Using PBL with makerspaces across your curriculum
Combining PBL with makerspaces (also called maker education) gives educators an infinite number of projects, assignments, and activities that engage ... Read more
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Twig Education Announces Launch of Twig Create Multimedia Makerspace
The company is offering a limited number of invitations to educators to engage students in knowledge building and understanding through ... Read more
Transforming your library into a makerspace
In a recent edWebinar, hosted by edWeb.net, Michelle Luhtala, library department chair, and Donna Burns, technology integrator, both from New Canaan High School (NCHS) in Connecticut, showcased the…
8 things to ask about your first makerspace
You wouldn’t just randomly choose a tool from your toolbox and feel confident it was the right one to cut a board or attach a hinge. Same goes…
eSchool News launches eSchool News STEM, STEAM, & Makerspaces Guide
We are excited to bring you the latest in the eSchool News Guides series. eSchool News Guides are full of ... Read more
3 keys to cultivating the maker mindset
When we dreamed of starting construction on a space where teachers and students alike could cultivate a maker mindset, our goals went beyond creating a dedicated makerspace. We…
8 questions to ask before creating a makerspace
You wouldn’t just randomly choose a tool from your toolbox and feel confident it was the right one to cut a board or attach a hinge. Same goes…
How to transform a library into a makerspace
In a recent edWebinar, hosted by edWeb.net, Michelle Luhtala, library department chair, and Donna Burns, technology integrator, both from New Canaan High School (NCHS) in Connecticut, showcased the…
5 ways to use makerspaces to support personalized learning
At this stage of the edtech revolution, most educators are focused on using tech to enhance lessons rather than on the tech itself. But many times, tech is…
What’s in your makerspace?
For the last 20 years, Laura Fleming has been a classroom teacher and media specialist. She’s also an adjunct professor, the founder of Worlds of Making, LLC, and…
Makerspace tips and advice from the front lines
Maker culture is thriving in schools and public libraries across the United States and beyond. From challenges to success stories, no two makerspaces are alike, and maker facilitators…
The New Librarian: How I created a makerspace
As an elementary educator for most of my career, I’ve had the privilege of working with a variety of learners—from inner-city students in North Carolina to university-level students…
4 considerations for your first makerspace
This past June, the exhibitor floor at the 2017 ISTE Conference provided an inspiring snapshot for the rise of skills-based learning options and environments across the American educational…
8 tips to help create and sustain a makerspace
Though makerspaces are becoming more mainstream, creating and maintaining one could overwhelm educators who are starting from scratch. Aside from the technology tools and other resources that make…
5 tips for creating a makerspace for less than the cost of an iPad
You don't need power tools and 3D printers to get students making. A trip to the craft store and a little ingenuity can be just as effective.
Dept. of Ed launches makerspace design challenge with $200,000 in prizes
White House competition is giving schools the chance to design and realize the perfect makerspace A new Department of Education-sponsored ... Read more
Editor’s Picks 2015, No. five: Journey to the student-centered makerspace
Explore a collaborative makerspace where students design the space and take charge of their learning
5 steps for creating a custom makerspace
No two makerspaces are exactly alike, according to one media specialist who offers up her top recommendation for tailoring the space, materials, and activities to goals based on…
Making hard programming easier for novice makers
Microcontroller programming is useful but complicated for makers. New tools can make it accessible to all.
Journey to the student-centered makerspace
Whether you know it or not, your students are already making things outside of school. From digital animation and programming to video production and duct tape crafts, it’s…