Open the field of maker education and creation

Why do you want to be a maker education primary science popularization ？ From a social point of view , The transition from Chinese society to middle class society , The concept of education is supported by wealth . Younger parents , Foreign advanced educational ideas have been spread , The quality education model has spread from the first tier cities to the second and third tier cities . Traditional education and STEM The quality-oriented education has changed from conflict to integration , Quality education has spread from affluent families to mainstream society , It provides the soil for the popularization of maker education .

The creation of makers is a relatively complex process , Interdisciplinary is a kind of natural discipline synthesis based on the needs of the project 、 Not deliberately . In the process of solving the problem , A lot of knowledge involved needs to consult a lot of data 、 Ask for help , Only through self-study and cooperation can we complete . therefore , Developing interdisciplinary problem-solving skills and teamwork are natural 、 Deep , there “ Collaboration ” There are even divisions of labor and project shares , Instead of “ Sitting at a table ” Simple collaboration on .

From a policy point of view , Maker education is also an important direction of national development . According to the survey conducted by the Miller citizen scientific literacy evaluation system, which is now more commonly used internationally ,2021 In, the proportion of Chinese citizens with scientific quality was 6.2%, That is to say, every 100 Among people 6.2 People have scientific quality , This level is equivalent to that of Europe and America 20 The level many years ago . In order to cultivate teenagers' Creativity , Improve the quality of national education , Do a good job in popularizing science , The state has set the proportion of citizens with scientific quality as 10% The target of is written to “ Much starker choices-and graver consequences-in “ planning . Policy support , It has promoted the development of maker education .

At present, there are various problems in the development of maker education , The primary science popularization of maker education needs more scientific system and refined content , Cut into maker education in the most acceptable way . This is the original intention of the Communist Youth League and the Chinese science and Technology Commission to hold this conference . How to maximize the value of maker Education under the existing conditions , Promote the healthy development of maker education , check and correct 、 merchant 、 teach 、 The proposition that all sides of learning need to face together . There is no doubt about it , With the joint efforts of all sectors of society , Maker education will surely usher in a bright future .

The creation of makers is a relatively complex process , Interdisciplinary is a kind of natural discipline synthesis based on the needs of the project 、 Not deliberately . In the process of solving the problem , A lot of knowledge involved needs to consult a lot of data 、 Ask for help , Only through self-study and cooperation can we complete . therefore , Developing interdisciplinary problem-solving skills and teamwork are natural 、 Deep , there “ Collaboration ” There are even divisions of labor and project shares , Instead of “ Sitting at a table ” Simple collaboration on .
China has not only put forward the standard of core literacy to guide the reform of basic education , In addition, the field of technology and engineering has been clearly added to the course of primary school science , Many people believe that this is an important policy guidance to promote maker education at the curriculum level .

The technologies mentioned here include inventions , But I think this requirement is a little high , Because we can't equate invention with maker . Makers pay far less attention to originality than inventions , The core of the maker movement is “ Beat the drum ”, That is to disassemble the things around you , And continuously refit and improve it . Students usually don't invent , They often make some strange things , It might be useful , It may not work . As Ma Yun said ,“ People always have dreams , What if it does ”. I can change this sentence into “ People always make trouble , What if there is an invention ”.

Everyone will deal with the natural world after birth , That is to play with all kinds of things in nature , Like a pile of stones 、 Play with mud 、 Plant, etc ; In the process of beating the drum , There may be some inventions , From various stone tools 、 Clay products 、 woodwork , To bronze ware 、 Iron utensils ; Valuable inventions turn into designs , And put into mass production , Form all kinds of man-made things .

At present , From primary school 、 Secondary school subjects 、 Universities and colleges have gradually implemented maker Education , Students are required to have good maker thinking , But because of the traditional education, we should follow the book 、 Rewind only the surface fraction , Ignore the disadvantages of comprehensive ability of social adaptation , Top students in the eyes of many teachers , Out of the ivory tower, you become a talent with high scores and low abilities . The colorful world is much more complicated than studying in school , People who lack maker thinking and pragmatism will be ruthlessly “ Out of the game ”.

In order to cultivate maker talents , The state has issued a new generation of artificial intelligence development plan 、 Education Informatization 2.0 And a series of laws and regulations to promote maker Education , Its main body includes project-based learning 、 Interdisciplinary integration 、 Experiential Education . The great upsurge with maker education as its main theme is just like the waves crashing on the shore and rolling up thousands of waves , Stir up a ripple for domestic traditional education , Love natural science 、 Humanities and social sciences 、 Teenagers who explore life , Naturally, you will have a strong interest in maker Education , This spirit of active learning is very valuable .

in summary , Beat the drum 、 The invention 、 Design 、 The four kinds of production activities refer to the transformation of natural objects into man-made objects, including drum beating and invention ; The second stage is called engineering , Including design and production activities . Makers can be 、 innovation 、 Entrepreneurship is a connected process . A maker is a troublemaker of natural and man-made things , The valuable result of beating up is invention ; Innovation is through system design , Transform the achievements of the invention into practical products ; Entrepreneurship is to turn products into commodities that can bring value . obviously , Maker Education 、 Innovation education and entrepreneurship education are the three links of cultivating innovative talents .