Think about dreaming, like building stilts.
Think about designing, like collaborating in a flexible space from funky-colored chairs on wheels.
Think about testing, like crafting conductivity testers needed for your classmates.
Think about making, like programming and assembling a security card system for the space.
Above all, think.
Schools now are thinking a lot about maker spaces, and the term can mean many things, as shown in the examples above, from Brandywine High, St. Elizabeth, Newark High and Tatnall schools, respectively.
“There is a lot of thinking that we did not think about,” said Judson Wagner, co-chairman of the Delaware STEM Council and STEM coordinator for the Brandywine School District. “Consider the idea of thinking outside the box. Is there really a box?”
STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and it’s the guiding educational concept…