Makerspaces & Libraries: Bringing Some STEAM into Your Program (Winnipeg Workshop edition)

@DianaLRendina * RenovatedLearning.com

MAKERSPACES&

Bringing some

LIBRARIES:

Diana Rendina, MLIS Media Specialist, Speaker, Writer

RenovatedLearning.com

STEAMinto your program

http://RenovatedLearning.com



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



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!!!



DESIGN CHALLENGES Phone tripods









WHAT IS A MAKERSPACE?



A makerspace is a place where students can gather to create, invent, tinker, explore and discover using a variety of tools and materials.



THESE ARE ALL MAKERSPACES



THE STEWART MAKERSPACE STORY Transforming

our library



March 2010



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



The only STEM in our library



Discovering the Maker Movement



Maker research



Sharing vision = supplies!



The birth of our Makerspace





CreaMvity in programs



A place to explore STEM



The corner before…



TransformaMon



The Stewart Makerspace



A TOUR OF THE STEWART MAKERSPACE

And what’s in it



Maker Room LEGO Wall

Whiteboard wall

LEGO/K’nex storageWhiteboard table

InstrucZon/Flex space



THE MAKER ROOMStorage for supplies, projects, etc



THE EPIC LEGO WALLMaking LEGOs into art



THE WHITEBOARD WALLA collaborative, interactive space



FLEX SPACEWhole class instruction, small groups, etc



MAKERSPACE TECH TOOLSSphero, MaKeyMaKey, littleBits, Cubelets



SCHEDULINGWhen do students use the space?



FREE TIME USEOpen for student use throughout the

day on passes, during lunch



DURING SCHOOL CLUBSLunches, Study hall time, etc



AFTER SCHOOL CLUBSIn depth projects & collaboration



WORKSHOPS Learning a new skill together



CIRCUIT BRACELET WORKSHOP



PURPOSE & INTENTION OF OUR SPACE



CollaboraMons



Curriculum ConnecMons



Open ExploraMon & Play



CreaMve Arts Experiences



InteracMve Learning Environment



STEM girls Club



THEMES OF OUR SPACE



Engineering - LEGOs, K’nex



Electronics - liYleBits, Snap Circuits



RoboMcs & Coding - Sphero, Dash



Arts & Cra[s



Themes of our Space

• ENGINEERING • ELECTRONICS & CIRCUITS • ROBOTICS & CODING • ARTS & CRAFTS



THE PRACTICAL STUFFI’ve got cardboard. Now what?



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?



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?



What does your school already have?

• Maker related curriculum (ie robotics, engineering)

• Art classes? • LEGOs in a storage closet • 1:1 computer or tablets?



How much physical space do I have?

• Corner? • Storage room? • Classroom? • Cart?



How will your makerspace be used?

• Open exploration? • Class collaborations? • Clubs? • Design Challenges? • Part of a fixed schedule?



Where will you get the supplies?

• District budget? • Supply drive? • Crowdfunding? • Grants? • Business partnerships?



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?



SETTING UP YOUR MAKERSPACE



FIND YOUR SPACE Makerspaces can be anywhere



MOBILE MAKERSPACE Cynthia Alaniz http://tinyurl.com/owcjh4q


http://tinyurl.com/owcjh4q


OPEN SPACE Laura Fleming New Milford High School



STORAGE ROOM Shawna Ford Curtis Elementary Library



CLASSROOM Jaymes Dec Marymount Fab Lab



ORGANIZATIONWhere do I put all this stuff?



LABEL ALL THE THINGS!!! Labels are your friends



LABEL ALL THE THINGS!!! Labels are your friends



COLOR CODE Organization is your friend



WORK WITH WHAT YOU’VE GOT Storage solutions may be right in front of you



PROJECT STORAGE Let kids save their works-in-progress



SECURITY VS. ACCESSIBILITY Find a balance



BUILDING A MAKER CULTURE



WHITEBOARDS!Use Whiteboard paint to create a whiteboard wall



WHITEBOARDS!Whiteboard tables for the win!



Poster from venspired.com

CREATIVE DECORDesign a creative environment


http://venspired.com


PROJECT DISPLAY Display student works



What are you already doing to build a maker culture in your school? What can you add?



AWESOME MAKERSPACES



COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART









MARYMOUNT FAB LAB



MARYMOUNT FAB LAB



MARYMOUNT FAB LAB



SHORECREST PREP



SHORECREST PREP

LEGO WALL!!!



SHORECREST PREP



DESIGN CHALLENGES



“It seems contradictory, but when it comes to creaMve work,

limitaMons mean freedom”

~ AusMn Kleon, Steal Like an ArMst



RUBBER BAND LAUNCHER CHALLENGEMake something that flings something



CATAPULT CHALLENGE



CARDBOARD CHALLENGE



CARDBOARD CHALLENGE









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



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?



CONNECT WITH OTHER SCHOOLS



SKYPE & GOOGLE HANGOUT



SKYPE & GOOGLE HANGOUT



JOINT DESIGN CHALLENGES



INVOLVE YOUR COMMUNITY



CROWDFUNDING Your community wants to support you



MAKER FAIR Invite your community in



MAKER FAIR Invite your community in


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



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Makerspaces & Libraries: Bringing Some STEAM into Your Program (Winnipeg Workshop edition)