Makerspaces
All about makerspaces Makerspaces! What are they, why are they useful, who are they for, and how do they work? What’s a makerspace? A makerspace is a space for creating…
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4 ideas for using a makerspace to support PBL
How do project-based learning and makerspaces fit together? Making and PBL may look like two completely different educational movements, but in reality they work well together and each strengthens the…
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Use your makerspace for instructional shifts this year
…Are you looking for ways to include more inquiry based learning in your classroom? Makerspaces in our schools are evolving. They are not a silver bullet. You might not find…
Read more5 ways to partner with students in a makerspace
…space together. Jen Hill from Crossett Brook Middle School asked students to review video she had taken during a trip to Boston where she toured makerspaces (organized by the fine…
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…implementing student-driven project-based learning or service learning programs. Life LeGeros made compelling cases for involving students in the design of makerspaces and the implementation of your own genius hour. The…
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…makerspaces that I have seen in schools and in libraries. Where kids are doing this exact kind of work. They’re being encouraged to come up with their own ideas, and…
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A Vermont-centric look at personalized learning for social justice
…powerful projects they’ve facilitated with students. Using a Makerspace to learn ELA and pursue Social Justice Integrating School Makerspaces into the English Language Arts Curriculum by Lou Lahana, the Makerspace…
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…embarking on ambitious plans for offering their students personalized and flexible pathways to learning. Some are implementing their own versions of makerspaces or genius hours, carving out time in the…
Read more6 ways teachers are using Padlet
…or makerspaces, Padlet is a great online tool for teachers. Think: organized digital sticky notes in a colorful, shareable fashion. Here are 6 ways teachers are using Padlet with their…
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Setting behavioral expectations in a makerspace
2 ways to bring in transferable skills Makerspaces are amazing. They’re a big carnival of lights and sounds and glue and lasers, arduinos, controllers and 3D, oh my. They’re…
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Developing integrated units from commercial curriculum
…a template you could use. Service Learning. Here is a template you could use. Makerspaces Place-based Learning Genius Hours or Passion Projects UDL (Understanding by Design) template These are all…
Read moreLucie delaBruere
…a vehicle for powerful learning. Lucie’s work with the Tarrant Institute includes helping schools ask the right questions when designing maker-centered learning and makerspaces in their schools. She is committed…
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