Florida Association for Media in Education FAME 2015 Conference
Orlando, FL
October 2015
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Making Your Library EPIC: Creating Innovative Spaces for Student Learning
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Makerspaces! How to Transform Your Library
Workshop presented with Dottie Smay and Courtney Walker
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Description from program:
Find out why the “Maker Movement” is becoming prominent in school libraries and how you can transform your library into an active hub where students are encouraged to foster their ingenuity with strong technological skills. Participants will have time for hands-on exploration of typical projects that utilize the design process of problem-based learning. Learn about Makerspaces from concept to curriculum connections including practical applications. From low tech to high tech, students capitalize on their natural curiosity to problem solve using 21st century skills. No matter if you are just starting out or a leader in the Maker Education Movement, come learn how you can encourage a “culture of creativity and discovery” in your school library.
Links and Resources:
Shorecrest Prepatory Library & Makerspace – Dottie & Courtney’s library website
Diana’s Blog posts:
- Our Makerspace Journey
- The Stewart Library Makerspace: Video about how our makerspace has transformed our school
- Starting a Makerspace: Baby Steps
- My Makerspace Resources Page
- The Epic LEGO Wall: How to Build One
- Our Awesome Whiteboard Wall
- 10 Tips for Writing Grant Proposals
- 5 Tips for Creating DonorsChoose Projects
- 5 Tips for Starting a Makerspace on a Budget
- Rethinking our Library Space
- The Great Library Makeover Part 1
- The Great Library Makeover Part 2
- My Learning Space Design page
- Logistics of a Makerspace: Scheduling
Other related articles by Diana:
- Valuable Lessons from My First Makerspace Year (AASL Knowledge Quest)
- Advocating for Makerspaces in Libraries (AASL Knowledge Quest)
- Makerspaces in Schools: Creating STEAM Connections (Demco)
- Building Curriculum Connections into Makerspaces (Florida Media Quarterly)
Recommended books:
- Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom
- Design, Make, Play: Growing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators
- Makerspace Playbook
- The Art of Tinkering
- Worlds of Making: Best Practices for Establishing a Makerspace for Your School