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Maker Space

What is a Maker Space?

The short answer: A place where you make.

The long answer: A place to encourage and inspire students to challenge themselves and learn to think creatively and critically. You can set up a Maker Space in your classroom that is designed to foster hands on learning.

What can a student do in a Maker Space?

Anything they can conceive! Some Maker Spaces allow students to just go. Others offer more structure to the learning. A balanced approach is recommended. Encourage your students to dream. To ask questions. To wonder. Then challenge your students to do. Or offer your student challenges and help them walk through solving the situation presented.

What if my students fail?

If your students fail, then they are succeeding! Failure is part of the success process. In fact, failure and risk taking are encouraged. To make something well requires the use of the Engineering Design Principle. It consists of a series of prototypes, testing,

We’ve created Designing a Maker Space that gives you 24 pages of information for creating a Maker Space of your own. Jerry has built two Maker Spaces and we walk you through things that have worked and some of the challenges he’s run into. Learn the rationale behind a Makers Space, how to design a Maker Space to fit the space you have, two different equipment lists, suggestions for stocking your Maker Space, a list of Jerry’s best resources, and more.