Worlds of Making: Best Practices for Establishing a Makerspace for Your School (1) (Corwin Connected Educators Series)

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Makerspaces: 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 you: Create an action plan for your own personalized Makerspace Align activities to standards Showcase student creations Use this must-have guide to painlessly build a robust, unique learning environment that puts learning back in the hands of your students! The Corwin Connected Educators series is your key to unlocking the greatest resource available to all educators: other educators. Being a Connected Educator is more than a set of actions: it’s a belief in the potential of technology to fuel lifelong learning. "Laura Fleming does an exquisite job of creating a guide for all schools to tap into students’ innate desire to create, tinker, invent, and make to learn. Leveraging her experience as a practitioner she provides a compelling, yet simple recipe for any school or educator to transform any space into a makerspace on a shoestring budget. It is time to bring the fun back into learning!" —Eric Sheninger, Corwin Author, Digital Leadership "Fleming provides a concise overview of the Maker Movement as a revolution taking place in learning today. This book makes a case for the importance of creating a culture of innovation and offers practical tips and strategies for those interested in creating their own makerspaces." —Greg Toppo, Education Reporter USA Today
Copyright:
2015

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Book Size:
80 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781483382838
Related ISBNs:
9781483382845, 9781483382814, 9781483382821, 9781483382845, 9781483382814
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
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Copyrighted By:
Corwin
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Science, Computers and Internet, Technology, Education
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Bookshare Staff
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