Figuring out how to keep your makerspace organized can be a daunting task. Here's what I've learned about creating makerspace organization that works.
In this post, I explain why Perler Beads are an awesome addition to any makerspace, and offer some advice on incorporating them into your space.
What is a makerspace? Here we explore what a makerspace is, how you can create one, and what the benefits are for students.
Makerspaces are taking over the educational world & with good reason. They are the perfect spaces to support STEAM & Project Based Learning through hands-on, interactive activities. They support innovation, creativity, critical thinking & communication skills in our students. Check out these pins for some inspirational resources to start you on your Maker journey, whether you teach elementary, middle school, high school, in a public library, or are just plain curious about makerspaces. | See more about More Student-centered resources, Student and Libraries ideas.
If there is no room for a makerspace in your library or classroom, students can check out and take home "maker kits" to make and create with their families.
One of the biggest struggles we hear from teachers wanting to implement STEM or a makerspace is the cost of materials. We asked members of our Facebook Group, Elementary STEM Teachers Club , to share their budget friendly tips and tricks for keeping their STEM supplies stocked. The following a
Interested in learning how to start, schedule, and manage an elementary Makerspace?! Check out these supply suggestions, organization tips, and more.
Welcome to my Makerspace journey! Discover how Makerspaces transform classrooms and inspire creativity and innovation.
Interested in setting up a makerspace?! Congratulations on taking the first step by doing some research. If a makerspace is properly set up and introduced, it can be a great tool for igniting student imagination and curiosity as well as building classroom community. The following are fou
Today let's talk about how and why I started a low-tech makerspace at our high school library! When I started at this library 5 years ago it was completely different than it is now. Circulation was extremely low and students were not encouraged to "hang out" at the library but rather to use it solely…
Infinite ways to create pegboard holders and bins for tools, parts or display objects. Highlights: One or multiple (m•n matrix) objects per ho
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In a recent thread @antichamber shared his challenge in cleaning up his workspace after a long season. Unfortunately, the thread got a little off track, so I wanted to start fresh and ask the community to maybe share so…
Many teachers are looking for ways to bring more hands-on critical thinking into their classrooms, especially after a lot of screen time in the past year with COVID. I talked all about the 3 crucial reasons to create a makerspace in your classroom post-pandemic on episode 133. Join me today as I discuss what a makerspace is and why it is so important to include it in our classrooms.
This is the final installment in this series, describing the conversion of my K-12 library to a modified bookstore model. In Part 1 I described the changes I made to my library, Part 2 explains why I did it, Part 3 is about what I had to have in place before I did it, and…
The following is a guest post from Dr. Jacie Maslyk . How to Set up Your STEM Classroom At Carly & Adam, we are always being asked about STEM classroom setup ideas. Questions are often posted to our Facebook community regarding the best furniture or storage units. We love seein
With Easter coming up, I thought I would work on my extremely limited design skills by making an R2D2 egg. It is not the most elegant design you will
