Makerspaces
Make & Takes: Let Students Own the Learning
Make & Takes Build Excitement & Engagement A few weeks ago, I was meeting with a group of girls to plan activities we want to do with our STEMgirls club...
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Diana Rendina
Diana Rendina, MLIS, is the media specialist at Tampa Preparatory School, an independent 6-12 in Tampa, FL. Previously, she was the media specialist at Stewart Middle Magnet School for seven years, where she founded their library makerspace. She is the creator of the blog RenovatedLearning.com & is also a monthly contributor to AASL Knowledge Quest. Diana is the winner of the 2016 ISTE Outstanding Young Educator Award, the 2015 ISTE Librarians Network Secondary Award, the 2015 AASL Frances Henne Award & the 2015 SLJ Build Something Bold Award. She is an international speaker on the Maker Movement and has presented at conferences including AASL, FETC & ISTE. Diana co-authored Challenge-Based Learning in the School Library Makerspace with Colleen and Aaron Graves and is also the author Reimagining Library Spaces: Transform Your Space on Any Budget.
Professional Growth
Can We Rethink Our 100th Day Celebrations?
This post has nothing to do with makerspaces or libraries, but it’s something I feel strongly about, so I’m addressing it anyway. Full disclaimer here: 100th day celebrations seem to...
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February 15, 2016
Makerspaces
Teaching the Design Process in Makerspaces
Stewart Middle Magnet is a STEM magnet school, and part of our curriculum comes from Project Lead the Way, including classes in engineering, robotics and aerospace. The Design Process is...
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February 08, 2016
Book Review, Makerspaces
Read This Book: The Art of Tinkering
The Exploratorium & The Tinkering MOOC The Exploratorium is an amazing hands-on science museum in San Francisco. They created a makerspace for their patrons called The Tinkering Studio. I participated...
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February 01, 2016
Learning Spaces
6 Active Learning Spaces Your Library Should Have
6 Active Learning Spaces My latest post over on AASL Knowledge Quest focuses on six different types of active learning spaces in school libraries. The post was inspired by a section...
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January 28, 2016
Book Review, Stories, etc
An Ode to the Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual
The Complete Do-it-yourself Manual When I was growing up, the 1973 edition of the Reader’s Digest Complete Do-it-yourself Manual sat on a shelf in our garage. I was born in...
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January 25, 2016
Makerspaces
The Value of Guided Projects in Makerspaces
Learning How to Knit I’ve been a knitter since my best friend in college first gave me a set of needles and taught me the basic stitches. This was back in...
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January 18, 2016
Libraries, Makerspaces
How to Run an AWESOME After-school Makers Club
When I first started up my makerspace at Stewart, I knew that getting students in there after school would be the ideal time to really dive deep into projects and...
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January 11, 2016
Book Review, Professional Growth
Read this Book: Steal Like an Artist
While on the flight to AASL in Columbus, OH, I read Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative in its entirety. Like Show Your Work,...
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January 04, 2016
Professional Growth
2015 Reflections: Looking Back, Moving Forward
At the end of every calendar year, I like to take some time to reflect on what I’ve learned, how I’ve grown, and how I plan to have an even...
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