Worlds of making : best practices for establishing a makerspace for your school / Laura Fleming.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fleming, Laura, author.

Series:

Sage knowledge.

Corwin connected educators series

Corwin Connected Educators Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational technology.

Education--Effect of technological innovations on.

Education.

Education--Computer-assisted instruction.

Makerspaces.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (61 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks : Corwin, 2015.

Summary:

Makerspaces: Your questions answered here! The Corwin Connected Educators series is your key to unlocking the greatest resource available to all educators: other educators. Get the nuts and bolts on imagining, planning, creating, and managing a cutting-edge Makerspace for your school community. 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 Being a Connected Educator is more than a set of actions: it's a belief in the potential of technology to fuel lifelong learning. To explore the other books in this series, visit the Corwin Connected Educators website at http://www.corwin.com/connectededucators/. "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.

Notes:

Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781483393261 :

OCLC:

907678713

Publisher Number:

245106

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.