Presenters
Supervisor of Educational Technology
Nicole is the Supervisor of Educational Technology at Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12 in PA and former middle school ELA teacher. With an expertise in educational tech frameworks, STEM, and CS, Nicole is also an ISTE Certified Educator and Trainer who is passionate about the use of technology to connect students to others in an effort grow empathy and empower learning. Nicole is the Secretary of the Susquehanna Valley CSTA. She's been in education 18 years, has a BSED from West Chester University, MLA from McDaniel College, and ITS & Admin Cert from York College.
Director of Educational Technology Services
Jared Mader is the Director of Educational Technology for the Lincoln Intermediate Unit. He has led the technology divisions for two enterprise organizations of over 1200 employees and thousands of students. He has been identified as a PDE State Keystone Technology Integrator and is the 2017 PAECT Outstanding Leader of the Year.
He is an ISTE Certification Trainer and Faculty Member for ISTE. These roles have allowed him to be a regular contributing author for the Learning and Leading with Technology Publication, a regular ISTE webinar presenter, and a presenter for ISTE on the international stage, most notably, in Dubai, UAE.
Assistant Director of Educational Technology Services
Ben is the Assistant Director of Technology at the Lincoln Intermediate Unit, a service agency in Pennsylvania. Ben has engaged in professional development across the globe in his consultancy, EdTechInnovators. He is a former ISTE Board of Directors member and was the Regional Program Chair for the 2019 ISTE Conference in Philadelphia. Ben is the Past President of PAECT, the PA ISTE Affiliate. He is an ISTE Certified Educator and delivers the ISTE Certification as his organization is a provider (CAP).
Session description
Planning or revamping a makerspace requires a strategic approach with a clear mission and vision for the space in mind. This session will expose participants to guiding resources to help them develop a mission and vision for their makerspace as well as set goals for the development of their space.
Purpose & objective
The closure of schools and the inability to share materials safely during the pandemic led many schools to shutter their makerspaces. Now, as we enter a new phase of life in the post-pandemic world, we can begin to turn our attention back to makerspaces and to redesign and revamp them. This session will lead attendees through a strategic planning process to help them refocus their makerspace around a central mission and vision. This mission and vision will guide them in setting actionable goals, selecting resources, and making choices about the physical design of the space all for the purpose of fostering innovative learning, collaboration, and any other goals they desire for their makerspace to achieve. A poster will be used to help convey content during the presentation. Attendees will also receive a copy of the MakerSpace MakeOver strategic planner and a list of accompanying resources. Success will be evident in attendees' ability to develop a collaborative mission and vision for their makerspace.
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Outline
- How does a makerspace encourage innovative learning, collaboration, creativity, and empower students? (5 min)
- How to craft a mission and vision (10 min)
- How to use the strategic planner (5 min)
- Identifying resources and tools that align with your mission and vision (5 min)
- Creating learning experiences that align with your mission and vision (5 min)
- Developing a space that aligns with you mission and vision (5 min)
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Supporting research
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00220671.2021.1914937
- https://sparkfuneducation.com/research.html
- https://rossieronline.usc.edu
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