Big Ideas
What is a maker mindset? How would this look at my school?
Driving Question
What is your vision for making at your school?
Deliverables
Makerspace plan for your school and challenge
8:30-9:00
Arrive, Welcome
9:00-10:30
3D Design and Printing (Telus Spark Staff)
10:30-12:00
Exploring Tech for the Classroom (Telus Spark Staff)
12:00-12:45
Lunch
12:45-1:00
Learning Specialist Joan Kollewyn: What technology is available in RVS
1:00-1:15
What is a maker mindset? What is your vision for making in your school? Add to Knoweldge Commons
1:15-2:15
Maker tool: Consider the four main points of designing your makerspace.
Where: Where is this happening? Sign out bins? Mobile carts? Learning commons? The space influences how it will be used! If it is in a classroom, chances are only that class will have regular access to it.
What: Tech is great, but you can start a makerspace with very limited technology. Take stock of what you have in your school: check stock rooms, secret storage rooms for old computers, keyboards, headphones, constructions paper, glue, pipe cleaners, speakers, gym equipment etc
Who: Take social capital inventory: what interests and abilities lie in your staff? Consider emailing/newsletter to parents and parent council to ask for support, special skills and interests of people that may want to help
How: Connect back to your vision for this space. Will will this be facilitated?
2:10-2:25
Share and GASP Feedback
2:25-2:45
Revise
2:45-3:15
Challenge: your challenge is that you must lead a maker challenge in your school. On your tool, write out the challenge and who, what and where. (This could be at a staff meeting, with your class or homeroom, or even just a grade team.)
3:30 Depart
Will we get to see how Telus Spark organize their materials for their Maker Space? I would like to see behind the scenes in their storage rooms if possible. Also could we ask them for suggestions as to who or where to request donations for starting a Maker Space?