I am the leader of a Lego Club for second graders. I have led a lego club since 2009 starting with a Kindergarten group and moving each year to the next age with my son. I want to share lesson plans and to learn of other lesson plans people have tried.

According to Leanne Bowler (2014) in her article, Creativity Through “Maker” Experiences and Design Thinking in the Education of Librarians, “A makerspace is a physical place in the library where…

Makerspaces promote learning through tinkering and creating and are as unique and diverse as the learners themselves. A mixture of arts and crafts, science, and technology with creativity, innovation and play, they are fast becoming a critical part of every school, especially school libraries. Similar to hacker labs and other technology makerspaces, school makerspaces provide […]

[board cover] STEM--Science, Technology, Engineering, Math--and STEAM--add A for Arts--encourages creative solutions to real-world problems. Includes engineering, design processes, coding, robotics and makerspaces. | Cult of Pedagogy

I believe that libraries in the future will put a special emphasis on technology, programs and makerspaces. A place for people to come together, collaborate, build and learn. Some larger libraries have already embraced these ideas, and I think smaller libraries will soon follow suit.

There are many misconceptions about what a makerspace is and what is required to set up and run a successful space. Unfortunately many of these misconceptions create unnecessary barriers for teachers looking to set up a makerspace. The following are 6 myths that hold teachers back from setting up a

Edutopia blogger Mary Beth Hertz reports from EdCamp NYC about design thinking, the maker movement and their relevance to STEM curriculum.

In my article for the Florida Media Quarterly, I describe how I've created curriculum connections in our makerspace programing.

How do teachers use their makerspace to nurture and promote their students' enterprising activities?

MAKERSPACES … I tried to ignore them! I tried to deny their growing momentum. I skipped over articles and blogposts where makerspaces were the headline. I averted my eyes when newsletters about them crossed my mailbox. Not that I didn’t find value in them! I ABSOLUTELY did. Honestly, I was just so overwhelmed with the […]

The entire concept is really quite simple.  The Mobile MakerSpace carts that line the hallway leading into our Media Center are capable of transporting new opportunities and tools to virtually any space in our school.  Whether it's high-tech 3D printing and modular robotics or low-tech knitting and plastic construction blocks...the carts contain tools that elicit collaboration…

A Makerspace Resource for K-12 Educators

​​I’d always had a vision of school Makerspaces as purely technology driven. That it was all about how to get students coding, making robots, 3D printing and generally critically thinking about...

While most educators I talk to seem to be completely enamored with the idea of Makerspaces, I know that there are also naysayers out there who wonder what it’s all about.  I’ve had curious people ask me why I have all these “toys” in my library.  “Aren’t the students supposed to be here to learn?” ... Read more

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For kids and teens who love hands-on projects, makerspaces offer STEM activities, projects, and a community of DIY enthusiasts. Find a center near you!