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Maker Movement Grows in K-12, with Librarians Leading the Way, Finds SLJ Survey
Jacobson, L. (2017, Sept 9). Maker Movement Grows in K-12, with Librarians Leading the Way, Finds SLJ Survey. School Library Journal. Available at https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=maker-movement-grows-k-12-librarians-leading-way-finds-slj-survey Summary The School Library Journal School Maker Survey […]
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Examining Social Justice Themes through micro:bit and Scratch
Weaving together themes of social justice with ELA standards, block-based programming with Scratch, and physical computing with micro:bit, this series of linked activities from our Approaches to Maker Education workshop showcased a learning progression that integrated all three of our Approaches to Curriculum Integration: Tinkering to Discover, Making to Learn, and the Application Project. Read…
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Making, Makers, and Makerspaces: A Discourse Analysis of Professional Journal Articles and Blog Posts about Makerspaces in Public Libraries
Willett, R. (2016). Making, Makers, and Makerspaces: A Discourse Analysis of Professional Journal Articles and Blog Posts about Makerspaces in Public Libraries. The Library Quarterly, 86(3), 313-329 Available at https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/686676 […]
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Makerspaces and boundary work: the role of librarians as educators in public library makerspaces
Williams, R.D. & Willett, R. (2017). Makerspaces and boundary work: the role of librarians as educators in public library makerspaces. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 51(3). Available at https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0961000617742467 […]
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An assessment matrix for library makerspaces
Cun, A., Abramovich, S., & Smith, J. (2019). An assessment matrix for library makerspaces. Library & Information Science Research, 41(1), 39-47. Available at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0740818818302913 Abstract The emergence of maker culture […]
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Tinkering with Light and Shadow to Support Science Discovery
We recently hosted a Maker Educator Meetup for 30 K-8 science educators in collaboration with Community Resources for Science (CRS) as part of their Field Trip for Teachers program. Read on for an example of a learner-driven, inquiry-based activity that aligns with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) practices, built on our Approaches to Maker Education…
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Institute Day Five: Equity Maps, Resources, and Final Reflections
After working all week on identifying resources around curriculum integration, program development, and assessment through the lens of equity and sustainability, we had the opportunity to share and present all of our work with each other. Read more…
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Institute Day Four: Creating and Prototyping Resources
On Day Four of our summer Institute, we started the morning with an equity session centered on the Ready for Rigor framework provided in Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zaretta Hammond. This framework outlines four areas of practice of culturally responsive teaching that enable us to support learners to become more independent: awareness,…
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Institute Day Three: Culture, Strands, and Ideation
In order to reflect on how culture impacts our learners, we started Day Three of our Summer Institute by asking participants to consider their own cultural roots through Zaretta Hammond’s representation of the culture tree. Based on this reading and our equity session on Day Two, participants created a physical representation of their own culture…
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Digital Promise: Maker Learning Leadership Framework
Digital Promise: Maker Learning Leadership Framework Maker Learning Leadership Framework
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