Worlds of Making: Best Practices for Establishing a Makerspace for Your School

by Laura Fleming

Your questions answered here!
Get the nuts and bolts on imagining, planning, creating, and managing a cutting-edge Makerspace for your school community. Nationally recognized expert Laura Fleming provides all the answers in this breakthrough guide. From inception through implementation, you’ll find invaluable guidance for creating a vibrant Makerspace on any budget. Practical strategies and anecdotal examples help





Use this must-have guide to painlessly build a robust, unique learning environment that puts learning back in the hands of your students!

Genres: Education, Nonfiction, Professional Development, School, Technology, Teaching

78 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 17, 2015

Reviews

[Denae · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good but wish it had more take-aways of how to start a makerspace.

[Kendra · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Corwin Connected Educators Series is a set of powerful little books covering specific topics in ways that educators can read a book one day and implement ideas the next. In this edition on makerspaces for school libraries, Fleming explains the necessary pieces of setting up a school makerspace (planning, aligning activities to standards, showcasing student work, and involving community experts) without bogging the reader down in details that could frequently change, such as equipment costs and suppliers. The focus stays on creating a maker culture in the school and starting at whatever level budget and administration allows. This book will be especially beneficial to librarians and educators interested in starting a makerspace but need to make the case and justify the value the space will bring. Fleming connects the dots between the learning that takes place in a makerspace and the initiatives so many are pushing for in education right now –increasing interest in STEM majors, fulfilling the goals of Common Core Standards, and connecting learning to the Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards and the Standards for the 21st Century Learner.

[Gina · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book explains well what a Makerspace is. I just wished it had more examples of activities/projects to do in the Makerspace. I ordered her next book so hopefully that one has more.

[Kevin Hodgson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good advice and steps to consider for making a MakerSpace in school

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Again, read this for a library methods class. Good but not as engaging as others on the topic. Has a lot of evidence to support the idea of makerspace if you're trying to start a program up at your school; it has less in the way of practical ideas, especially for younger grades. Pinterest is a good resource for that! But this book is a good place to begin your journey so that you and everyone who has a stake in a potential makerspace program can see the "why" behind the activities.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book touches on fundamental reasons why one should start a makerspace and gives a few practical considerations. I benefited from the quick big picture perspective but wish more was discussed.

[Hilary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fleming, a national expert in Makerspaces, packs a lot of information into a slender volume. Helpful and informative.

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great read on why school libraries make great makerspaces. I wasn't exposed to any entirely new information but picked up a couple extra ideas and resources. Great beginner maker ed book.

[Sherrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book for a group book study at work, it was quite good and offered many practical ideas.

[Melissa · Rating 1 out of 5]

So completely generic that it was unusable as a reference (and felt like a ripoff at this price point).

[Eduardo Hoppenstedt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Super expensive for a 60 page manual

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good tips here. Very quick read.

[Antar Hernández · Rating 5 out of 5]

Concreto para fines prácticos y muy Claro, creo que en ocasiones algo repetitivo pero eso refuerza la claridad en los conceptos para aplicarlos de forma particular en los interesados en el tema.

[Aruna Kumar Gadepalli · Rating 5 out of 5]

This very short book of 65 pages including references is a part of "Corwin Connected Educators Series" - the series deals with various aspects for educators. The present books is part of this series deals with the makers movement, which talks about the new learning experience for the 21st century learners through promoting makers space.

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great topic to read for this short-form style of professional text. The author provides many examples and a clear rationale for establishing a makerspace in your school. All educators would benefit from reading it.

[A. Somers · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a short concise guide for establishing a makerspace in a school library. Lots of useful information is included. Anyone thinking of starting a school makerspace should start by reading this.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is a great book for understanding the many reasons for incorporating makerspaces into libraries!

[Melanie Wyndham · Rating 4 out of 5]

So many great ideas to use.

[Neena Grosvenor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent practical book to guide educators in building Makerspaces in their classroom or library.

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basic and supportive.

[Lizanne Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

School, professional, make, creation

[Rachel Grover · Rating 4 out of 5]

Personal, practical, reassuring, and encouraging, this book was everything I needed it to be. Highly worth the investment. Read with a highlighter!

[Bookwyrm · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good basic outlines for school library maker spaces.

[Sara]

A good introduction to setting up Maker Space, meant for a school library setting, but I pulled some gems from it that are transferable to my church setting.

[Tammy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good beginner's guide into the thinking behind and benefits of MakerSpaces.

[Lea Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of preaching. Few tangible, useful ideas.

[Jamie Locklin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read. Definitely helps clarify the starting points of creating Makerspaces in libraries with practical tips about planning, implementing, and creating the right culture.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great advice and encouragement for creating and maintaining a Makerspace in a school.

[Karen Soanes]

Great advice and ideas for starting a Makerspace in schools - lots of good ideas!

[Gail Murray · Rating 5 out of 5]

Basic overview and philosophy of creating Makerspace within community