The Clubhouse

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The Clubhouse Learning Approach Mitchel
Resnick Natalie Rusk Stina Cooke Leo Burd Robbin
Chapman Michelle Hlubinka
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Guiding Principles Learning through
designing Following your interests Supporting
community Respect and trust
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Learning through Designing Constructivism
(Jean Piaget) Constructionism (Seymour
Papert) Imagine Create
Reflect Technological Fluency
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Following your Interests Choice
Structure Intrinsic motivation Hard fun Flow
(Csikszentmihalyi)
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Structure Software focus on design
projects Sample projects on the walls Support
materials Sparks Setting green table,
rolling chairs Special events
exhibitions Special programs C2C Staff
mentors coaching, catalyzing
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Supporting Community Collaboration based on
interest Mentoring Social networks
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Respect and Trust Respect for people, ideas,
tools Resilience Safe to experiment Respect
for diversity
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Traditional Classroom Acquire facts,
information Students work alone Learning
isolated skills Focus on memorization Short-term
assignments Separate disciplines One lesson
fits all Teacher sage on the stage
Educational Reform Learn through hands-on
inquiry Students collaborate Learning skills in
context Focus on understanding Long-term
projects Connections among disciplines Support
different learning styles Teacher guide on the
side
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Green Table Discussions Social networks
(Leo) Reflection (Michelle) Mentoring
(Robbin) Following interests (Stina) Motivation
(Natalie) Structure (Mitch)