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How to Run an AWESOME After School Makers Club
Whether you already have a thriving makerspace or are just starting out, forming an after-school Maker Club is ideal for diving deep into projects and building up a culture of making in your school. Learn strategies and tips for advocating for an after-school club with your administration. Learn about setting norms and procedures for your students, balancing design challenges with free exploration and creating a reflection and sharing piece for students.
Watch the video : Presented for Florida Library Webinars on July 6, 2016
Resources:
Challenge Based Learning in the School Library Makerspace
My book that I co-wrote along with Colleen and Aaron Graves. Much of this presentation is based off of the content of this book, so if you find this presentation valuable, you’ll probably like the book too.
In this book, we go into depth about how to create a maker culture within your school, develop an interactive learning space and more. We discuss the logistics of hosting maker workshops, creating design challenge prompts and documenting the learning process.
Makers Clubs:
- How to Run an AWESOME After-school Makers Club
- The 2016 Stewart MakerFair
- How to Run a Rubberband Launcher Challenge
- The 2015 Cardboard Challenge
- The Stewart Lamar Catapult Challenge
- Stewart Makerfair 2015
- Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015
- K’nex Club and Digital Learning Day
- K’nex Club: Making Models of Real Places
- Stewart Cardboard Challenge Wrap-up
Makerspaces:
- Make and Takes: Let Students Own the Learning
- Teaching the Design Process in Makerspaces
- The Value of Guided Projects in Makerspaces
- Makerspace Logisitics: How to Find a Schedule that Works
- How to Build an Epic LEGO Wall
- Our Awesome Whiteboard Wall
- 3 Ways Whiteboards Can Make Your Space More Awesome
Additional Resources:
- My Makerspace Resources Page
- My Learning Space Design Resources
- Design Process Worksheet
- Krissy Venosdale (her blog is fantastic and I love her posters)
Videos: