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

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MAKERSPACES 201Ive got cardboard. Now what?
Diana Rendina, MLIS Media Specialist, Speaker, Writer
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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 :)
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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 whats in it

Maker Room LEGO Wall
Whiteboard wall
LEGO/Knex 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
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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 YOUVE 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
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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 FARWhats 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
Dont 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
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