Listen and learn: Edtalk 
Purpose: To equip librarians and educators with program ideas, strategies and resources to help them create makerspaces and maker programming that empowers student voice and supports SEL.
Objectives:
1. Attendees will understand how makerspaces can be created in a way that supports student voice and choice.
2. Attendees will gain ideas for programming including passive programming, design challenges, open exploration and student created programming.
3. Attendees will learn ways to use classroom collaborations to build student familiarity and comfort with makerspace resources.
4. Attendees will learn strategies for creating makerspaces that are supportive of neurodiversity and SEL.
Introduction (5 minutes)
An introduction to the Tampa Prep makerspace and the Stewart Makerspace, the two schools that I have worked at. I'll explain how each space was started and what the process was like.
How to Amplify Student Voice (15 minutes)
Student Makerspace Planning Team/Library Leaders
Open Exploration
Supporting creative expression
Organization of your makerspace to support student independence
Maker Fairs and Fests
Finding an authentic audience for student projects
Collaboration in the makerspace
Design Challenges (10 minutes)
Creating a design challenge that empowers student voice
Examples:
Cardboard challenge
Paper Circuits
Circuit Bracelets
Best practices for design challenges
How to Create a Design Prompt
Classroom connections (10 minutes)
Reimagining 6th grade science
Lab safety device challenge
Earthquake structure challenge
Weather device challenge
Building student familiarity with our makerspace resources
Social Emotional Learning in the Makerspace (15 minutes)
Designing community building spaces, such as whiteboard walls and LEGO walls
Creating an environment that encourages collaboration
Make space for play
Design the makerspace as a calming space
Keeps supplies open and accessible
Allow time and space for personal projects and drop-ins
Make the makerspace available for classroom projects
Q&A time (5 minutes)
Rendina, Diana. Reimagining Library Spaces: Transform Your Space on Any Budget. Portland, OR: International Society for Technology in Education, 2017.
Graves, Colleen, Aaron Graves and Diana Rendina. Challenge Based Learning in the School Library Makerspace; Libraries Unlimited, 2017.
Basye, Dale E., Peggy Grant, Stefanie Hausman, and Tod Johnston. Get Active: Reimagining Learning Spaces for Student Success. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education, 2015.
Cannon Design, VS Furniture, and Bruce Mau Design. The Third Teacher: 79 Ways You Can Use Design to Transform Teaching & Learning. New York: Abrams, 2010.
Doorley, Scott, and Scott Witthoft. Make Space: How to Set the Stage for Creative Collaboration. New York: Abrams, 2010.
http://www.renovatedlearning.com/2019/09/02/open-exploration-part-1/
http://www.renovatedlearning.com/2018/07/09/build-creativity-making/
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