Assessmake21 a nutshell
As the maker movement is increasingly adopted into K-12 schools and nonformal makerspaces, students have more opportunities to generate unique, personalized projects and artifacts, such as computer programs, robots, DIY electronics, and develop new competencies and skills necessary in the workplace of the 21st century. However, assessment of these skills is not easy, particularly within these open-ended environments where students create unique solution paths to problems, interact with peers, and act in both the physical and digital worlds.
The goal of the ASSESSMAKE 21 project is to provide, pilot, and validate novel assessment methods and tools for the assessment of 21st century skills. Pilot studies will take place in maker space settings in Ireland, Sweden, Greece, and Cyprus. The findings and the results from the pilots will be reported in an evaluation report
Funded: ERASMUS+
Duration: 24 months (1/11/2020 – 31/10/2022)
Consortium partners: Learnovate (TCD) – Project Coordinator, Dublin Maker (DCU), EDUMOTIVA, American College of Greece, Karlstad University, Cyprus Interaction Lab (CUT)
Total Budget: 298.561EUR
CUT budget: 38.500 EUR.
Visit our website: https://assessmake21.eu/
Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@assessmake2185
Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/assessmake21/
Target Groups
* learners in makerspaces aged 12 -18 years
* secondary school teachers engaged with makerspaces
* nonformal educators and facilitators working in makerspaces
Pilots
Pilot studies will take place in 5 schools and 4 non-formal
maker spaces in Ireland, Sweden, Greece, and Cyprus.
Deliverables and Training
Output 1 (IO1) – Assessment and Tool Design
Output 2 (IO2) – Digital Solution
Output 3 (IO3) – Teacher Training
Output 4 (IO4) – Pilot and Evaluation
If you’re interested in using these tools to both promote the practice and gain insights into the development of 21st Century Skills as part of making activities that you run in either formal or non-formal contexts, please get in touch using the form Inquiry Form
Training
C1 training activity | 28-30 September 2021 | 17h00-19h00 CET
Training agenda: click here
Note: The training activity combines online sessions and offline hands-on practice
Day 1
Video recording : click here
Presentation 1- Overview of the ASSESSMAKE21 project click here
Presentation 2- Maker Education click here
Presentation 3- 21st century skills and the need for assessment click here
Presentation 4- The Design process of the ASSESSMAKE21 tool click here
Presentation 5- Get started click here
Other resources: click here
Day 2
Video recording: click here
Presentation 1: Introduction to the teacher’s dashboard click here
Presentation 2: Introduction to the students’ dashboard click here
Examples of maker activities /projects: File 1 | File 2
Credentials for teachers: no longer available – please contact your local organiser
Day 3
Video recording: click here
Educator’s dashboard part 2 click here
The handbook: click here
What’s next: towards the pilots