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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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