower School classrooms participated in this year's Hour of Code in a various ways. Some classes went high tech using software, iPad apps, and robots while other classes focused on low tech ways, like patterning, sequencing, or direction-giving, that coding is a part of our everyday life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A special thanks to Sue Kirk, Technology Integration Specialist, for planning this coding celebration in our Lower School. She even had wonderful little details like coding fun facts on lunch tables and personalized certificates for completing the hour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">KB used the sound-proof recording room in the Media & Computing Studio to record their voices for the culminating fall project video chronically all the ways they explored the Arts. They really learned that art can be almost anything! While they were there, they used the space to make quick stop-motion videos, program some BeeBots, and build with LEGOs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Onward to 2018 - a year that's sure to bring many more Maker Ed projects in our Lower School. My gratitude to all these amazing kids and their dedicated teachers. I am lucky to be able to showcase their hard work and creativity. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mrs. Kollender started thinking about making drums with her class last spring when Fall Project planning began as a division. We brainstormed together envisioning a great deal of experimenting and testing to see what sounds could be generated and what materials would work best. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We eventually realized we could really expand the students' options for building while adding meaningful science and music connections if we introduced the idea of electronic music. Do you need a physical instrument to make music? Can it be done digitally?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Using the Makey Makey Inventor's Kit and the great instrument apps on its website, teams partnered up to test their circuit boards while learning to control the digital instruments. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They tested everyday materials to find conductors that could be used to build custom circuits. Foil, playdough, utensils and paper clips were popular and successful. Seltzer cans worked fairly well. Students were encouraged to generate their own ideas for materials that might work and to test out their predictions. Larger metal items seemed to only work when touched close to the alligator clips, generating authentic interest in the "why" behind what we observed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Those moments are beautiful to witness - proof of the power of Maker Ed! It was so fun to conduct electricity ourselves as a necessary part of the circuits. We brought high fives and hand holds to the next level of cool! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once teams mastered circuit-building and felt comfortable controlling the instruments, we took the time to plan our designs. They chose a digital instrument and conductive materials. They discussed what type of music they wanted to make, choosing descriptors to convey the emotion they hoped listeners would experience. Each partner also drew their design separately so they could compare and agree before moving forward.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Check out <a href="http://makerpromise.org/">Maker Promise</a> for free support and resources in Maker Ed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had some old friends (also Light Lab Advisory Board members) from Maker Ed and Digital Promise sharing the awesome ways they are helping ensure maker resources can get into the hands of more teachers and students.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Digital Promise also offered an easy inexpensive circuit-building activity for testing and feedback. Their "yes and" improv project planning cards were also a big hit - a fun way to push your ideas by using other awesome maker minds to brainstorm. The registration table was filled with great maker swag. Educators love free stuff!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maker sessions took place in all four studios of the Light Lab and expanded out into Lower School classrooms. Discussions included how to start up a makerspace, how to assess projects, and how to create buy-in from faculty. Other sessions zoomed in to allow teachers to try specific tools like <a href="http://microbit.org/">micro:bit</a>, a vinyl cutter, or a specific type of robot. </span><br />
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Trying out Wonder Workshop with Dash and Dot robots</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Exploring micro:bit</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Creating paper roller coasters</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sharing effective forms of assessment</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Networking with other makers</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Making a vinyl sticker</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When the tables were cleared, chairs folded, and bags packed, I stopped to chat with a colleague. She shared that she overheard a NYC teacher saying on her way out, "My soul has been fed." </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That's what good PD does. It's why we, at FCS, were thrilled to play a part in Ed Camp Maker Promise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This event marked the first (definitely not the last) time we have leveraged our new facility to help provide professional development to a large number of educators beyond our immediate community. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Big thanks to Maker Ed, Digital Promise, and Ed Camp Philly for asking us to host this amazing event. And to the army of makers who came with mobile materials, can-do attitudes, and muscle power to set-up/clean-up: You rocked it! We are grateful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Are you ready to <a href="http://makerpromise.org/">make the Promise</a> and commit to being a champion for making? We are!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's wonderful to see our littlest makers in the Light Lab so often. Nursery classes have enjoyed using the learning kitchen in the Natural Sciences Studio to make applesauce and pumpkin muffins. They are practicing measuring correctly, mixing ingredients, and being brave enough to try new foods. They've also had valuable time building with open-ended materials and listening to great stories during cooking time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had a fun Mini Maker Morning from Nursery A and Pre-K A and B when our Upper School Service friends joined us for the day. Since our Fall Project theme in the Lower School is "The Arts," we decided to make food art. Beautiful and yummy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3A and 3B have been in almost every week. I love seeing how deeply they are diving into their fall project themes and just how varied their maker projects are as a result: cooking southern food, weaving sweetgrass baskets, making ragtime instruments, hand sewing different stitches for Robin Hood hats and satchels, and learning to use the sewing machines - among many others!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Monday's Maker Club started the first fall session by making insulating playdough, building squishy circuits, exploring robots, and using the laser cutter to craft moving cardboard props for animation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://squishycircuits.com/">Squishy Circuits</a> is a product of FCS alumna, AnnMarie Thomas, '97. How cool that our current makers get to learn from a former FCS maker by using her invention! AnnMarie is also a member of the Ulmer Family Light Lab Advisory Board, using her expertise and love of FCS to help guide our program as it develops.</span><br />
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Brie Daleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10323922565166227757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964655175544987345.post-62721288336569774942017-10-03T09:43:00.000-07:002017-10-03T18:13:12.750-07:00World Maker Faire 2017<span style="font-size: large;">Working with students is the very best part of my job. I get a chance to see the joy, frustration, humor, and serious learning that take place every time students are in the Light Lab, but I struggle to share that broadly enough with others. I was delighted when I received word that we were selected to present at this year's World Maker Faire. I know firsthand that our FCS students have plenty to share about the positive impact of Maker Ed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On September 24, Friends' Central students traveled the NY Hall of Science in Queens to present. I moderated our small panel of FCS teachers and students on the Make Education Stage. Our goal was to share the power of increased student choice on engagement and learning in the context of two incredible fourth and fifth grade projects from last school year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Panelists introduced themselves and shared a brief description of their projects. Last year's fourth graders studied United States geography. They each chose a state to research and brainstormed a unique maker project they would complete in order to demonstrate their learning for the community.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Students had full access to the Light Lab Studios and equipment. More importantly, they were given a Maker Mentor - a community adult with a skill set that could support their personal project's development. Mentors included faculty and staff members: art teachers, our technology integration specialist, science teacher, homeroom teachers, and our librarian. In one student's case, we tapped the expertise of an Admissions Staff member who just happened to be a professional musician and performer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This shift to a more personalized approach to the fourth grade state project came in response to the homeroom teachers' desire to expand the range of projects. Although given some choice in the previous years, students tended to gravitate toward models and a few digital productions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Adding Maker Mentors allowed for more one-on-one interaction and guidance through project development. Conversations were deeper because each Mentor held relevant experience in the area a student was exploring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last year's fifth graders shared the projects they made while reading <i>If the World Were a Village</i> in Math. Using global statistics about education, age, religion, and other subtopics, each student developed a project plan that would both demonstrate what they learned and point towards solutions to global challenges and inequities. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maker Mentors were again utilized in this project model successfully, and the range of projects was extraordinary. From a model of a multi-generational community center to an interactive language translation board to a working water wheel, students created, shared, and developed with a new confidence in their ability to make a positive impact on the world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Both projects culminated with a Community Expo - a chance for student makers to share their process and product, seeking feedback and reflecting on their learning. </span><span style="font-size: large;">This time reserved for feedback and reflection is not just an integral part of Maker Ed but also happens to be in complete alignment with our Friends' Central Quaker values.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was especially taken with how our students shared the setbacks in their maker projects. Each student came alive while reflecting on what was truly hard. They smiled and laughed about how things kept falling apart or didn't work as planned, how they ran out of time or how they learned not to wear green in front of the green screen. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Their failures didn't feel negative and they couldn't wait to tackle them a new way. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This project model combined the best of any teacher's educational goals; our students grew socially and emotionally while also engaging in highly academic content. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am in awe of my students' bravery in sharing this experience on the stage at NY Maker Faire. I hope their message inspires others to explore Maker Ed and encourages teachers to increase the amount of choice students have in creating things which demonstrate deep learning.</span><br />
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We are wrapping up the summer in full maker-style with the first year of FCS Mighty Maker Camp in the Ulmer Family Light Lab. Makers of all Lower School ages joined together for two themed maker sessions: Robotics & LittleBits Electronics and Invention Convention.</span><br />
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We started our week all together to explore the four unique makerspaces and the tools available. Why use boring white name tags when you can design your own custom wooden name tags using Adobe Illustrator and the laser cutter?</span><br />
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Next, makers built art bots that scribble, spin, and create unique marker patterns using the vibration from a motor and battery. We made the bots' bodies using egg cartons, pipe cleaners, loads of tape, hot glue and wooden dowels to support the marker legs. When we adjusted and optimized performance, we made a long mural with all our bots drawing at once. <a href="https://youtu.be/jkZyyrITCaY"> Check out the video here.</a></span><br />
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Robotics and Invention Convention campers split up in the following days to explore deeper in their areas of interest. Robotics & LittleBits used Bee Bots to make fun dance moves and put them together to choreograph a group dance party. Video coming soon!</span><br />
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Invention Convention campers learned to use the sewing machine by making elastic bookmarks to take home. They also explored Blockify, a great 3D design app, and printed their creations. After learning about simple machines, they worked as a group to plan, draw, and build a Rube Goldberg machine aimed at popping a balloon. Their sequence included a marble run, homemade basket, dominoes, pulley, and a nail to pop their balloon. It was an unpredictable and silly labor of love. Robotics campers were treated to the final run one afternoon.</span><br />
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In between all our making, campers have enjoyed playing fun games to get to know each other, building with free build materials like Legos, marble run pieces, and magnets, and swimming.</span><br />
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Brie Daleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10323922565166227757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964655175544987345.post-79948311282911730072017-06-05T08:18:00.000-07:002017-06-05T08:18:08.302-07:00Media & Computing Studio<span style="font-size: large;">It seems fitting that I am finally getting to the last of the four studios, Media & Computing, as the year wraps up. The Media & Computing Studio is the perfect flexible space for robotics, programming, film making and recording.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is the only room with wall to wall carpeting to help control sound levels. The windows have black out shades to help keep light levels even behind the portable green screen. Wire racks house the library of robots and electronics, including BlueBots, Dash and Dot pairs, Lego Mindstorm EV3s, and Makey Makey Inventor's kits.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The green screen has been used by a variety of grades to film class movies, make commercials, and provide a digital option for open-ended projects. Most recently, Pre-KB completed their <b><a href="https://vimeo.com/220024605">Road Trip Video </a> </b>in front of the green screen with their homemade wearable cars. So much fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Every teacher knows the value- and rarity- of a quiet space when trying to record student's voices or music. The Media & Computing Studio even has a small soundproof Recording Room tucked in the corner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fifth graders used this space early this year to record their Kindergarten buddies' rainforest fun facts to use in their Scratch programs. Second graders took turns recording voice-over for their cell animations in iMovie. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps next year we will use this space for instruments and music composition.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Media & Computing Studio wouldn't be complete without a class set of devices for programming and design. The laptop cart lives in this room, but devices can be pulled at any time for use through the Light Lab. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our LS students are one-to-one with iPads in their classrooms so those frequently travel with kids over to the Light Lab. It's great to have choices so we can use the technology that best suits our needs for any project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our First Lego League team holds their Robotics Club in fall and winter in this space so the competition table is another addition to the room. Each year, the board will get updated to reflect the new challenges. Students use their iPads to program using the drag and drop LEGO Mindstorm platform.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Currently, third graders are getting their first exposure to EV3 robots during Science with Ms. B. They are learning the basics of movement commands: how to control power, speed, direction, and duration. Through a series of challenges, they use trial and error to move their bot around a course to avoid obstacles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Coding Club has been using the space since the opening with Ms. Kirk exploring all our new bots and a variety of coding apps. These kids have learned more than just the basics of coding for Dash and Dot as well as Scratch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even the hallway outside the Media & Computing Studio is getting some use with our bots!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ms. Kirk, Ms. B and I are really excited about the possibilities next year brings in expanding the programming and robotics curriculum for all our Lower School kids. We will continue creating more opportunities at FCS for all age groups to explore the new literacy of coding.</span><br />
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The Design Studio is the most flexible space in the Light Lab. With beautiful sky lights and full access to a large balcony, this studio welcomes designers to use natural light and outdoor views for inspiration.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />The floor was specifically left unfinished with painted plywood so it would encourage happy messes while kids create. The flooring can also be directly drilled into in the case that we build something large that needs anchoring. It can easily be repainted or repaired each summer. </span><br />
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One full wall of mobile wire shelves is generously stocked with art supplies, recyclables for building, all types of paper, modeling clay, air-dry clay, model magic, popsicles sticks, stamps, pastels and fun design embellishments.</span><br />
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Although most of the higher tech equipment is kept in the Fabrication Studio or the Media/Computing Studio, this room has two vinyl cutters and a full LittleBits electronics library for prototyping and inventing. Our Pre-K students used electronics earlier this year for their rockets and wearable cars. Fourth and fifth graders had full access to the LittleBits during their State Fair Projects and If the World Were a Village Projects.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />The Design Studio provides a perfect spot for large-format art; when the tables are folded and moved to the side, the vast open floor space allows classes to make scenery for a play or life-size models without taking precious classroom area. Clothing lines give teachers the opportunity to hang projects that need time to dry, like paper mache globes from KB or Native American clothes made by 3B.</span><br />
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Ms. B has used the space frequently in Science this year for an impressive range of creative projects which demonstrate deep scientific learning.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Second graders designed animal or plant cell models with clay and used those models to animate the function of several organelles. After importing the animations into iMovie, pairs recorded narration of what was happening.</span><br />
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Third grade scientists used their unit on human body systems as an opportunity to make life-size models of their own bodies complete with a skeletal, muscular, and respiratory system added in separate layers.</span></h4>
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On most days, students are using the art supplies in this space to embellish and beautify their creations. Paint supplies may travel from this space to any of the other studios depending on what other building materials or tools they may need.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />The balcony gives us the perfect space and height to conduct some scientific experiments. Fourth grade had an epic egg drop earlier this year. Paper Engineering Club laughed and cheered when sending their parachutes and airplanes over the edge.</span><br />
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Currently, Ms. Parris is helping fifth graders explore Shibori dyeing techniques with the use of custom designed laser cut wooden shapes. The shapes will be folded inside silk scarves and dipped in indigo dye.</h4>
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Ms. Parris even used the outdoor space behind the Light Lab, hanging drying lines between the tall trees. We are all excited to see the beautiful results of this fun project!</span>Brie Daleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10323922565166227757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964655175544987345.post-27103981305918524552017-04-12T03:19:00.001-07:002017-04-12T08:43:03.922-07:00Natural Sciences Studio & Solarium<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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Brie Daleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10323922565166227757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964655175544987345.post-45420300555106980872017-02-24T08:49:00.003-08:002017-02-24T08:49:27.235-08:00The Fabrication StudioAs our makerspaces come together, I intend to dedicate a blog post to each of our four unique studios. This post will focus on the Fabrication Studio which has quickly become my "home" in the Light Lab. <br />
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With a clear view to the courtyard through the beautiful glass doors, I can get ordering, scheduling, and anything digital accomplished while keeping my eye out for visiting students and teachers. I've put the most hours in the organization of this room so far and it is beginning to really show.<div>
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This studio includes many unique features that help it work well for our students:</div>
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From the start, I knew Fabrication would be where I would spend the majority of my non-teaching time. It houses the most equipment of any studio with the laser cutter, 3D printers, sewing machines and woodworking tools. This range and versatility make it feel like a place where nearly anything could be made and hopefully will be as time progresses.<br />
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Since November, our students have used it to:<br />
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<li>Build cardboard prototype castles using design thinking</li>
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Fourth graders are currently working on individualized state projects that may incorporate laser cutting, 3D design or construction. Fifth graders became so enthralled with their study of our solar system in science, they asked to create solar system models. Their design plans and material lists are finished. Each group is beginning to construct this week.</div>
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Next up, the Natural Sciences Studio.</div>
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Brie Daleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10323922565166227757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964655175544987345.post-17227448966520699022017-01-12T07:59:00.002-08:002017-01-12T13:33:03.597-08:00Welcome 2017Welcome January - my absolute favorite teaching month of the year!<br />
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The Light Lab was full of a wide variety of students and teachers in December, making the weeks before the winter break just fly. In my 13 years of teaching, I have always felt that I'm running a race from September to the end of the calendar year. From Back-to-School events to Halloween to Thanksgiving to the various End-of-the-Year Holidays, I crave the winter break to regroup.</div>
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I look forward to January when I can return to students who are already settled into their classes with a quiet month fairly void of distractions from teaching. It's really the heart of the school year. I always feel like so much gets accomplished in this long month. This year won't be an exception!</div>
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Our young ones are in the Light Lab in full force this month with both Pre-Kindergarten classes taking on exciting projects. Pre-K B continues to make progress on their wearable cars. <br />
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They added spinning wheels to the car base today with great success. We're going to problem solve a little together to make the wheels more stable when they are sitting on the floor. The brads allow great spinning but are hard to secure without impeding their movement.<br />
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Our second task taught us about electricity and how to build a simple Little Bits circuit as a car horn. They did an amazing job with this part! Not a single student wasn't completely engaged and delighted by their working horn.<br />
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They couldn't wait to start thinking about where to place the horn inside their car. We'll work on installing the circuit onto the car wheel with velcro next week. Our <a href="http://littlebits.cc/">Little Bits</a> circuits were conveniently secured with little velcro feet so we can easily do this next step.</div>
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Pre-K A begins to build rockets this week as they continue studying space. Each student made the body, cone, and fins of their rocket. They will add flaming cellophane and lights next week. I'll post pictures soon.</div>
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KB has been learning about the layers of the Rainforest. Kindergarteners used the Fabrication Studio today to start their interactive rainforest board. They are working on creatively making the background illustrating the four layers with trees, clouds, leaves, vines, greenery, flowers and a river. They joyfully used a wide variety of materials from twine to cellophane and fabric to pipecleaners to create their individual contributions to the community board. <br />
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As we work through the next weeks, each student will research and create a rainforest animal to add to the board. Each animal will have a foil touch button that will activate a custom sound recording in the student's voice teaching the viewer about their animal. Fifth grade book buddies will be working on writing the codes in Scratch and helping to record their buddy's fun facts. They will also help us wire everything together using the <a href="http://www.makeymakey.com/">Makey Makey Inventor's Kit. </a> </div>
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1A has measured, sawed, and hammered together the bodies of their covered wagons with the assistance of our very own handymen, Glenn and Jerry. After the bodies were together I helped them attached two axles. They loved using the power drill to screw in their wheels. Some students looked in disbelief when I asked them to pick up the drill and try it. Later today, they will attached the support and cloth covering to complete their model. The finishing touch will be adding their custom cargo created with Ms. Exeley's guidance in Art. This project was a part of this class' Journey theme while studying Laura Ingalls Wilder. <br />
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Both<b> </b>first grade classes have been exploring Stop Motion Studio in order to create animations of changing trees as a part of their Science curriculum with Ms. B. Ms. Kirk has also been collaborating as the students begin filming. They chose to animate one action like falling leaves, taking in water, changing colors or growing. Their animations will be combined with a soundtrack of the children reading a beautiful poem about trees. </div>
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Ms. Parris has been in and out of the Design Studio with many<b> Art classes </b>utilizing the large space and extra functions the room has to offer. The pull down electrical outlets on the ceiling made using glue guns during mask-making a lot easier! 4B made stunning depictions of civil rights leaders pictured below using the open floor space. </div>
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Pre-K B started their <i>Journey </i>project by transforming ordinary cardboard boxes into the wearable bodies of cars. They've already painted a part of the body and wheels. Next they will add brads to the wheels to make them spin, paint their windshields and work on building simple circuits to make working headlights and car horns. </div>
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As we reflect while using the Light Lab, I continue to make changes to the physical spaces to improve function. More materials and furniture are being added slowly in response to student and teacher needs. I spent some time after Thanksgiving assembling DIY acoustic panels to hang in Fabrication and Design Studios to cut down on background noise. I'll keep you posted on how they work.</div>
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A variety of teachers attended one of three workshops offered this past month: 3D Design & Printing, Stop Motion Animation, and Little Bits. Our teachers love to play as much as the kids. It's wonderful to see how much enthusiasm and curiosity they are modeling for our students. </div>
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Our new spaces and tools provide students opportunities to do projects in their own ways. I had several visits from a fifth grader who was working independently to design Roman coins and print them out using the 3D printer. He chose this way in order to demonstrate his learning for a culminating project. So much fun!</div>
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Best wishes for a happy holiday season. See you in 2017!</div>
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Yesterday both first grade classes visited the Fabrication Studio with Ms. B. to begin an exciting construction and animation project which will demonstrate their learning about how trees change throughout the seasons. Using a beautiful poem to evoke imagery of a tree's life cycle, classes brainstormed how trees change and then how they could build a dynamic representation that could be photographed and turned into a simple animation.</h3>
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KB and 3A came together in the Design Studio to measure, paint and cut out their gigantic 30 ft. boa constrictor in conjunction with their combined study of rainforests for our fall Journeys theme. Having this enormous flexible space allowed them to easily accomplish the fun task with everyone painting at once.</h3>
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At the same time, 1B and 4A used the Media & Computing Studio to record their Cinderella Puppet Stories which they've been working on as book buddies. Watching students of different ages pair to share an experience is always so touching. It really helps build community in the Lower School - just one of the many benefits of having these special spaces for our students.</h3>
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Friday was a day of celebration from start to finish.</h3>
<br />The Lower School community gathered at 1:30 p.m. in front of the new Ulmer Family Light Lab on what seemed the most beautiful fall day possible. The joy was palpable - little feet swinging in chairs and fingers energetically pointing towards the big blue ribbon stretched in front of the building.<br />
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Inspirational words were spoken by our Head of School, Craig Sellers and our LS Director, Kelly Pierre. Check out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSTD9b3zPtE&feature=share">the video</a> to hear some highlights and <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/friendscentralschool/sets/72157675414993466">the gallery </a>to see the whole event.<br />
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We were treated to a moving thank you from Rich Ulmer, Class of 1960, on behalf of his family. Rich and Bev's extraordinary gift made possible the building of the Ulmer Family Light Lab. We are so grateful for their generosity and eager to share the amazing work our students will produce.<br />
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Tours of the Studios followed along with time for our community members to make their discs together.<br />
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The Ulmers had front row seats while watching our little ones bring their personalized discs into the courtyard to add to the collaborative LS sculpture. They smiled watching children puzzle over what animal it most resembled or to gasp as they added a piece that threw the structure out of balance. <br />
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As we hoped, this project gave each student the opportunity to show their individual talent while utilizing the strength of classmates and teachers to build a final unpredictable and interesting piece of art. More classes added their pieces on Monday. I will post a final picture in the coming weeks as we keep the structure up for classes to visit in the Light Lab.<br />
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As we ready ourselves for the work ahead, I remind myself of Maria Montessori's belief that a child's work is play. Let the play begin!<br />
<br />Brie Daleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10323922565166227757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964655175544987345.post-39120533054427339222016-10-06T06:22:00.001-07:002016-10-06T06:33:39.633-07:0014 Days<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We're almost there as we prepare to cut the ribbon at the Grand Opening of the Ulmer Family Light Lab on October 21st. All community members are welcome to join us at 1:30 on the Lower Campus for the festivities, a fun collaborative maker project and refreshments. <br />
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Michael Darfler, US Makerspace Director, spent a fun afternoon helping me prototype the building pieces which will be used to construct a collaborative sculpture for display in the Light Lab courtyard. It never gets old watching the laser cut run. I cannot wait to have one in the Fabrication Studio!<br />
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Each student will take time to personalize a piece. Classes will make their own structures together before sharing and connecting them all for display in the courtyard. Eventually the pieces will return back to each child to take home as a reminder of this exciting day.<br />
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The Light Lab Committee very intentionally planned this first division-wide maker project. We wanted it to reflect the importance of process over product - a tenet of Maker Education. While the final structure will hopefully add beauty and intrigue to the courtyard at the opening, the process of creating it alongside our friends will be far more meaningful.<br />
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14 days!Brie Daleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10323922565166227757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964655175544987345.post-72352140635177475642016-09-22T20:07:00.001-07:002016-10-06T06:35:44.777-07:00AnticipationAs the opening approaches, we're getting ready for an exciting visit on Monday. FCS will host maker author, Jack Challoner, for a morning of fun experiments with Grades 2-5. Challoner will share maker activities from his book, <i>Maker Lab: 28 Super Cool Projects: Build, Invent, Create, Discover. </i><br />
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This visit was the perfect opportunity for me to share updates on the Light Lab studios with students and to help build anticipation and excitement for what's to come. I visited library classes in the first weeks to brainstorm ideas for the Light Lab and to share highlights from Challoner's book. They loved speculating about what tools would be found in each studio and what unique things could be made with them. The excitement was palpable as they imagined creating of a motion-triggered alarm system to protect their bedroom, experimenting with food chemistry, or recording a piece of music they composed in a sound-proof studio. <br />
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Along with the phenomenal team of special teachers in the Lower School, we identified a few projects from <i>Maker Lab</i> that fit in with the curriculum taught this fall. Projects are underway and are certainly generating anticipation for the Light Lab opening. At least a handful of kids ask me daily if today is the big day or stop me in the hall to remind me that it's only a few weeks until I'll see them in the Light Lab.<br />
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Grade 1 gathered living and non-living materials in order to make sunprints with light-sensitive paper. These beautiful creations will be elaborated on in art with the use of metallic markers.<br />
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Grade 2 is in the process of setting up their plant mazes. As they study soil, composting and worms this fall, students reviewed the needs of plants by setting up a fun experiment in phototropism. If all goes as planned, their little pea plants will grow through the dark maze toward the sunlight, weaving beautifully through the interior they custom designed with partners. In music, students will even use creative movement to demonstrate their understanding of phototropism. It will be a sight to see!<br />
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Grade 3 used plaster of paris to make quick fossils from shells, rocks, plants and other found materials. The results are texturally stunning. Watching them remove the clay to reveal the imprints today was so exciting! Next, students will learn about fresco painting and apply this watercolor technique to their fossils in art.<br />
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Grade 4 learned how to identify common local birds and put these skills to work out in the bird blind while sketching what they observed. In art, students made beautiful cardboard birds with pinwheel wings to capture the wind - a perfect collaboration between art and science.<br />
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Grade 5 is learning all about sound. They will begin prototyping simple speakers for iPads, attempting to solve some design challenges that will allow their speakers to work with the protective cases on the devices. Students will generate their own music using Garage Band and use an app to measure the amount of amplification the speakers produce.<br />
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For me, personally, it is a gift to work with all these grade levels and the special teachers. I was especially excited to see their willingness to persist when construction was difficult or failure seemed likely.<br />
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I most love this bi-product of maker education. Resilience develops naturally from consistently allowing children to do challenging yet engaging work. The more attempts, redesigns, and effort invested, the more pride a child feels in the result - even when it doesn't turn out as planned.<br />
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More to come on the other grades maker projects as they develop.<br />
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<i><br /></i>Brie Daleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10323922565166227757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964655175544987345.post-53917912153561088942016-09-20T12:20:00.000-07:002016-10-06T05:51:03.887-07:00What's in a Name?Welcome to the Ulmer Family Light Lab at Friends' Central School blog.<br />
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As I begin to document this journey, I think it is only right to start with The Light Lab naming and its significance. <br />
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Being new to a Quaker school, I am learning just how much careful reflection goes into a decision like this. I have truly loved the conversations I've since shared with community members about the Light and its role in our lives as well as how it will influence our students' everyday use of The Light Lab.<br />
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Quakers believe in something referred to commonly as the "Inner Light" or simply "The Light."<br />
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I heard it referenced in numerous ways, most impactfully in an internal email informing community members about a death in the family of one of our faculty members. The email gave service details and then asked that we hold this family in the Light. Although I had some idea of what this probably meant, I was curious to learn more.<br />
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My next learning experience came during FCS' new employee orientation when Robyn Richmond shared the basics of Quakerism with the fresh crop of faculty and staff. I was struck by the purposeful simplicity of Quaker worship - based on the belief that everyone has equal access to this Inner Light and the capability of sharing wisdom with others. <br />
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So what does this mean for The Light Lab? <br />
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Simply put, our littlest community members possess wisdom which we will encourage them to share through projects they feel connected to emotionally and empowered to lead. The Light is present in each of our students, enabling them to be agents of change. The Light Lab will be a space in which FCS students explore real problems and create new solutions while moving toward fulfillment of <a href="http://www.friendscentral.org/page.cfm?p=572">our mission and vision</a>.<br />
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Beyond being a beautifully simple name for our new makerspace, The Light Lab's moniker is deeply meaningful and reflective of the work our students will do in these new studios.<br />
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We invite you to watch and see.<br />
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