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Tips for Implementing Design Challenges in Your Makerspace

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When Diana first started her position at Stewart Middle Magnet School, a public STEM magnet school, there was almost nothing in the library for hands-on STEM learning. Diana noted that it is helpful for the students to start with a design prompt to define clear guidelines and the purpose of the challenge.

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Learning in the Making: The Role of the Educator as a Maker Educator

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Lead inno- vators model eight characteristics of the innovator’s mindset; they are empathetic, problem finders, risk takers, networked, creators, observant, resilient, and reflective (Couros, 2015). There are some general guidelines for creating a physically safe makerspace. Students also learn to support one another.

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