Creating a Makers Club: Just Get Started
When I first started my makerspace at Stewart, I had no idea what I was doing. I just had three bins of K’nex and...
How to Build Creativity (and More ) Through Making
The Four C’s are big in education right now: Creativity, Critical Thinking, Collaboration and Communication. We talk constantly about how we need to be...
Demco Post: How to Plan A Maker Fest at Your School
I’ve written lots of posts about the various Maker Fairs (also called Maker Fests) that I did at Stewart over the years I was...
AASL Post: To Teach Makers, We Must Become Makers
Makerspaces are amazing places. Our students can learn all kinds of new skills. But it behooves us to learn some of those skills ourselves....
Being a Maker: Just Create Something Everyday
(Post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase using them, I get a small commission that helps support running this blog) Just create something....
Read this Book: Izzy Gizmo + Giveaway
While I’ve never worked in an elementary school before, I’m always on the lookout for awesome maker picture books. Picture books are a great...
2017 Holiday Maker Gift Guide: Toys and Supplies
It’s that time of year again – the time when we scour the mall and internet to find that perfect present for the little...
Make Your Own Creature Workshop #AASL17
(Note: Post contains affiliate links. Actions taken may result in commissions for Renovated Learning) A Creature Workshop Towards the end of last school year,...
What’s Wrong with a Makerspace in a Box
Today, a vendor tried to sell me a Makerspace in a Box. I’m not going to say who, because I am not about bashing...
AASL Post: What You Really Need to Create a Makerspace
With a changing and growing movement, many are declaring that there are right and wrong ways of doing things. We are getting so hung...