AnnMarie Thomas - Making Makers Kids, Tools, and the Future of Innovation

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How can we raise children who are creative, lifelong learners? Author Dr. AnnMarie Thomas was inspired to answer that when she tried to guide engineering students through design projects. She often met students who were well-read, excelled at test-taking, and were certainly intelligentbut Making

theyd never made anything with their hands. This held her students back.

AnnMarie interviewed dozens of adult makers to fi nd out what childhood experiences helped lead to their becoming makers of things. Her explora-er

tion led all the way back to the childhood of her subjects and applying what s

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she knew to help her own young children become makers.

Is your child a Maker? How will you help her maintain her curiosity? How will you encourage his persistence? This book shares stories, examples, and resources to inspire you and the kids in your life to create something the Kids, Tools, and the

world has never seen before.

Future of Innovation

Written for parents and educators, Making Makerstaps into the earlymemories of famous Makers, including:

Chris Anderson, co-founder of 3D Robotics

Mitch Resnick, creator of Scratch

Molly Black and Sarah Grudem, co-founders of Sassy Knitwear

Dean Kamen, founder of DEKA Research & Development and FIRST

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Lenore Edman, co-founder of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories

Amon Millner, director of the EASE Lab at Olin College

Nathan Seidle, founder of SparkFun Electronics

Luz Rivas, founder and executive director of DIY Girls

Who needs books on happiness when you can readMaking Makers ?!

Thomas brilliantly and playfully draws us into one of the best of all possible

worlds, a world that shows how play and making cultivates the best in us,

both individually and collectively.

Linda Stone

DR. ANNMARIE THOMAS is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas. Her teaching and research focus on engineering design, particularly as it relates to PK-12 education. With her students, AnnMarie explores the playful side of engineering exploring topics such as Squishy Circuits, the Engineering of Circus, and toy design.

She is the mother of two young Makers.

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ISBN: 978-1-4571-8374-4

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Making Makers

Making Mak

How can we raise children who are creative, lifelong learners? Author Dr. AnnMarie Thomas was inspired to answer that when she tried to guide engineering students through design projects. She often met students who were well-read, excelled at test-taking, and were certainly intelligentbut Making

theyd never made anything with their hands. This held her students back.

AnnMarie interviewed dozens of adult makers to fi nd out what childhood experiences helped lead to their becoming makers of things. Her explora-er

tion led all the way back to the childhood of her subjects and applying what s

Makers

she knew to help her own young children become makers.

Is your child a Maker? How will you help her maintain her curiosity? How will you encourage his persistence? This book shares stories, examples, and resources to inspire you and the kids in your life to create something the Kids, Tools, and the

world has never seen before.

Future of Innovation

Written for parents and educators, Making Makerstaps into the earlymemories of famous Makers, including:

Chris Anderson, co-founder of 3D Robotics

Mitch Resnick, creator of Scratch

Molly Black and Sarah Grudem, co-founders of Sassy Knitwear

Dean Kamen, founder of DEKA Research & Development and FIRST

Thomas

Lenore Edman, co-founder of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories

Amon Millner, director of the EASE Lab at Olin College

Nathan Seidle, founder of SparkFun Electronics

Luz Rivas, founder and executive director of DIY Girls

Who needs books on happiness when you can readMaking Makers ?!

Thomas brilliantly and playfully draws us into one of the best of all possible

worlds, a world that shows how play and making cultivates the best in us,

both individually and collectively.

Linda Stone, Former VP, Microsoft

DR. ANNMARIE THOMAS