The Stewart Makerspace: How We Brought STEAM into our Program

@DianaLRendina * RenovatedLearning.com
THE STEWART
MAKERSPACE
How we brought
Diana Rendina, MLIS
Media Specialist, Speaker, Writer
RenovatedLearning.com
STEAM
into our program

DIANA RENDINA, MLIS
• Media Specialist at Stewart
Middle Magnet School in
Tampa, FL since 2010
• Blogger @
RenovatedLearning & AASL
Knowledge Quest
• 2016 ISTE Outstanding
Young Educator Award
• 2015 SLJ Build Something
Bold Award
• Author:
• Challenge-Based Learning
in the School Library
Makerspace - August 2017
• Reimagining School
Libraries - Fall 2017
Portrait by Kimberly Yau

WHAT IS A MAKERSPACE?

A makerspace is a place where students can
gather to create, invent, tinker, explore and
discover using a variety of tools and
materials.

THESE ARE ALL MAKERSPACES

THE STEWART
MAKERSPACE
STORY Transforming
our library

About Stewart
• Public STEM Magnet Middle School
• Hillsborough County Public Schools (8th largest
district in USA)
• Grades 6-8
• Urban location near downtown Tampa
• Title 1 - 75% of students on free or reduced
lunch
• 30% Black, 33% Hispanic, 30% White, 7%
Asian and Multiracial
• 65% Male, 35% Female

March 2010

The only STEM in our library

Discovering the Maker Movement

Maker research

Sharing vision = supplies!

The birth of our Makerspace

CreaDvity in programs

A place to explore STEM

The corner before…

TransformaDon

The Stewart Makerspace

A TOUR OF THE
STEWART
MAKERSPACE
And what’s
in it

Maker Room LEGO Wall
Whiteboard wall
LEGO/K’nex storageWhiteboard table
InstrucZon/Flex space

THE MAKER ROOM
Storage for supplies, projects, etc

THE EPIC LEGO WALL
Making LEGOs into art

THE WHITEBOARD WALL
A collaborative, interactive space

FLEX SPACE
Whole class instruction, small groups, etc

MAKERSPACE TECH TOOLS
Sphero, MaKeyMaKey, littleBits, Cubelets

What’s one idea you’ve seen so
far that’s stuck out for you?
How could you do something
like that in your space?

SCHEDULING
When do students use
the space?

FREE TIME USE
Open for student use throughout the
day on passes, during lunch

DURING SCHOOL CLUBS
Lunches, Study hall time, etc

AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS
In depth projects & collaboration

WORKSHOPS Learning a new skill together

CIRCUIT BRACELET WORKSHOP

PURPOSE &
INTENTION OF
OUR SPACE

CollaboraDons

Curriculum ConnecDons

Open ExploraDon & Play

CreaDve Arts Experiences

InteracDve Learning Environment

STEM girls Club

GETTING STARTED:
THE 5 QUESTIONS

THE 5 QUESTIONS
• What are the goals of this Makerspace?
• What does my school already have?
• How much physical space do I have?
• How will it be used?
• Where will I get the supplies?

What are the goals of your space?
• Supporting existing curriculum?
• Filling in gaps in curriculum?
• Open STEM exploration?
• Providing a space for creative play?
• Teaching Design Thinking?
• Learning about electronics hands-on?

What does your school already have?
• Maker related curriculum (ie
robotics, engineering)
• Art classes?
• LEGOs in a storage closet
• 1:1 computer or tablets?

How much physical space do I have?
• Corner?
• Storage room?
• Classroom?
• Cart?

How will your makerspace be used?
• Open exploration?
• Class collaborations?
• Clubs?
• Design Challenges?
• Part of a fixed schedule?

Where will you get the supplies?
• District budget?
• Supply drive?
• Crowdfunding?
• Grants?
• Business partnerships?

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