TCEA 2017 Coverage
Build a Makerspace That Engages Students Across Every STEAM Subject
Makerspaces can be a powerful tool to link STEM and the arts — and engage students in every subject area
To hear Melissa Fernandez tell it, siloed instruction — where subjects like science, math, and English are taught separately — might not be the best way to impart many of the crucial 21st century skills students need to thrive in today’s world.
Her solution?
Get students making more — a lot more, if possible.
Fernandez is the instructional supervisor for industrial education and technology education for the Career and Technical Education Dept. at Miami-Dade County Public Schools in Florida — and a huge proponent of makerspaces. Back when she was an engineering…
