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Laura Fleming. The Kickstart Guide to Making GREAT Makerspaces
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The Kickstart Guide to Making GREAT Makerspaces
Contents
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Every child has the right to invent,
tinker, create, make, and do
Maker Manifesto
Introduction
This book contains
1 The Seven Attributes of a GREAT Makerspace
The Seven Attributes of a Great Makerspace
1 Personalized
2 Deep
3 Empowering
4 Equitable
Great Makerspaces Democratize Learning
How will you ensure that you reach all your learners? Brainstorm your ideas here:
5 Differentiated
6 Intentional
7 Inspiring
2 Making Great Makerspaces
Making Great Makerspaces
Reflect . .
8 Reflect on your own school experiences, gather your team, and brainstorm your vision for your makerspace. How can making transform school for your students?
On this maker journey, you are both a teacher and a student
Get in touch with your inner maker
Sketch it out here!
If you could make anything, what would you make?
What Does Making Mean to You?
What Does Making Mean to You?
Build Your Team
Find Makerspace Inspiration
Make a list. of the makerspace resources you find online for reference while you’re planning
Print out photos. of makerspaces or makerspace elements you have found inspiring, and reflect on them here
Why Do You Want a Makerspace?
Think . .
Articulate Your Vision
What is your school’s mission statement?
What pieces from your school’s mission statement could be relevant to your makerspace?
Example Vision Statements
Tips for Developing a Vision Statement for Your Makerspace
What Is Your Vision for Your Makerspace?
From Vision → Call to Action!
Write your vision statement in kid-speak below:
Sketch your ideas for displaying these words in your makerspace:
3 No Cookie–Cutter Makerspaces Allowed
The Makerspace Planning Process
Planning Process
9 Understand your learners
This continuous process of coding, data interpretation, and exploration led to the emergence of categories, patterns, and themes
I used the following iterative process for coding the data for all the questions:
You have to give credit to these students to think outside the box or should I say: to think like there is no box!
Color-coding is a very helpful part of the data analysis process:
10 Assess Existing Curricula, Programs, Offerings Within Your School Community
Case Study: Unit Title: Engineering an Enduring Understanding. Desired Results
Learning Plan
Assessment Evidence
Process
Making Connections in Your Makerspace Using I ¯ H ¯ R
11 Consider Global Trends And Best Practices
Connect Your Makerspace to the Wider World
12 Develop Themes
Creating Themes
Possible Makerspace Themes
4 Get the Most Bang for Your Buck!
13 Based on the themes you uncovered in the makerspace planning process, you will stock your makerspace with the materials, resources, and supplies your space needs! Order: Equipment and Materials
Budgeting
No-Cost Resources
BYOT (Bring Your Own Toolbox)
Worlds of Making ’’MAKER’’ Framework. Choosing the Right ProductIONs for Your Makerspace
What Should You Buy for Your Makerspace?
Mobility
Allowance of Open-Ended Exploration
Knowledge of Student Needs, Wants, and Interests
Empowerment and Engagement
Relevance
Selecting the right products for your makerspace is critical
Mobility
Allowance of Open-Ended Exploration
Knowledge of Student Needs, Wants, and Interests
Empowerment and Engagement
Relevance
5 Creating the Conditions to Inspire!
Create the Conditions to Inspire
14 Now that you’ve completed the makerspace planning process, it is time to consider what making in the makerspace will actually look like. Challenge your students with authentic project ideas, activities, and opportunities for reflection
Dream Time!
Student Maker Mentors
Mystery Guest Maker
Makerspace Menus
Help Wanted
Transliterate Making
What Constitutes Making?
Make Something That Does Something
Make It Work
Make Me Something, Anything . .
What Else Can This Be?
What Else Can You Make?
What Can You Make With the Things in This Drawer?
Video Maker Challenges
Scamper
Participatory Making
Challenge Yourself!
6 Assessing Creativity Without Squashing It!
Flipping Assessment in a Makerspace on Its Head
15 How do we assess in a makerspace?
Digital Badging
Reflections
Case Study: Makerspace Stories and Social Media: Leveraging the Learning. By Ross Cooper and Laura Fleming
Learning Plan
1. Essential Question (10 seconds)
2. Iterative Process (25 seconds)
3. Enduring Understanding(s) (10 seconds)
4. Reflection (15 seconds)
A Few Additional Points
Looking Ahead
Happy Making!
Index
