Makerspaces – Library Learning & Creation Center. “Anyone working in a library today … knows that we are so much more than just books.
Libraries are places of community engagement. Recently many libraries have begun to develop spaces for design and activities that both teach and empower patrons. How to Build Your Makerspace. Learning by making has been around since long before edtech—just think about what the adventurous explorers or intrepid settlers of yore would have thought of "Do-It-Yourself.
" But with thousands of kid-friendly tech tools and a whole World Wide Web of resources out there, creative, interesting opportunities for learning-by-making abound for everyone. Okay, so with all those resources, where should you start to build a makerspace? Here at EdSurge, we've rolled up our sleeves, put on our protective goggles, and built a Maker Guide from scratch, just for you. Nation of Makers. FabLearn Digital Fabrication in Education. Maker Ed – Maker Education Initiative. A Librarian's Guide to Makerspaces: 16 Resources. "There were more than 135 million adult makers, more than half of the total adult population in America, in 2015.
" What is a makerspace? You've no doubt been hearing that word more than a few times over the past several years. Makerspaces, also called hackerspaces, hackspaces, and fablabs, are collaborative spaces where people gather to get creative with DIY projects, invent new ones, and share ideas. Since the first official makerspace convened six years ago in a library in upstate New York, libraries have remained an ideal setting for makerspace events across the country. Knowledge Quest: Makerspaces/Learning Commons. A starter guide to library makerspaces. Makerspaces in the library It’s become hard to avoid talk of makerspaces in libraries.
Since the first library makerspace opened in a library (arguably The Edge at the State Library of Queensland in 2010) library makerspaces have continued to appear and to evolve. What You Really Need to Create a Makerspace. I’ve been on this MakerEd journey since late 2013.
Since then, I’ve seen the movement change dramatically. What started out as a few educators tinkering with the idea of hands-on activities that promote creativity and allow an avenue for students to learn about STEAM has exploded. Mainstream vendors by and large now all have makerspace sections of their sites. Every day a new Kickstarter related to coding, robotics, or 3D printing seems to appear. 6 Active Learning Spaces Your Library Should Have. Active Learning Spaces In the book Get Active: Reimagining Learning Spaces for Student Success, the authors identify six types of active learning spaces that are essential for creating an engaging learning environment for students.
While this research (and this book) are not specifically focused on school libraries, we are the ideal place in our schools to encompass all six types of learning spaces in one location. Developing a MakerCare Program. Although I was super excited about the makerspace movement, my enthusiasm quickly faded as I realized expectations and reality can be very different. What started as a $50,000 educational shopping spree (thanks, TeacherPreneur Grant), had all but ended with two broken 3D printers I’m taking home over the summer to hopefully repair. Left with the remnants of a once-promising makerspace, I needed a way to make these broken, half-missing, moveable parts into something awesome (or even something kind-of-okay-for-now would do).
School Library Connection. School Libraries Where Kids Now Put Ideas Into Action: Makerspaces, Critical Thinking. Want to make your own podcast?
Personalized buttons or T-shirts with catchy one-liners? Bumper stickers or 3-D-printed stuff? Maker & DIY Programs - YALSA. Maker enthusiasts: anyone can edit this page.
Please share your resources here! You may also be interested in our STEM Resources page and our Teen Programming Guidelines from YALSA (.pdf) Activities Congressional App Challenge (for teens)Digital Learning DayDo Now (weekly activity for teens to do via social media from KQEDHour of CodeMaker Party (hosted by the Mozilla Foundation)6 Second Science Fair (create a Vine video showing off your science project & use the hashtag #6secondscienceTeen Read WeekWeek of Making, June 17 - 23 (sponsored by the White House)