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MAKERSPACES&
Bringing some
LIBRARIES:
Diana Rendina, MLIS Media Specialist, Speaker, Writer
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STEAMinto your program
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DIANA RENDINA, MLIS• Media Specialist at Stewart
Middle Magnet School in Tampa, FL since 2010
• Blogger @ RenovatedLearning & AASL Knowledge Quest
• 2016 ISTE Outstanding Young Educator Award
• 2015 SLJ Build Something Bold Award
• Author: • Challenge-Based Learning
in the School Library Makerspace - August 2017
• Reimagining School Libraries - Fall 2017
Portrait by Kimberly Yau
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DESIGN CHALLENGE TIME!!• Using the supplies at your
tables, work together to build a tripod to hold a phone/tablet
• You will have 25 minutes to build
• Be prepared to pitch your idea!!!
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A makerspace is a place where students can gather to create, invent, tinker, explore and discover using a variety of tools and materials.
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THE STEWART MAKERSPACE STORY Transforming
our library
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About Stewart• Public STEM Magnet Middle School • Hillsborough County Public Schools (8th largest
district in USA) • Grades 6-8 • Urban location near downtown Tampa • Title 1 - 75% of students on free or reduced
lunch • 30% Black, 33% Hispanic, 30% White, 7%
Asian and Multiracial • 65% Male, 35% Female
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A TOUR OF THE STEWART MAKERSPACE
And what’s in it
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Maker Room LEGO Wall
Whiteboard wall
LEGO/K’nex storageWhiteboard table
InstrucZon/Flex space
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THE MAKER ROOMStorage for supplies, projects, etc
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THE EPIC LEGO WALLMaking LEGOs into art
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THE WHITEBOARD WALLA collaborative, interactive space
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FLEX SPACEWhole class instruction, small groups, etc
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MAKERSPACE TECH TOOLSSphero, MaKeyMaKey, littleBits, Cubelets
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SCHEDULINGWhen do students use the space?
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FREE TIME USEOpen for student use throughout the
day on passes, during lunch
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DURING SCHOOL CLUBSLunches, Study hall time, etc
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AFTER SCHOOL CLUBSIn depth projects & collaboration
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WORKSHOPS Learning a new skill together
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PURPOSE & INTENTION OF OUR SPACE
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Electronics - liYleBits, Snap Circuits
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Themes of our Space
• ENGINEERING • ELECTRONICS & CIRCUITS • ROBOTICS & CODING • ARTS & CRAFTS
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THE PRACTICAL STUFFI’ve got cardboard. Now what?
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THE 5 QUESTIONS• What are the goals of this Makerspace? • What does my school already have? • How much physical space do I have? • How will it be used? • Where will I get the supplies?
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What are the goals of your space?
• Supporting existing curriculum? • Filling in gaps in curriculum? • Open STEM exploration? • Providing a space for creative play? • Teaching Design Thinking? • Learning about electronics hands-on?
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What does your school already have?
• Maker related curriculum (ie robotics, engineering)
• Art classes? • LEGOs in a storage closet • 1:1 computer or tablets?
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How much physical space do I have?
• Corner? • Storage room? • Classroom? • Cart?
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How will your makerspace be used?
• Open exploration? • Class collaborations? • Clubs? • Design Challenges? • Part of a fixed schedule?
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Where will you get the supplies?
• District budget? • Supply drive? • Crowdfunding? • Grants? • Business partnerships?
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What’s one idea you’ve seen so far that’s stuck out for you?
How could you do something like that in your space?
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FIND YOUR SPACE Makerspaces can be anywhere
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MOBILE MAKERSPACE Cynthia Alaniz http://tinyurl.com/owcjh4q
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OPEN SPACE Laura Fleming New Milford High School
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STORAGE ROOM Shawna Ford Curtis Elementary Library
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CLASSROOM Jaymes Dec Marymount Fab Lab
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ORGANIZATIONWhere do I put all this stuff?
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LABEL ALL THE THINGS!!! Labels are your friends
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LABEL ALL THE THINGS!!! Labels are your friends
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COLOR CODE Organization is your friend
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WORK WITH WHAT YOU’VE GOT Storage solutions may be right in front of you
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PROJECT STORAGE Let kids save their works-in-progress
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SECURITY VS. ACCESSIBILITY Find a balance
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WHITEBOARDS!Use Whiteboard paint to create a whiteboard wall
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WHITEBOARDS!Whiteboard tables for the win!
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Poster from venspired.com
CREATIVE DECORDesign a creative environment
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PROJECT DISPLAY Display student works
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What are you already doing to build a maker culture in your school? What can you add?
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“It seems contradictory, but when it comes to creaMve work,
limitaMons mean freedom”
~ AusMn Kleon, Steal Like an ArMst
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RUBBER BAND LAUNCHER CHALLENGEMake something that flings something
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BEST PRACTICES FOR CHALLENGES
• Don’t make it a compeMMon • Provide a focus, but not too
many limitaMons • Leave room for creaMvity • Build in a sharing component
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CREATING A DESIGN PROMPT• What is the goal? • Who do students work with? • What are the materials? • How much Mme do they have? • How will they share it? • Other creaMve constraints?
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CROWDFUNDING Your community wants to support you
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MAKER FAIR Invite your community in
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MAKER FAIR Invite your community in
There is no such thing as aONE-SIZE-FITS-ALLMAKERSPACE
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