1. MAKERSPACE! BY: KATIE COBB AND LAUREN CRIBBS (TONI MCKENNA) & (ELIZABETH HALL)

2. INTRODUCTION Toni McKenna Librarian at Sunny Elementary School Trent School District Elizabeth Hall Librarian at Oakridge Elementary School Chestnut Hill School District

3. STATEMENT, RATIONALE, AND PURPOSE What is a Makerspace? – “A Makerspace is a place where makers can envision a project, find an expert, and create something (Graves 2014, 8) Who is this Makerspace for? – Students (2 nd grade +) and families of Sunny Elementary School “By providing students space and resources and inviting them to experiment, we can empower them to think of themselves as something other than consumers (Canino-Fluit 2014, 22).” How will we get started? – $5,000 grant from PTA – Ms. Hall and Ms. McKenna will collaborate in establishing the program

4. GRANT ACTIVITIES Our Makerspace will be on “Maker Monday” from 3:30 to 5:00 PM –Up to 25 students and their families may attend Project time completion will vary Learning objectives, learning standards, a hook, modeled directions, guided practice, and independent practice “STEAM” (Dr. Cynthia Houston 2013)

5. THE MAKERSPACE PROCESS Fort Example: –Materials provided: Scissors, cardboard, clothespins, duct tape, recycled sheets –Hook: pictures of different kinds of forts from around the world that activates students’ prior knowledge –Students divided into small groups of 5 –Provided time to plan fort appearance (Parent and family volunteers will monitor students discussions and guide as needed) –Students will begin the process of creating their fort once a plan is established –Students will discuss their work and explore each other’s forts –Finally, students will reflect upon their creative process

6. BUDGET

7. FUNDRAISING PLAN We are prepared to make this program long-term. Examples of consumables: crayons, glue, paper, etc. Fundraising over the span of 4 months from December to March –Several parents and students have volunteered to assist with fundraising –Selling baked goods and lightly used books AND asking for spare change Sponsorships from: –Women in Engineering –Construction Junction Staples donations of consumables and recyclables (cardboard, computers, newspapers).

8. TIMELINE

9. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES Makerspace programs in school libraries… –Inspire students to explore, experiment, and grow –Encourage creativity and collaboration –Teach students that failures can ultimately lead to success –Improve students’ problem-solving and leadership skills –Guide students in finding ways to improve the world we live in –Provide a fun and exciting night for students and families

10. MEASUREMENTS OF OUTCOMES “Some researchers are conducting large-scale studies that examine the academic benefits of maker spaces. Overall, however, the scientific community hasn’t come to consensus about how maker spaces serve as effective learning environments, according to Lee Martin, an assistant professor at the University of California (Bell 2015).” Google surveys will be used at the Makerspace halfway through the fall semester and the end of the fall semester to evaluate our Makerspace progress. –Two surveys – one for parents and one for students –Results used to improve upon our Makerspace –Surveys will also be used to expand program accordingly!

11. WRAP-UP THOUGHT “We don’t always give kids the chance to fail. They’re always pushing for that A, but when you fail, you’re learning so much. If you’re failing forward, eventually you’re going to find success.” -- Angela Rosheim (Scholastic Teacher 2015, 14)

12. Testimonial “The new program Makerspace at the library is great. I love this idea! It's nice that each week is something different. Not only is it different it's also interesting to the kids. My girls look forward to coming each week. It's not often that you find something that your kids want to keep going because their not bored with it. They like to came each week and find out what their going to be making and bonus their learning while doing it! I have to say this is definitely one of my favorite programs here.” ~ Gena Domhoff

13. CITATIONS Bell, Jacob. 2015. "School Librarians Push for More 'Maker Spaces'." Education Week. May 12. Accessed November 12, 2015. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/05/13/school-librarians-push-for-more- maker-spaces.html. Canino-Fluit, Anna. 2014. "School Library Makerspaces: Making It Up As I Go." Teacher Librarian 41.5: P21. Accessed November 12, 2015. Print. Greene, Kim. 2015. "Maker Master." Scholastic Teacher, 125, 14. Accessed November 12, 2015. Print Houston, Cynthia. 2013. "MAKERSPACES @ YOUR SCHOOL LIBRARY: CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITIES!." Kentucky Libraries 77, no. 3: 26-28. Library Literature & Information Science Full Text (H.W. Wilson), EBSCOhost. Accessed November 11, 2015. http://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=d61be681-7d69-4301-b506- b1b97facbe2f%40sessionmgr112&vid=7&hid=124 Graves, Colleen. 2014. "TEEN EXPERTS GUIDE MAKERSPACE MAKEOVER." Knowledge Quest42, no. 4: 8-13. Library Literature & Information Science Full Text (H.W. Wilson), EBSCOhost. Accessed November 11, 2015. http://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=d61be681-7d69-4301-b506- b1b97facbe2f%40sessionmgr112&vid=10&hid=124

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