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October 15, 2015. January 19, 2016 / writemoment. / 2 Comments. “Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change livesfor the better” ~
ABOUT | CURIOSITYCOMMONS I am a teacher-librarian and a recent graduate of the Educational Technology and Design program at the University of Saskatchewan. I've enjoyed my work as an educator in a number of settings: as a Director of Educational Technology & Learning Design within an independent school system, as a classroom teacher and as a teacher-librarian in RESOURCES | CURIOSITYCOMMONS Encouraging Reading: Learning to Read Alone is Not Enough. Your Students Need a Reading Champion How Changing Your Reading Habits Can Transform Your Health This is Your Child's Brain on Reading Creative Writing: Comic Strip Writing Activities 18 Activities that Make Creative Writing Actually Fun How to (Re) Tell a Story in PicturesWebsites: History
THE LEARNING COMMONS The Gleneagles Elementary Learning Commons is a “Library Plus” model. It is a shared learning space for our entire community that is both physical and virtual. Our Learning Commons maintains everything we value about school libraries while addressing the diverse and changing needs of today’s learners. A Learning Commons is“designed to
ABOUT THIS BLOG
The original purpose for this blog is to create a platform to share the results of my reading, research, and learning about makerspaces and participatory learning in school libraries for a graduate course. The course, “ETAD 898 – Makerspaces & Participatory Learning in Libraries” is an independent study within the Educational Technology& Design Program
MAKERSPACES: THE BENEFITS The benefits of educational makerspaces are many and varied. While they do not come without their challenges, makerspaces can have a significant impact on student learning and development. In fact, makerspaces were recently identified as one of six important developments in educational technology for K-12 education by the New Media Consortium (NMC) Horizon Report for MAKERSPACE EXAMPLES & DIRECTORIES This video features the high school library makerspace at New Milford High School in New Milford, New Jersey that was created by Laura Fleming.. In June/July 2015 I had the privilege of attending the ISTE 2015 Conference in Philadelphia where I attended as many Makerspace sessions as I could. The following Slideshare presentation highlights the work of five amazing educators. A BRIEF HISTORY OF MAKERSPACES MAKERSPACES: THE CHALLENGESMAKERSPACES
“The role of the teacher is to create conditions for invention rather than provide ready-made knowledge” ~ Seymour Papert "New Invention" by Andrew Martin, UK (CC0, public domain) Introduction: “On a personal note” As a child, I was nurtured in a “makerspace” environment. Of course, we didn’t use the term “makerspace” back then; it wasn’tCURIOSITYCOMMONS
October 15, 2015. January 19, 2016 / writemoment. / 2 Comments. “Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change livesfor the better” ~
ABOUT | CURIOSITYCOMMONS I am a teacher-librarian and a recent graduate of the Educational Technology and Design program at the University of Saskatchewan. I've enjoyed my work as an educator in a number of settings: as a Director of Educational Technology & Learning Design within an independent school system, as a classroom teacher and as a teacher-librarian in RESOURCES | CURIOSITYCOMMONS Encouraging Reading: Learning to Read Alone is Not Enough. Your Students Need a Reading Champion How Changing Your Reading Habits Can Transform Your Health This is Your Child's Brain on Reading Creative Writing: Comic Strip Writing Activities 18 Activities that Make Creative Writing Actually Fun How to (Re) Tell a Story in PicturesWebsites: History
THE LEARNING COMMONS The Gleneagles Elementary Learning Commons is a “Library Plus” model. It is a shared learning space for our entire community that is both physical and virtual. Our Learning Commons maintains everything we value about school libraries while addressing the diverse and changing needs of today’s learners. A Learning Commons is“designed to
ABOUT THIS BLOG
The original purpose for this blog is to create a platform to share the results of my reading, research, and learning about makerspaces and participatory learning in school libraries for a graduate course. The course, “ETAD 898 – Makerspaces & Participatory Learning in Libraries” is an independent study within the Educational Technology& Design Program
MAKERSPACES: THE BENEFITS The benefits of educational makerspaces are many and varied. While they do not come without their challenges, makerspaces can have a significant impact on student learning and development. In fact, makerspaces were recently identified as one of six important developments in educational technology for K-12 education by the New Media Consortium (NMC) Horizon Report for MAKERSPACE EXAMPLES & DIRECTORIES This video features the high school library makerspace at New Milford High School in New Milford, New Jersey that was created by Laura Fleming.. In June/July 2015 I had the privilege of attending the ISTE 2015 Conference in Philadelphia where I attended as many Makerspace sessions as I could. The following Slideshare presentation highlights the work of five amazing educators. A BRIEF HISTORY OF MAKERSPACES MAKERSPACES: THE CHALLENGESMAKERSPACES
“The role of the teacher is to create conditions for invention rather than provide ready-made knowledge” ~ Seymour Papert "New Invention" by Andrew Martin, UK (CC0, public domain) Introduction: “On a personal note” As a child, I was nurtured in a “makerspace” environment. Of course, we didn’t use the term “makerspace” back then; it wasn’t RESOURCES | CURIOSITYCOMMONS Encouraging Reading: Learning to Read Alone is Not Enough. Your Students Need a Reading Champion How Changing Your Reading Habits Can Transform Your Health This is Your Child's Brain on Reading Creative Writing: Comic Strip Writing Activities 18 Activities that Make Creative Writing Actually Fun How to (Re) Tell a Story in PicturesWebsites: History
THE LEARNING COMMONS The Gleneagles Elementary Learning Commons is a “Library Plus” model. It is a shared learning space for our entire community that is both physical and virtual. Our Learning Commons maintains everything we value about school libraries while addressing the diverse and changing needs of today’s learners. A Learning Commons is“designed to
BOOK LISTS | CURIOSITYCOMMONS Authors Share Their To-Be-Read Reading Stacks The Most Anticipated Children's and YA Books of Fall 2015 Back to School Read Alouds ALA: Recommended Reading Picture Books Pernille Ripp: 10 Picture Books I Cannot Wait to Share With My Students (2014) Pernille Ripp: 10 Picture Books That Spark Empathy Children's Books 100 Magnificent Children'sBooks 2015
WHAT I’M READING
Introduction This annotated bibliography is intended as a foundation for my exploration of makerspaces and participatory learning in school libraries. Sources were selected with the specific focus of the school library makerspace in mind. However, some resources were intentionally chosen to cast a wider net on the maker movement as a whole, in orderto
MAKERSPACE RESOURCES Library-Related Makerspace Resources Thinkers and Tinkers: The Maker Movement: This excellent website is a Professional Development Workshop for Middle School Teachers and Teacher-Librarians offered through the University of Alberta TLDL Program. Make it @ Your Library: This site was created with the intention of "helping librarians realize makerspace projects in their communities" andGENIUS HOUR
Books: 10 Picture Books to Use With Genius Hour Articles: Genius Hour Implementation: "How to Farm Ideas"Y.A./ADULT BOOKS
Post by @mdavisetad. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. MAKERSPACE PROS, CONS & CONSIDERATIONS Makerspace Pros, Cons & Considerations. In studying and evaluating a practice, it’s vital to examine all sides of it, considering both its pros and cons—even projecting its potential for flourishing or fading with time. Just as a painter carefully studies a subject from all angles, featuring both light and shadow, so should we examine MAKERSPACES: FEARLESSNESS REQUIRED In every new venture there exists an element of risk. Often this risk is accompanied by a fear of the unknown. These truths were brought home for me during a presentation that I shared this past Saturday. The session attendees wanted to gain an understanding of makerspaces, and learn about our process in creating a “THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!” "Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change lives for the better" ~ Sidney Sheldon Last year I introduced robotics to our Gleneagles students. By robotics, I mean Cubelets, which areCURIOSITYCOMMONS
October 15, 2015. January 19, 2016 / writemoment. / 2 Comments. “Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change livesfor the better” ~
ABOUT | CURIOSITYCOMMONS I am a teacher-librarian and a recent graduate of the Educational Technology and Design program at the University of Saskatchewan. I've enjoyed my work as an educator in a number of settings: as a Director of Educational Technology & Learning Design within an independent school system, as a classroom teacher and as a teacher-librarian in RESOURCES | CURIOSITYCOMMONS Encouraging Reading: Learning to Read Alone is Not Enough. Your Students Need a Reading Champion How Changing Your Reading Habits Can Transform Your Health This is Your Child's Brain on Reading Creative Writing: Comic Strip Writing Activities 18 Activities that Make Creative Writing Actually Fun How to (Re) Tell a Story in PicturesWebsites: History
THE LEARNING COMMONS The Gleneagles Elementary Learning Commons is a “Library Plus” model. It is a shared learning space for our entire community that is both physical and virtual. Our Learning Commons maintains everything we value about school libraries while addressing the diverse and changing needs of today’s learners. A Learning Commons is“designed to
ABOUT THIS BLOG
The original purpose for this blog is to create a platform to share the results of my reading, research, and learning about makerspaces and participatory learning in school libraries for a graduate course. The course, “ETAD 898 – Makerspaces & Participatory Learning in Libraries” is an independent study within the Educational Technology& Design Program
MAKERSPACES: THE BENEFITS The benefits of educational makerspaces are many and varied. While they do not come without their challenges, makerspaces can have a significant impact on student learning and development. In fact, makerspaces were recently identified as one of six important developments in educational technology for K-12 education by the New Media Consortium (NMC) Horizon Report for MAKERSPACE EXAMPLES & DIRECTORIES This video features the high school library makerspace at New Milford High School in New Milford, New Jersey that was created by Laura Fleming.. In June/July 2015 I had the privilege of attending the ISTE 2015 Conference in Philadelphia where I attended as many Makerspace sessions as I could. The following Slideshare presentation highlights the work of five amazing educators. A BRIEF HISTORY OF MAKERSPACES MAKERSPACES: THE CHALLENGESMAKERSPACES
“The role of the teacher is to create conditions for invention rather than provide ready-made knowledge” ~ Seymour Papert "New Invention" by Andrew Martin, UK (CC0, public domain) Introduction: “On a personal note” As a child, I was nurtured in a “makerspace” environment. Of course, we didn’t use the term “makerspace” back then; it wasn’tCURIOSITYCOMMONS
October 15, 2015. January 19, 2016 / writemoment. / 2 Comments. “Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change livesfor the better” ~
ABOUT | CURIOSITYCOMMONS I am a teacher-librarian and a recent graduate of the Educational Technology and Design program at the University of Saskatchewan. I've enjoyed my work as an educator in a number of settings: as a Director of Educational Technology & Learning Design within an independent school system, as a classroom teacher and as a teacher-librarian in RESOURCES | CURIOSITYCOMMONS Encouraging Reading: Learning to Read Alone is Not Enough. Your Students Need a Reading Champion How Changing Your Reading Habits Can Transform Your Health This is Your Child's Brain on Reading Creative Writing: Comic Strip Writing Activities 18 Activities that Make Creative Writing Actually Fun How to (Re) Tell a Story in PicturesWebsites: History
THE LEARNING COMMONS The Gleneagles Elementary Learning Commons is a “Library Plus” model. It is a shared learning space for our entire community that is both physical and virtual. Our Learning Commons maintains everything we value about school libraries while addressing the diverse and changing needs of today’s learners. A Learning Commons is“designed to
ABOUT THIS BLOG
The original purpose for this blog is to create a platform to share the results of my reading, research, and learning about makerspaces and participatory learning in school libraries for a graduate course. The course, “ETAD 898 – Makerspaces & Participatory Learning in Libraries” is an independent study within the Educational Technology& Design Program
MAKERSPACES: THE BENEFITS The benefits of educational makerspaces are many and varied. While they do not come without their challenges, makerspaces can have a significant impact on student learning and development. In fact, makerspaces were recently identified as one of six important developments in educational technology for K-12 education by the New Media Consortium (NMC) Horizon Report for MAKERSPACE EXAMPLES & DIRECTORIES This video features the high school library makerspace at New Milford High School in New Milford, New Jersey that was created by Laura Fleming.. In June/July 2015 I had the privilege of attending the ISTE 2015 Conference in Philadelphia where I attended as many Makerspace sessions as I could. The following Slideshare presentation highlights the work of five amazing educators. A BRIEF HISTORY OF MAKERSPACES MAKERSPACES: THE CHALLENGESMAKERSPACES
“The role of the teacher is to create conditions for invention rather than provide ready-made knowledge” ~ Seymour Papert "New Invention" by Andrew Martin, UK (CC0, public domain) Introduction: “On a personal note” As a child, I was nurtured in a “makerspace” environment. Of course, we didn’t use the term “makerspace” back then; it wasn’t RESOURCES | CURIOSITYCOMMONS Encouraging Reading: Learning to Read Alone is Not Enough. Your Students Need a Reading Champion How Changing Your Reading Habits Can Transform Your Health This is Your Child's Brain on Reading Creative Writing: Comic Strip Writing Activities 18 Activities that Make Creative Writing Actually Fun How to (Re) Tell a Story in PicturesWebsites: History
THE LEARNING COMMONS The Gleneagles Elementary Learning Commons is a “Library Plus” model. It is a shared learning space for our entire community that is both physical and virtual. Our Learning Commons maintains everything we value about school libraries while addressing the diverse and changing needs of today’s learners. A Learning Commons is“designed to
BOOK LISTS | CURIOSITYCOMMONS Authors Share Their To-Be-Read Reading Stacks The Most Anticipated Children's and YA Books of Fall 2015 Back to School Read Alouds ALA: Recommended Reading Picture Books Pernille Ripp: 10 Picture Books I Cannot Wait to Share With My Students (2014) Pernille Ripp: 10 Picture Books That Spark Empathy Children's Books 100 Magnificent Children'sBooks 2015
WHAT I’M READING
Introduction This annotated bibliography is intended as a foundation for my exploration of makerspaces and participatory learning in school libraries. Sources were selected with the specific focus of the school library makerspace in mind. However, some resources were intentionally chosen to cast a wider net on the maker movement as a whole, in orderto
MAKERSPACE RESOURCES Library-Related Makerspace Resources Thinkers and Tinkers: The Maker Movement: This excellent website is a Professional Development Workshop for Middle School Teachers and Teacher-Librarians offered through the University of Alberta TLDL Program. Make it @ Your Library: This site was created with the intention of "helping librarians realize makerspace projects in their communities" andGENIUS HOUR
Books: 10 Picture Books to Use With Genius Hour Articles: Genius Hour Implementation: "How to Farm Ideas"Y.A./ADULT BOOKS
Post by @mdavisetad. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. MAKERSPACE PROS, CONS & CONSIDERATIONS Makerspace Pros, Cons & Considerations. In studying and evaluating a practice, it’s vital to examine all sides of it, considering both its pros and cons—even projecting its potential for flourishing or fading with time. Just as a painter carefully studies a subject from all angles, featuring both light and shadow, so should we examine MAKERSPACES: FEARLESSNESS REQUIRED In every new venture there exists an element of risk. Often this risk is accompanied by a fear of the unknown. These truths were brought home for me during a presentation that I shared this past Saturday. The session attendees wanted to gain an understanding of makerspaces, and learn about our process in creating a “THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!” "Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change lives for the better" ~ Sidney Sheldon Last year I introduced robotics to our Gleneagles students. By robotics, I mean Cubelets, which areCURIOSITYCOMMONS
October 15, 2015. January 19, 2016 / writemoment. / 2 Comments. “Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change livesfor the better” ~
ABOUT | CURIOSITYCOMMONS I am a teacher-librarian and a recent graduate of the Educational Technology and Design program at the University of Saskatchewan. I've enjoyed my work as an educator in a number of settings: as a Director of Educational Technology & Learning Design within an independent school system, as a classroom teacher and as a teacher-librarian in THE LEARNING COMMONS The Gleneagles Elementary Learning Commons is a “Library Plus” model. It is a shared learning space for our entire community that is both physical and virtual. Our Learning Commons maintains everything we value about school libraries while addressing the diverse and changing needs of today’s learners. A Learning Commons is“designed to
MAKERSPACES: THE BENEFITS The benefits of educational makerspaces are many and varied. While they do not come without their challenges, makerspaces can have a significant impact on student learning and development. In fact, makerspaces were recently identified as one of six important developments in educational technology for K-12 education by the New Media Consortium (NMC) Horizon Report for A BRIEF HISTORY OF MAKERSPACES MAKERSPACE EXAMPLES & DIRECTORIES This video features the high school library makerspace at New Milford High School in New Milford, New Jersey that was created by Laura Fleming.. In June/July 2015 I had the privilege of attending the ISTE 2015 Conference in Philadelphia where I attended as many Makerspace sessions as I could. The following Slideshare presentation highlights the work of five amazing educators. MAKERSPACES: THE CHALLENGESMAKERSPACES
“The role of the teacher is to create conditions for invention rather than provide ready-made knowledge” ~ Seymour Papert "New Invention" by Andrew Martin, UK (CC0, public domain) Introduction: “On a personal note” As a child, I was nurtured in a “makerspace” environment. Of course, we didn’t use the term “makerspace” back then; it wasn’t MAKERSPACE PROS, CONS & CONSIDERATIONS Makerspace Pros, Cons & Considerations. In studying and evaluating a practice, it’s vital to examine all sides of it, considering both its pros and cons—even projecting its potential for flourishing or fading with time. Just as a painter carefully studies a subject from all angles, featuring both light and shadow, so should we examineCHILDREN’S BOOKS
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October 15, 2015. January 19, 2016 / writemoment. / 2 Comments. “Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change livesfor the better” ~
ABOUT | CURIOSITYCOMMONS I am a teacher-librarian and a recent graduate of the Educational Technology and Design program at the University of Saskatchewan. I've enjoyed my work as an educator in a number of settings: as a Director of Educational Technology & Learning Design within an independent school system, as a classroom teacher and as a teacher-librarian in THE LEARNING COMMONS The Gleneagles Elementary Learning Commons is a “Library Plus” model. It is a shared learning space for our entire community that is both physical and virtual. Our Learning Commons maintains everything we value about school libraries while addressing the diverse and changing needs of today’s learners. A Learning Commons is“designed to
MAKERSPACES: THE BENEFITS The benefits of educational makerspaces are many and varied. While they do not come without their challenges, makerspaces can have a significant impact on student learning and development. In fact, makerspaces were recently identified as one of six important developments in educational technology for K-12 education by the New Media Consortium (NMC) Horizon Report for A BRIEF HISTORY OF MAKERSPACES MAKERSPACE EXAMPLES & DIRECTORIES This video features the high school library makerspace at New Milford High School in New Milford, New Jersey that was created by Laura Fleming.. In June/July 2015 I had the privilege of attending the ISTE 2015 Conference in Philadelphia where I attended as many Makerspace sessions as I could. The following Slideshare presentation highlights the work of five amazing educators. MAKERSPACES: THE CHALLENGESMAKERSPACES
“The role of the teacher is to create conditions for invention rather than provide ready-made knowledge” ~ Seymour Papert "New Invention" by Andrew Martin, UK (CC0, public domain) Introduction: “On a personal note” As a child, I was nurtured in a “makerspace” environment. Of course, we didn’t use the term “makerspace” back then; it wasn’t MAKERSPACE PROS, CONS & CONSIDERATIONS Makerspace Pros, Cons & Considerations. In studying and evaluating a practice, it’s vital to examine all sides of it, considering both its pros and cons—even projecting its potential for flourishing or fading with time. Just as a painter carefully studies a subject from all angles, featuring both light and shadow, so should we examineCHILDREN’S BOOKS
Post by @mdavisetad. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. RESOURCES | CURIOSITYCOMMONS Encouraging Reading: Learning to Read Alone is Not Enough. Your Students Need a Reading Champion How Changing Your Reading Habits Can Transform Your Health This is Your Child's Brain on Reading Creative Writing: Comic Strip Writing Activities 18 Activities that Make Creative Writing Actually Fun How to (Re) Tell a Story in PicturesWebsites: History
THE LEARNING COMMONS The Gleneagles Elementary Learning Commons is a “Library Plus” model. It is a shared learning space for our entire community that is both physical and virtual. Our Learning Commons maintains everything we value about school libraries while addressing the diverse and changing needs of today’s learners. A Learning Commons is“designed to
ABOUT THIS BLOG
The original purpose for this blog is to create a platform to share the results of my reading, research, and learning about makerspaces and participatory learning in school libraries for a graduate course. The course, “ETAD 898 – Makerspaces & Participatory Learning in Libraries” is an independent study within the Educational Technology& Design Program
WHAT I’M READING
Introduction This annotated bibliography is intended as a foundation for my exploration of makerspaces and participatory learning in school libraries. Sources were selected with the specific focus of the school library makerspace in mind. However, some resources were intentionally chosen to cast a wider net on the maker movement as a whole, in orderto
MAKERSPACE RESOURCES Library-Related Makerspace Resources Thinkers and Tinkers: The Maker Movement: This excellent website is a Professional Development Workshop for Middle School Teachers and Teacher-Librarians offered through the University of Alberta TLDL Program. Make it @ Your Library: This site was created with the intention of "helping librarians realize makerspace projects in their communities" andGENIUS HOUR
Books: 10 Picture Books to Use With Genius Hour Articles: Genius Hour Implementation: "How to Farm Ideas"CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Post by @mdavisetad. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. LOCAL MAKERSPACE VISITS The Makerspace at S.A.I.L: Surrey Academy for Innovative Learning, Surrey, B.C. Coordinators: Lisa Domier de Suarez (district teacher-librarian/maker teacher) and Orwell Kowalyshyn In April 2015, I spent the morning with Lisa Domier de Suarez, a teacher-librarian at S.A.I.L. Lisa is the only colleague I know who actually has the word “make” in her job title MAKERSPACES: FEARLESSNESS REQUIRED In every new venture there exists an element of risk. Often this risk is accompanied by a fear of the unknown. These truths were brought home for me during a presentation that I shared this past Saturday. The session attendees wanted to gain an understanding of makerspaces, and learn about our process in creating a MAKERSPACE RATIONALE Dr. Pam Moran, superintendent of Albemarle County (VA) Public Schools, is an advocate for the transformation of school libraries from “traditional write it, read it, print it, recall it models to search, connect, communicate and make models”. In this brief video, she discusses the transformational nature of school makerspaces.YouTube.
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In every new venture there exists an element of risk. Often this risk is accompanied by a fear of the unknown. These truths were brought home for me during a presentation that I shared this past Saturday. The session attendees wanted to gain an understanding of makerspaces, and learn about our process in creating a makerspace in the Gleneagles Elementary Learning Commons. When I shared the following photo of our makerspace team standing in front of our brand new Lego wall, a collective “Oh!” filled the room. (I’m certain it’s because the audience was impressed with our stunning goggles!) Our Gleneagles Makerspace Team: Scott Wallace (principal) me (teacher-librarian), Andrea Smith, (intermediate teacher) Then came the question: “How noisy is it?” “You mean the Lego wall?” I asked, for clarification. “Yes, how noisy is it?” “Well, it’s not really noisy at all…”I responded, “except for the rustling of Lego as students’ hands rummage through the bins. That, and the sound of their animated explanations and stories about their creations,” I added. I explained that our initial approach to the Lego wall was not a “free-for-all”, but rather a structured approach using literacy as both a launching point and extension activity. The Lego wall is a new commodity and we are still in the learning phase of how to maximize its use as a makerspaceresource.
Later, I discussed our exploration of robotics as one of our five makerspace themes for the year and this yielded more questions: “Are you an expert in robotics?” “No, I’m not.” “Have you taken some training in robotics to prepare for this?”“No.”
I explained that setting up a makerspace requires that you are constantly learning new things. If I waited until I “perfectly understood” the nature and workings of each new maker resource before I introduced them to our students, the items would never make their way out of the box. Instead, we learn together. For me, nothing beats the “Aha!” moment that occurs when a student figures something out for himself and then, in turn, can explain his processto the teacher.
Kurti, Kurti and Fleming (2014) stress the importance of the “spacemaker” role—this is the term they use for the individual that sets up and manages the makerspace: “Spacemakers, like every leader, will be likely to face challenges and obstacles. They must be resourceful, failure tolerant, collaborative and always learning themselves” (p. 11). After my session was over I reflected on the root of the questions I fielded and the nature of my responses. I repeatedly stressed with my audience that I am not an expert on maker resources and that I am just learning as I go. This “learning as you go”— with students acting as both learners and mentors— reflects the true nature of amakerspace.
Moorefield-Lang (2015) explains the makerspace process perfectly: “THERE IS A FEARLESSNESS REQUIRED IN WORKING IN THESE SPACES, BEING VULNERABLE TO FAILURE, OFFERING NEW CLASSES, ACCEPTING AID AND TRAINING FROM PEERS AND VOLUNTEERS, BUILDING NEW CONNECTIONS, AND WORKING WITH NEW TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES. IT MIGHT SEEM A LITTLE SCARY BUT IN REALITY IT IS VERY EXCITING” (p 108). At the end of the session, I candidly shared with a participant that setting up a makerspace can be “a little scary” but it’s definitely worth the challenge. Her response heartened me. Squeezing my arm warmly, she said, “Thank-you for what you are doing for children! I’m sure it’s alot of work”.
Sometimes that’s all you need to hear, for the fear to slip away.WORKS CITED:
Kurti, R. S., Kurti, D. L., & Fleming, L. (2014). The philosophy of educational makerspaces part 1 of making an educational makerspace. _Teacher Librarian_, _41_(5), 8. Retrieved from http://www.teacherlibrarian.com/2014/06/18/educational-makerspaces/ Moorefield-Lang, H. M. (2015). Change in the making: Makerspaces and the ever changing landscape of libraries._ Techtrends, 59_(3), 107-112. doi:10.1007/s11528-015-0860-z “THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!” October 15, 2015January 19, 2016/ writemoment
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_“LIBRARIES STORE THE ENERGY THAT FUELS THE IMAGINATION. THEY OPEN UP WINDOWS TO THE WORLD AND INSPIRE US TO EXPLORE AND ACHIEVE, AND CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVING OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. LIBRARIES CHANGE LIVES FOR THE BETTER”_ ~ SIDNEY SHELDON Last year I introduced robotics to our Gleneagles students. By robotics, I mean CUBELETS , which are simple, interactive cubes that combine to create robots. I chose robotics as a means to introduce the makerspace concept to our students and to engage them with a new avenue of learning.They were engaged.
I mean, I’ve never witnessed such a bug-eyed, gaping group of astonished learners seated before me. Their excitement was palpable. I honestly thought that some of them were going to hyperventilate before they even had a chance to interact with this new resource. Later I would describe the “cohesive tension” of this moment to colleagues, marveling at the joyful nature of complete student engagement, a collective focus, and an awe. However, in spite of this shared moment of excited animation, what resonated most powerfully with me on that morning was a student comment. At the conclusion of our activity, a grade five girl approached me and shared: “I THOUGHT I KNEW WHAT I WANTED TO BE WHEN I GREW UP. BUT THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!” This changes everything: these three words affirmed for me everything I needed to know about the potential of makerspaces. They can be transformational for our students. Makerspaces introduce new resources, new opportunities and sometimes unexpected horizons for students. Makerspaces: “This changes everything”. It’s all I needed to know to move forward.BLOG STATS
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