Michael Stone: Authentic Learning and Making

Dale Dougherty talks to Michael Stone of the Public Education Foundation of Hamilton County in southeast Tennessee. Michael is responsible to developing a network of 34 Fab Labs in K-12 schools with more to come next year. In this conversation, Michael talks about making as authentic learning, involving real problems and solutions, and which leads to authentic assessment. 00:00 Authentic Learning and Making 02:09 Michael's Background 03:54 Stumbling into Fab Labs 05:46 From Master Teacher to Master Learner 07:57 Coaching 12:06 Authentic Assessment 18:44 Expanding from one school to many 20:21 Pioneers and Settlers 26:37 Blending Personalized Fabrication and Personalized Learning Make: Education Forum for maker educators will be held online on September 22-23. For more information, visit https://make.co/educationforum https://make.co/make-cast/