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What Standards to Work on with the Makerspace Concept

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What Standards to Work on with the Makerspace Concept

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I will follow the National School Library Standards crosswalk with ISTE Standards for Students and Educators :
l.A.1, l.C, l.D, lll.A.2, lll.C.2, lV.A.1, V.A.1, V.A.3

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Next Generation Science Standards

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To learn more about the standards, click here. To learn more about the NGSS Appendices,click here.

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How I Prioritized the Selection of Equipment?

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How I Prioritized the Selection of Equipment?

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In the case of tools and equipment, I will need to:

check and see how far these would be helpful in implementing the concepts taught in class

how safe they would be to the age group I am targeting

how user-friendly they are

how frequently they change. I would not pay for an equipment that would be expected to get upgraded the following year. Otherwise, I would end up with a large pile of outdated equipment in a couple of years.

how long it would take for this item to be delivered to our school, since we order our items from the States. I usually give myself a time limit of some months between ordering and clearing customs. Also, if these items would be held in the customs, how much would I have to pay to have it cleared? A couple of years ago, we ordered a bluetooth scanner. It took us a month to have it delivered and more than 2 months to have it cleared from the customs. By the time it reached our school, we found that we had paid more than triple its price on shipment and clearance and a new version of the item was already in the market.

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Storyboard Text

Shelf for the 3D printer, the laser trimmer, and safety equipment

Library Main Room

Origami Center

Lego Center

Library Backroom

Coding Robotics Center

Science Technology Center

Engineering Center

Library Exit to Bathrooom

Display Screen

Art Sewing Center

Woodworking Center

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My Makerspace Plan Storyboard by 97695a1d

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Storyboard Text Shelf for the 3D printer, the laser trimmer, and safety equipment Library Main Room Origami Center Lego Center Library Backroom Coding Robotics Center Science Technology Center Engineering Center Library Exit to Bathrooom Display Screen Art Sewing Center Woodworking Center

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What Stakeholders Will I Collaborate with on This Project?

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What Stakeholders Will I Collaborate with on This Project?

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I will make sure to have regular meetings with:

school admin for constant feedback on the project

IT department staff members to make sure the school is provided with a safe and quick internet access at all times

MS and HS teachers, especially the science, technology, engineering, art, and math teachers to make sure there is always a collaboration among them

world language teachers to help students present in multiple languages

purchasing department to be updated with new customs/clearance rules and for follow up on our orders

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What Courses Will Benefit from the New Resource?

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What Courses Will Benefit from the New Resource?

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These equipment and tools will help enhance concepts in:

engineering

physics

biology

chemistry

physical science

math

art

design

technology

coding

robotics

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How Would These Help with the Student Learning

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How Would These Help with the Student Learning

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These new tools and equipment will enhance students' understanding of the STEM/STEAM. It will enable them from being passive receivers of information, to ones who "make" the information, by asking questions and trying to find answers to them in a structured way. These tools will help in areas, like engineering, science, art, design, technology, as well as coding and robotics. It will also teach students how to handle tools while working, raising awareness to safety, planning, and collaborating with others.

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How I Prioritize the Learning Center in the Library

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How I Prioritize the Learning Center in the Library

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Closely related to prioritizing the tools is also prioritizing the allocation of centers. The fact that we are starting this space from scratch would give us the flexibility to allocate certain areas for activities, as follows:

1. Try to have centers where electronics be used near the electric outlets as much as possible. Although extension cords might be used, it would be better to go for the former option, to avoid students tripping on the cords.

2. Activities that require an internet connection need to be in areas in the library where the internet connection is at its best.

3. Activities with a lot of mess, like using paint, colors, etc. can be near the entrance or the exit to the bathroom as much as possible; an outdoor area/patio would be a great option if available.

4. Centers for recording would be in the most quiet part of the library. We might need to have some folding doors with insulating glass panels added as a divider in this part of the library.

5. Centers where items with small pieces, like robotics or lego kits are to be put in one side of the library as much as possible for easy clean up.

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How I Prioritized the Selection of Online Tools/Databases

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How I Prioritized the Selection of Online Tools/Databases

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As the media specialist in the school, I would always set my priorities based on the students’ and teachers’ requirements, always keeping an eye on the assigned budget set for me. In the case of online tools/databases, I would:

check the features offered by these tools

see if these could be offered by a free (but safe) online tool.

If not all the features would be there, I would then check and see if the ones offered in the paid database or even in the paid version of it would be actually relevant to my school. I see that sometimes teachers tend to go for the paid version of the database, just to be on the safe side, and end up not using the features in that version.