This document discusses the benefits of incorporating curriculum into makerspaces. It argues that having curriculum can help students learn to think more creatively and give teachers guidance on facilitating student-led projects. Key concepts discussed include using curriculum to guide lessons and define learning objectives. Examples provided of curricula that could be used include Club or Camp Invention kits and lessons found on Pinterest or Teachers Pay Teachers. The document concludes that while there is research on makerspaces, more study is needed on the impact of curriculum within makerspaces. It encourages readers to start developing curriculum to help students learn by making.

1. Makerspaces and
Curriculum
By,
Rachel Stewart

2. Topic Description
• What is a Makerspace?
• A creative space to work
• With a variety of materials
• Why add curriculum?
• High-quality facilitation
• Engaging programs

3. Context in the Library
User Driven
Project Based Learning
Skill Building
Creativity

4. Importance of the Makerspace
Students now have the opportunity to
not only research a topic but too also
learn by doing

5. Goals for the Project
Providing research that having curriculum
in a makerspace will help students learn to
think more creativity, and to help teachers
learn to let students create on their own

6. Key Concepts
Curriculum Needs
• Guide Lessons
• Defines what the learner
will learn
• Develop conceptual
understanding
What to use
• Club or Camp Invention
• Pinterest
• Teachers Pay Teachers

7. Key Concepts
The way it looks
• Student led
• Adult mentor
• Centers
• Loops not lines
Coding
• Programming language
• Robots
• STEM/STEAM
• Variety of programs

8. Gaps in the Research
Non-curriculum based Spaces
Spaces that use websites and robotics as the main
focus instead of having the students create
something to fill a need

9. Conclusions
There is plenty of articles on
makerspaces but very little on
curriculum in makerspaces

10. Future Research
•Fab Lab
•Hackerspace
•Learning
Commons
•Students
•Testing
•Robots

11. Building on Existing Knowledge
•Understanding what teachers know
•What is considered curriculum

12. Join the
movement and
start creating
today!!

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