1. Regional Professional Learning Day - Library
October 20, 2017
Kerrie Burch

2. Resource Sharing Bell Ringer
While you wait, please add the resource you brought today to the padlet:

3. Agenda Registration Welcome/Introductions Resource Sharing
Breakout EDU
Lunch
Makerspace Playground
Discussion
Wrap Up

4. Welcome! Housekeeping Items Introductions
Name, District, Position, Level(s) Served
How has your year been so far?
What is one goal you have for the year?

5. Resource Sharing Let’s take a look at the resources
you added to the padlet:

6. 10 minutes

7. Breakout EDU
Amy Carpenter, Stillwater MS/HS Librarian and Breakout EDU Facilitator
Breakout EDU

8. Lunch

9. Please Sign In

10. Seven Dwarfs Activity
Stand next to the dwarf resembling your knowledge of and comfort level with makerspaces

11. Why Makerspaces?
Stop at 1:15

12. What is a Makerspace?
“Makerspaces are learning environments where students can explore topics of their interest through tinkering and creating using a variety of tools and materials.” (renovatedlearning.com)
It can be within any part of the school, but many are in libraries and run by librarians because the culture of the library supports the valuable aspects of a makerspace – collaboration, inquiry, problem solving, and construction of knowledge
They are adaptable – shaped by educational goals and/or creative interests
People come together to share ideas and materials
They learn new skills and have a focus on the mindset of community collaboration and creation

13. Maker Space Playground
Laura D’Orazio, Barnes & Noble
Table 1
3D Printing Pen
Soldering Kit
Utopia 360 3D Virtual Reality
Meccano Robot
Table 2
Sphero Sprk+
Dash Robot
Books about Makerspaces
Table 3
Snap Circuits
littleBits
Table 4
Ozobots
Table 5
Magformers
Strawbees
Brakitz
Squigz

14. Time to Play!
Place one post-it note at each of the station(s) you are most likely to use in your makerspace.

15. Wrap Up – Makerspace Playground
What makerspace items would you be most likely to use?
Review post-its left at stations. Ask group: Why did you choose to leave post-its where you left them? What do you notice about where post-its were placed?

16. 10 minutes

17. How do you add a Makerspace without getting overwhelmed?
New to Makerspaces?
How do you add a Makerspace without getting overwhelmed?
Discuss at the tables and share out preliminary ideas

18. Steps for Success: Thinking
Purpose
Connect
Concept of Learning
Community Needs
Have a meaningful purpose for the makerspace that includes a strategic plan for learning
Connect with stakeholders including the community, teachers, students, administrators
Think about the concept of learning and how that may change in a makerspace environment
Look at the needs of those in your community and adapt to meet those needs

19. Steps for Success: Planning
Staff and Administrator Buy-In
Do, Share, & Reflect
Create excitement

20. Steps for Success: Doing
Safety First
Managing Logistics
Financial Needs
Volunteers
Safety First includes physical safety, but also includes permission forms and communications regarding a safe environment
Managing logistics include making accommodations for noise, mess, excess people
Financial needs includes any fundraising, grants, etc. that will be needed to create the makerspace
Volunteers – Ask for help!

21. Steps for Success: Assessment
Assess then Reflect
Formative & Summative
Qualitative & Quantitative
The Art of Storytelling

22. Keeping Curriculum in Mind
Collaboration
Standards Based Learning Goal
Objectives
Time to Explore
Reflection
SBL Goal on display
Emma Willard – Animal Farm Propaganda and Fairy Tale Recreations, Design Thinking mentality. Find real world problems and attempt solutions in makerspace.

23. Making Connections to Learning
How do you ensure learning is happening in a makerspace?
Not just about the tech tool…keep it about the learning. Think, pair, share then place answers on chart paper. Share out…

24. Wrap Up

25. 3 2 1 3-2-1 Most important ideas I learned today…
Strategies I can use in my library… 1
Current professional development need…

26. More Resources The Unquiet Librarian Renovated Learning MackinMaker
Leslie Preddy
A Librarian’s Guide to Makerspaces: 16 Resources
Instructables

27. Thank you!
Please be sure to check your school and fill out the survey about today’s session. If you don’t have access to your then use this link: