MakerSpace Friday: 2016-17 (Year 2)

Here it is November and so much has happened since my last blog post!  As a Media Specialist I presented three times this past summer on MakerSpace in our school library.  It was a growth experience for me as, but more so, for our school's program.  Each time I shared I learned from my colleagues and gained confidence in pushing forward with this program to serve our students at Mt. Carmel Elementary.

School started back and so did MakerSpace.  As of this post there have been 11 MakerSpace Fridays and with over 500 students participating.  This would not have been possible without the dedicated parent volunteers and also volunteers from U.A.H. students, such as Dr. Carmen's Engineering Design class and also, Dr. Sarah Roller's Math Education students.  Our program received a "shot in the arm" when STEDTRAIN fully funded our grant application for almost $2,000 worth of S.T.E.M. tools.
 Some of the latest additions have been 2 littleBits Electronics Gizmos & Gadgets sets littleBits

and also a hive of Bee-Bots bee-bot

Our students are learning quickly about snap circuits and programmable robots.