makerspaces 201: i've got cardboard. now what?

@DianaLRendina * RenovatedLearning.com

MAKERSPACES 201I’ve got cardboard. Now what?

Diana Rendina, MLIS Media Specialist, Speaker, Writer

@DianaLRendina RenovatedLearning.com

http://RenovatedLearning.com



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



THE STEWART MAKERSPACE STORY Transforming

our library



In the beginning…



The only STEM in our library



The Maker Movement



Maker research



Sharing vision = supplies!



The birth of our Makerspace



CreaEvity in programs



A place to explore STEM



The corner before…



TransformaEon



The Stewart Makerspace



A TOUR OF OUR SPACE

And what’s in it



Maker Room LEGO Wall

Whiteboard wall

LEGO/K’nex storageWhiteboard table

InstrucVon/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



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



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!A collaborative, interactive space



Poster from venspired.com

CREATIVE DECORDesign a creative environment


http://venspired.com


BUILD A MAKER CULTURE Display student works



AWESOME MAKERSPACES



COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART



MARYMOUNT FAB LAB



SHORECREST PREP



SHORECREST PREP

LEGO WALL!!!



SHORECREST PREP



TAKEAWAYS SO FARWhat’s one idea you have that you could try Monday?



SCHEDULINGWhen will your 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



DESIGN CHALLENGES



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

limitaEons mean freedom”

~ AusEn Kleon, Steal Like an ArEst



CATAPULT CHALLENGEMake something that flings something



CATAPULT CHALLENGE



CARDBOARD CHALLENGE



BEST PRACTICES FOR CHALLENGES

• Don’t make it a compeEEon • Provide a focus, but not too

many limitaEons • Leave room for creaEvity • Build in a sharing component…



CONNECT WITH OTHER SCHOOLS



SKYPE & GOOGLE HANGOUT



JOINT DESIGN CHALLENGES



CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS



MARINE SCIENCE Coral reef lesson



ENGINEERING Design process



INVOLVE YOUR COMMUNITY



CROWDFUNDING Your community wants to support you



MAKER FAIR Invite your community in


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

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