Many schools, teachers, and administrators are embracing the concept of a maker space as they begin the 2015-16 school year. What is a maker space? It is a learning environment where children, teenagers, and teachers can create and tinker together using everyday materials. Here are six tips from Garden State educators who have recently set up maker spaces in their own schools.
1 Many hands make light work!
“Select activities that involve as many children as possible,” says Tiffany Lucey, Supervisor of Instructional Technology in Toms River, NJ. “They will learn teamwork and take ownership of their group accomplishment. For example, something as simple as building the tallest tower possible individually, and then combining resources, can bring the student experience soaring to great heights with an understanding of design within constraints.”
2 Make it steamy!
Create a maker space…
