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What Libraries Offer the Maker Movement

Educator Innovator

At the Millvale Community Library in Pennsylvania, toddlers and kids gather weekly to work on creative projects. On those days the library morphs into a “makerspace,” overflowing with sewing supplies, circuitry, yarn, and electronics. For several years YOUmedia has operated “learning labs” in libraries across the country.

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Rebuilding a School Community with Maker Learning

Digital Promise

Just down the hall, another group of students are showcasing their self-portraits created using wood-burning tools and slabs of wood. For Duquesne Elementary educators and students, maker and STEAM learning sit at the intersection of core content and real-world skill acquisition.

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9 Fine Ways to Do Better 20% Time

The CoolCatTeacher

Maker Movement. Many schools are creating maker spaces or “ Fab Labs ” so students have a space and place to invent. Some libraries are putting these in a Learning Commons. (See In the Brave group, students are talking about what makes someone brave. The library is popular again! Looking good!

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Let's Build Something Together-Maker Spaces and 20% Time

The Web20Classroom

Maker Movement 20% Time Genius Hour The idea of students looking away from ridged content focus all throughout the school day and giving them back some time to explore and make is gaining a foothold in many classrooms. So what is a maker space? I have a few favorite tools for Maker Spaces. What exactly is 20% time?

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Josh Stumpenhorst’s Learning Commons: Drones, Literature, and Creativity

The CoolCatTeacher

Today Josh Stumpenhorst @stumpteacher is directing a library revolution and evolution to Learning Commons at his school. And yes, they’ll be flying drones in the library! ” He also discusses the importance of literature and creativity in the library. Why Reinvent the Library? Let’s do this!

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Why the School Library Is the Perfect Place for Maker Education

Educator Innovator

Library makerspaces, including members of the YOUmedia Learning Labs Network, offer students a chance to design, tinker, and build critical thinking skills. Libraries are all about inquiry,” says Valerie Jopeck, a former librarian and current education specialist for a large public school district in Virginia.

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"Libraries were full of ideas - perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons." - Sarah J. Maas

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

I worry about libraries. There's a movement to take library spaces and turn them into proactive, creation-facilitating, "maker spaces." I like proactivity, I like creation, and I like the maker movement. Traditionally, libraries have gone to great lengths to protect the privacy of what books you check out.