Looking for classroom materials for teaching repair

How to repair in your community Repair & education
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Hello Restarters,

I’m collaborating with two US organizations to integrate Repair into K - 12 Maker curriculum.

A module containing repair+maker curriculum and classroom materials will be published in the online resource library of Maker Ed, expected in September. Downloadable and free.

The repair module allows for links to additional resources teachers might draw on to support bringing repair into the classroom. I’m out hunting and gathering other curricula and educational materials.

My request:
If any Restarters know of additional resources and are inclined to pass them on, we’d appreciate it.

I’ll post here when the module is published.

Thank you all!
Vita

Info about the repair+maker project is here:
https://www.cultureofrepair.org/repair-making-initiative

Some of the resources we already know about:
Restart in the schools
Restart’s Materials Matter
Restart’s other extensive awesome material
iFixit Edu
iFixit’s other extensive and awesome material
Repair Cafe’s school starter kit
Reparieren macht Schule — Repair Goes to School
(I’m looking for an english transition of the terrific practical guide)
MacArther Foundation curriculum
Pimpana State Secondary College - culture of repair
Practical Action - 6 Rs
Western Washington University - Facing the Future

Sundry other materials are listed at:
https://www.cultureofrepair.org/educator-resources

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We have a folder of resources here - I think there are a couple you don’t have on the list!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ONeKj0bEmSPAbErqhTycncMBdpKFogUb?usp=sharing

Hope that helps!

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Thank you Janet. These are terrific additions.

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Repair What You Wear
Slojd education in schools

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Hi @Janet and @Culture_of_Repair

Thanks for the materials shared above.

I’ve no experience at repairing Electrical / Electronics stuff or components.

My 8 Year old son goes to community based / alternate school named " BeMe " and i’ve volunteered to introduce various types components we see in Electronics equipment and how to read them / their capacities. Ex : registers etc.,

Could you suggest a great place to start exploring those components and what they do / their function is ?

A year / Two before i’ve seen here flash cards with all the Raw materials names that go into making mobile phones and where they come from. Would you point me to that resource please. I’ve searched and not found it.

Thank You.

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Hello beyond binary,

Great username!

I think the materials resource you’re looking for is here: Materials matter - The Restart Project

I have gathered some resources on the culture of repair website. The lion’s share isn’t specifically what you’re looking for, but there may be something useful: https://www.cultureofrepair.org/educator-resources

You might check out the practical and technical resources tab:
https://www.cultureofrepair.org/repair-resources

Also at the Restart Project, you should visit:

Probably there is something out there brilliantly designed for what you need. When you find it, would you mind sending me a link? I am in the process of updating these long neglected resources and am woefully short on material designed for teaching young people the basics of electronics.

Please keep me posted about what you find. I have a keen interest in gathering together a rich store of educational resources and would welcome your contribution.

Best wishes,
Vita

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Hello beyond binary,

I think I came across Repair Detectives, An educational program based in New Zealand that’s rated highly by parents.

Check out the video. It seemed to speak to what you were looking for, as I understood it.

https://outschool.com/teachers/Geoff-Bentley#abl4oz7kgp

If you find other educational materials about repair, please send them my way. I continue to add materials to the educator resources page on my website.

Best wishes,
Vita

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