Makerspaces and the Maker Education movement are quickly taking hold of the library world. In this session, you can learn what the Maker Movement is and find some ways to get started bringing Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics into your library program. Session will include practical tips and examples of activities and programs, as well as a chance to try Makerspace tools hands-on.

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MAKERSPACES
&
How to bring some
LIBRARIES:
Diana Rendina, MLIS
Media Specialist, Speaker, Writer
RenovatedLearning.com
STEAM
into your program

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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 :)
Photo by Mark Arbeit

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THE STEWART
MAKERSPACE
STORY Transforming
our library

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In the beginning…

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The only STEM in our library

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The Maker Movement

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Make Magazine

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Maker research

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Sharing vision = supplies!

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The birth of our Makerspace

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CreaCvity in programs

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A place to explore STEM

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The corner before…

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TransformaCon

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The Stewart Makerspace

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A TOUR OF OUR
SPACE
And what’s
in it

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Maker Room LEGO Wall
Whiteboard wall
LEGO/K’nex storageWhiteboard table
InstrucVon/Flex space

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THE MAKER ROOM
Storage for supplies, projects, etc

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THE EPIC LEGO WALL
Making LEGOs into art

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THE WHITEBOARD WALL
A collaborative, interactive space

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FLEX SPACE
Whole class instruction, small groups, etc

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MAKERSPACE TECH TOOLS
Sphero, MaKeyMaKey, littleBits, Cubelets

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CURRICULUM
CONNECTIONS
MakerEd + Standards
can work

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COLLABORATION
Coral reef lesson

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COLLABORATION
Coral reef lesson

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DESIGN CHALLENGES
Phone tripods

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DESIGN CHALLENGES
Phone tripods

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DESIGN CHALLENGES
Phone tripods

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PASSIVE PROGRAMS
Design a Rocket

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SCHEDULING
When do students
use the space?

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FREE TIME USE
Open for student use throughout the
day on passes, during lunch

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DURING SCHOOL STEAM CLUB
Maker stations throughout library

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STEWART MAKERS CLUB
After school - In depth projects & collaboration

35. PRACTICAL TIPS
Advice for starCng
and running a
Makerspace

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DO YOUR RESEARCH
Learn everything you can about the
Maker Movement

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SHARE YOUR VISION Get others excited about what you
want to start

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STUDENT VOICE Form a group of students to help
plan your Makerspace

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FIND YOUR FOCUS Start with one or two themes
and gradually expand

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GATHER SUPPLIES Donations (PTSA, Business Partners,
etc), Grants, Crowdsourcing

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FIND YOUR SPACE Makerspaces can be anywhere

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MINI-MAKERSPACE http://tinyurl.com/oyy8he5

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MOBILE MAKERSPACE
Cynthia Alaniz http://tinyurl.com/
owcjh4q

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OPEN SPACE Laura Fleming, New Milford High
School

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STORAGE ROOM Shawna Ford, Curtis Elementary
Library

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EMBRACE THE MESS Yes, it will get messy, and
that’s okay

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Poster from venspired.com
BUILD A MAKER CULTURE
Infuse Creativity into Everything

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BUILD A MAKER CULTURE Display student works

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PROJECT STORAGE Let students keep working on a
project

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SECURITY VS. ACCESSIBILITY Find a balance

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INVITE COMMUNITY IN PTSA, local Makerspaces, business
partners

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SHARE WITH THE WORLD Instagram, Vine, YouTube, Flickr,
blogging, etc

53. VISIT LOCAL MAKERSPACES

54. There is no such thing as a
ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL
MAKERSPACE

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