We’ve recently been monitoring the way Design and Technology curricula have been changing around the world. Now we’ve created the Makers Empire Design Curriculum for our global community of educators.
The Makers Empire Design Curriculum describes the development of skills, knowledge and understandings across K-8 so you know what your students are learning, how they are going to be learning it, and what international design curriculum you’ll be covering.
The aims of the Makers Empire Design Curriculum are that students:
The Makers Empire Design curriculum is aligned to and based on design and technology, and engineering curricula from around the world including:
Six Content Strands
The Makers Empire Design Curriculum has six content strands:
The 6 content strands include skills, knowledge and understandings that develop across 4 bands:
Mandi Dimitriadis, Director of Learning at Makers Empire says, “I’m really proud of the Makers Empire Design Curriculum. It draws from the best design technology and engineering curricula from around the world and shows how Makers Empire can be used as a powerful learning tool. Our curriculum supports teachers with planning and give them confidence that they are providing learning experiences that will enable their students to become effective problem solvers, design thinkers and innovators.”
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