makerspaces & libraries: how to bring some steam into your program aasl

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MAKERSPACES&

How to bring some

LIBRARIES:

Diana Rendina, MLIS Media Specialist, Speaker, Writer

RenovatedLearning.com

STEAMinto your program

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DIANA RENDINA • Media Specialist at Stewart Middle Magnet School in Tampa, FL since 2010

• Blogger @ RenovatedLearning & AASL Knowledge Quest

• Presenter at FAME, FETC, ISTE, AASL

• Writer - book coming soon :)

Photo by Mark Arbeit

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THE STEWART MAKERSPACE STORY Transforming

our library

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In the beginning…

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The only STEM in our library

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The Maker Movement

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Make Magazine

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Maker research

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Sharing vision = supplies!

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The birth of our Makerspace

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CreaCvity in programs

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A place to explore STEM

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The corner before…

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TransformaCon

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The Stewart Makerspace

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A TOUR OF OUR SPACE

And what’s in it

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Maker Room LEGO Wall

Whiteboard wall

LEGO/K’nex storageWhiteboard table

InstrucVon/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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CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS

MakerEd + Standards can work

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COLLABORATION Coral reef lesson

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COLLABORATION Coral reef lesson

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DESIGN CHALLENGES Phone tripods

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DESIGN CHALLENGES Phone tripods

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DESIGN CHALLENGES Phone tripods

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PASSIVE PROGRAMS Design a Rocket

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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 STEAM CLUBMaker stations throughout library

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STEWART MAKERS CLUBAfter school - In depth projects & collaboration

PRACTICAL TIPSAdvice for starCng and running a Makerspace

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DO YOUR RESEARCH Learn everything you can about the Maker Movement

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SHARE YOUR VISION Get others excited about what you want to start

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STUDENT VOICE Form a group of students to help plan your Makerspace

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FIND YOUR FOCUS Start with one or two themes and gradually expand

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GATHER SUPPLIES Donations (PTSA, Business Partners, etc), Grants, Crowdsourcing

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FIND YOUR SPACE Makerspaces can be anywhere

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MINI-MAKERSPACE http://tinyurl.com/oyy8he5

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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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EMBRACE THE MESS Yes, it will get messy, and that’s okay

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Poster from venspired.com

BUILD A MAKER CULTUREInfuse Creativity into Everything

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BUILD A MAKER CULTURE Display student works

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PROJECT STORAGE Let students keep working on a project

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SECURITY VS. ACCESSIBILITY Find a balance

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INVITE COMMUNITY IN PTSA, local Makerspaces, business partners

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SHARE WITH THE WORLD Instagram, Vine, YouTube, Flickr, blogging, etc

VISIT LOCAL MAKERSPACES

There is no such thing as aONE-SIZE-FITS-ALLMAKERSPACE

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