Your Starter Guide to Makerspaces

by Nicholas Provenzano

Schools around the country are designing maker spaces to spark creativity. Students learn best when they are able to create and tinker and make. But how do you even begin when there are so many terms floating around? This book provides a fun, practical, and approachable framework for any teacher curious about getting started with maker spaces. I've never had so much fun reading a professional book, ever. Somehow each chapter is equal parts hilarious, gleeful, inspiring and practical. I would recommend to this every educator I know and even parents and students. This is a book you can come back to again and again to laugh learn and make each time in a new way. - Jennie Magiera, Educator and Author of Courageous Edventures Your Starter Guide To Makerspaces makes any Hufflepuff feel like they can tackle the maker movement with the brains of a Ravenclaw, confidence of a Gryffindor, and cleverness of a Slytherin. Emily Gover - Edtech Nerd & Librarian

Genres: Education, Professional Development

128 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 6, 2016

Reviews

[Šárka]

Nejvíc se mi líbí, jak moc je tahle knížka sama sebou. Skutečně to není nejodbornější zdroj plný dat a statistik, jenže se ani nesnaží ničím takovým být. Je to silně inspirativní a motivační kompilace osobních zkušeností, které jsou sice vázané na zahraniční prostředí, ale většina uvedených myšlenek je myslím snadno aplikovatelná i u nás. Navíc nejde o kuchařku, která by diktovala pokyny nechávajíc nulový prostor pro modifikace a nové interpretace - naopak - je to spíš taková metakniha, která se vás snaží dovést k založení makerspace skrze nastavení či probuzení vašeho makerského myšlení. A byl to fun exkurz do trochu víc vzdělávacího prostředí, než na co jsem zvyklá, což je taky plus.

(Bože, překládání těhle pojmů mě zničí, já nechci navěky říkat makerům kutilové. Pomoc.)

[Amy]

This a very basic guide to starting makerspaces with a bunch of nerd references and anecdotes sprinkled in. It is mostly geared toward high school, but can be applied at any grade level.

If you have any background in makerspace at all, this is too basic (as the title suggests, this is a starter guide to makerspace), except for the end pages which included great maker prompts that I plan to adjust to my own grade level.

[Jesus]

Really great resource to get a makerspace started

Really easy to read and has a lot of personal touches that will help those who are hesitant to starting a makerspace in their classroom.

[Sherry]

A quick read that provides a helpful, concise introduction to setting up a makerspace. Provides space for brainstorming and planning.

[Don Watkins]

It's a good discussion about what makes a makerspace. I really loved the author's personal touch in sharing his own experiences more than the theory of maker spaces. He had lots of keen insights and it was a easy read. I recommend this book to anyone thinking seriously about implementing maker spaces in their school or library.

[Karen Soanes]

One of the best "professional" books I've read in a long time!