Further reading
Here are some books and reference materials you may want to check out.
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Here are some books and reference materials you may want to check out.
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There are lots of resources, both online and offline, that you can consult for further inspiration and knowledge that will help you design and deliver Makeathons. You will also find a lot of academic research that underpins the value of a methodology like this.
Here are some of our favourites.
"Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom" by Sylvia Libow Martinez and Gary S. Stager
"Tinkering: Kids Learn by Making Stuff" by Curt Gabrielson
"The Maker Movement in Education: Designing, Creating, and Learning Across Contexts" by Kylie Peppler, Erica Halverson, and Yasmin B. Kafai
"The Crafty Kids Guide to DIY Electronics: 20 Fun Projects for Makers, Crafters, and Everyone in Between" by Helen Leigh
"Design Thinking for Educators" by IDEO and Riverdale Country School [TOOLKIT]
"Design, Make, Play: Growing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators" by Margaret Honey and David E. Kanter
"The Art of Tinkering" by Karen Wilkinson and Mike Petrich
"STEM to Story: Enthralling and Effective Lesson Plans for Grades 5-8" by 826 National and Educators from the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Education
"Maker-Centered Learning: Empowering Young People to Shape Their Worlds" by Edward P. Clapp, Jessica Ross, Jennifer Oxman Ryan, and Shari Tishman
"Making Makers: Kids, Tools, and the Future of Innovation" by AnnMarie Thomas
"Makeology: Makerspaces as Learning Environments (Volume 1)" by Kylie Peppler, Erica Halverson, and Yasmin B. Kafai
"Top 12 Tips for Setting Up a School Makerspace" by Makers Empire
Bevan, B. (2017). The promise and the promises of Making in science education. Studies in Science Education, 53(1), 75–103.
Blikstein, P., Kabayadondo, Z., Martin, A., & Fields, D. (2017). An Assessment Instrument of Technological Literacies in Makerspaces and FabLabs. Journal of Engineering Education, 106(1), 149–175.
Drayton, T. (n.d.). Beyond the Maker Movement: A Preliminary Partial Literature Review on the Role of Makerspaces in Engineering Education. 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings.
Fornasari, A., & Conte, M. (2023). What kind of teaching in the post-digital era? The challenges of schools and universities after the pandemic: An explorative survey at University of Bari Aldo Moro. Research on Education and Media, 15(1), 88–94.
Gratani, F., & Giannandrea, L. (2022). Towards 2030. Enhancing 21st century skills through educational robotics. Frontiers in Education, 7.
Gratani, F., Giannandrea, L., & Rossi, P. G. (2023). Learning in the post-digital era. Transforming education through the Maker approach. Research on Education and Media, 15(1), 111–119.
Halverson, E. R., & Sheridan, K. (2014). The Maker Movement in Education. Harvard Educational Review, 84(4), 495–504.
Hudson, M.-A., Baek, Y., Ching, Y., & Rice, K. (2020). Using a Multifaceted Robotics-Based Intervention to Increase Student Interest in STEM Subjects and Careers. Journal for STEM Education Research, 3(3), 295–316.
Riley, D., McNair, L., & Masters, A. (n.d.). Board # 128 : An Ethnography of Maker and Hacker Spaces Achieving Diverse Participation. 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings.
Timotheou, S., & Ioannou, A. (2019). On Making, Tinkering, Coding and Play for Learning: A Review of Current Research (pp. 217–232).
Weiner, S., Lande, M., & Jordan, S. (n.d.). Making Identities: Understanding the Factors that Lead Young Adults to Identify with the Maker Movement. 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings.
