Building the Plan

Podcasting in the library - sharing stories, tips, and laughs.

Using a green screen to make stories come to life.

Media Arts

Incorporating Media Arts into the MakerSpace - video editing, GreenScreen, podcasting, and more!

How will bins be labeled and what is your plan for restocking?

Schipp, Jessica Gray. "Color-Coded Clean Up: Organizing Your Makerspace." Creativity Lab - Making in School, Lighthouse Community Public Schools, 18 Feb. 2014, lighthousecreativitylab.org/2014/02/color-coded-clean-up-organizing-your-makerspace/.

Consider the tools. What are you building and what tools will you need to achieve that?

LeFever, L. (2007). Common Craft - Tools of the Trade [Photograph]. Flickr. https://flic.kr/p/4cKiax

This Maker Cart is starting to look quite busy and messy. Is that a barrier to access?

"Mobile Maker Cart, called the Curiosity Cart" by Texas State Library and Archives Commission is licensed under CC BY 2.0

This layout demonstrates a space that has both a fixed and a mobile Makerspace. Best of both worlds?

The Creator Cove example makerspace featured in Demco’s Makerspace Planning Tool.

I love the inclusion of a whiteboard for brainstorming, and the neat organization of the bins in this cart.

https://www.copernicused.com/stem-steam-makerspaces

Resources to Start:

https://www.makerspaces.com/resources-for-starting-and-running-a-mobile-makerspace/

https://ideas.demco.com/blog/maker-cart-transformed-hands-on-learning/

https://edublog.scholastic.com/post/creating-mobile-classroom-makerspace-library-program

https://www.makerbus.ca

Communication needs:

Who would you need to communicate with in order to bring your Makerspace to life? Think: admin, staff, the PAC, possible community members for donations?

Professional skill development

Join us in the LLC for a workshop on Makerspaces and how they benefit student learning

Design Thinking Process image retrieved from ovtt.org

Questions to guide your process:

1. What are your budget constraints?

2. How will the Makerspace be accessed?

3. Which curricular goals will be explored?

4. How will the Design Thinking Process be supported?

Physical Layout Considerations:

* A cart to be pushed into classrooms?

* A converted shipping container?

* A bus or truck?

* Storage when not in use?

* Organization of materials?

* Safety considerations?

The LLC will develop a task force to facilitate the maintenance and upkeep of the mobile or pop-up Makerspace. The TL will serve as the school expert in Makerspace utility and the design thinking process, and will post weekly or monthly design challenges to keep learning fresh and exciting.

Curriculum Drivers to Consider:

Look at the ADST Curriculum, and then be sure to consider the grade-specific curricular goals of the subject areas your Makerspace will address (Science, Math, Art, etc.).

ADST K-9 Big Ideas:

https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/sites/curriculum.gov.bc.ca/files/curriculum/continuous-views/en_ADST_k-9_big_ideas.pdf

ADST K-9 Curricular Competencies:

https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/sites/curriculum.gov.bc.ca/files/curriculum/continuous-views/en_ADST_k-9_curricular_competencies.pdf

ADST K-9 Content:

https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/sites/curriculum.gov.bc.ca/files/curriculum/continuous-views/en_ADST_k-9_content.pdf

Design a mobile, or pop-up, Makerspace that fits your school library budget, facilitates students using the design thinking process, and can be easily accessed outside of the LLC. Be sure to include a plan for tracking and replacing materials as they are used, as well as a booking schedule so that teachers can easily reserve the Makerspace as needed.

LLC Design Challenge 2021