School makerspace

What is the difference between a makerspace and a meaningful makerspace? A makerspace is a place in a classroom, school, or library where students are encouraged to create, tinker, and explore. Nevertheless, a meaningful makerspace goes beyond giving students Legos and telling them to build. Rath

By: Todd Burleson. An elementary school librarian shares tips that helped him transform a traditional library into an ‘IDEA Lab’ in only four months.

These fun and flexible areas can help students develop creative and analytical thinking skills.

An approach to defining and designing the right space for your school.

Come learn how to create a STEM Makerspace in your classroom! I have some tips and ideas for how you can have a functional and organized room for your elementary students. You will also learn what kind of activities, challenges, and projects your students can make. These simple hacks will make life easy throughout the year.

In this post, I explain why Perler Beads are an awesome addition to any makerspace, and offer some advice on incorporating them into your space.

In this blog post from Modern Teaching Aids, we introduce the concept of Makerspace, outline the benefits and suggest ideas to set up a Makerspace in your school.

A STEM lab is an ideal place to introduce kids to STEM with a hands-on approach. Here's how you can set up the perfect STEM makerspace for encouraging students to learn by doing.

Interested in setting up a makerspace?! Congratulations on taking the first step by doing some research. If a makerspace is properly set up and introduced, it can be a great tool for igniting student imagination and curiosity as well as building classroom community. The following are fou

Interested in learning how to start, schedule, and manage an elementary Makerspace?! Check out these supply suggestions, organization tips, and more.