Elementary Examples Libraries Maker Movement 
MindShift
AUGUST 15, 2017
In recent years, libraries have broadened their scope of offerings to the local community to involve more making activities like 3-D printing and sewing. Some libraries even have a facilitator for maker projects. So, she set out to build a bridge between making and reading by creating maker activities for children’s books.
The CoolCatTeacher
DECEMBER 30, 2018
For example, I had to assess “over the shoulder” by looking at what students were doing. Here’s one example of how 3D Bear can be used for a real world conversation. You could have a classroom design challenge, for example, where students suggest repositioning the furniture. But you’re not limited by these libraries.
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Edsurge
AUGUST 10, 2018
Aligned with the maker movement—which focuses on using hands-on activities like building, sewing, assembling and computer programming for learning—the kits provide a foundation that teachers can use for guided projects both in and out of the classroom. Our teachers love them.”
The CoolCatTeacher
MAY 9, 2018
She’s helped the students find books in the library, and she has also helped them learn some ways to navigate ways to share their knowledge through Google Slides or Wixie. Then they even started to go the library and find books for their friends. Lindsey: Our library media specialist knows more about this. Give me an example.
User Generated Education
JUNE 8, 2017
If there is a makerspace in your school, it may be down the hall, in the library, or in another building. The UDL Guidelines provide a deep dive into each of the principles to checkpoints that provide resources, examples, and research. Video Game Design with Elementary Learners. Post by Jackie Gerstein, Ed.D.
Educator Innovator
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
Library makerspaces, including members of the YOUmedia Learning Labs Network, offer students a chance to design, tinker, and build critical thinking skills. Libraries are all about inquiry,” says Valerie Jopeck, a former librarian and current education specialist for a large public school district in Virginia.
Educator Innovator
MAY 27, 2015
You’re in the library! As the great-granddaughter of a librarian, I was brought up to know that the quiet of the library was sacred space. After a year of ordering materials with limited library money, they realized that students were more likely to participate in crafty upcycling than what they had spent the funds on anyway.
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