Jeff Branson of SparkFun Panel; Education and Risk: How New Methods of Learning are Upping the Ante

From project-based learning to MOOCs to the flipped classroom the “maker mentality” is forcing education to make some bets that may be scary. Who are the people placing wagers and what are the recent outcomes, both good and bad. The panel members are, Marie Catrett: Tigerlilly preschool , Stefanie Nguyen: 3rd Grade Teacher at Mathews Elementary, Patrick Benfield” St. Gabriel’s Makerspace Director, Shelly Rodriguez: UT Austin Secondary Teacher Prep, and the moderator Jeff Branson: SparkFun Electronics