[aisle] STEAM PD?

[Tracy Hubbard]

Thank you, this is great information. I appreciate it!
Hoping others can share also!

On Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 11:32 AM Tonya Tjarks via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> In my previous and current school, I was the one who set up the Makerspace
> in the library, and part of the deal of me getting to go to outside PD like
> the AISLE conference (and IDEAcon back in the day when there were such
> things as enough subs to go around) was that I come back and present what I
> learned to the rest of the staff (and totally shameless plug here--I
> usually try to present at AISLE conferences something similar to what I
> want to present to staff and that way they HAVE to let me go since I am
> presenting and representing our district. Plus it's like a practice run for
> presenting. Total win win...). I was also fortunate enough to be able to
> visit a couple other schools many years ago to see what they had, and our
> tech guy came with and was so impressed with what we saw that now we have
> more Digital Learning Coaches in the district, and they actually help with
> the PD a lot. There are a lot of books that I read to get an idea of what I
> wanted in our space, and now that I am familiar with the materials that we
> chose it's much easier to incorporate them into lesson planning. For
> example, we've been noticing a lot that our students have a REALLY hard
> time working with other students (not their fault-- just one more pandemic
> issue to add to the heap), so a lot of my lessons have been structured
> around team building. This week we read the Monarch nominee The Camping
> Trip and then I put a different set of materials at each table (Magnatiles,
> IO blocks, LEGOs, KEVA planks, and Lincoln Logs) and students have to work
> with their tablemates to create a camping scene. We read Honeybee and
> students had to work together to create a bee dance for an Ozobot to
> follow. After reading Sumo Kitty, we used chain reaction kits to build
> better mouse traps. We have lots of non-Maker lessons, too, but one thing
> I've found is that if students learn how to use these materials in my
> class, then teachers are more likely to incorporate them into their own
> lessons since the students already have the knowledge on how to use the
> materials so it's more seamless. I try to post a lot of what we do on
> Twitter if you want to see more (@tonyatjarks).
>
> If you have more questions, feel free to email me off-list.
>
> Tonya Tjarks
> Library Media Specialist
> Melzer Elementary School
> Morton Grove, IL
> ttjarks at emsd63.org
>
> On Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 7:49 AM Tracy Hubbard via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> Our district has been talking about STEAM/Maker. I am interested in
>> learning what professional development districts have done when/as they set
>> up Maker spaces.
>>
>> Any references? Any best practices to consider?
>>
>> Any thoughts on how to have maker spaces and still a 'rich' literary
>> experience?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> --
>> *Tracy Hubbard*
>>
>> *(She, Her, Hers)*
>> Library Media Specialist
>> Rhodes Library Website
>> <https://sites.google.com/district65.net/rhodeslibrary/home>
>> 847-859-8450 x5310
>> FAX 847-674-3926
>> Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies
>> 3701 W. Davis
>> Skokie, IL 60076
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-- 
*Tracy Hubbard*

*(She, Her, Hers)*
Library Media Specialist
Rhodes Library Website
<https://sites.google.com/district65.net/rhodeslibrary/home>
847-859-8450 x5310
FAX 847-674-3926
Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies
3701 W. Davis
Skokie, IL 60076
--
Needs Survey for Rhodes Families/Encuesta de Necesidades Rhodes
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAYj0rL52fPPiAT95YJ0SJ0I31Bhwvg4uBzQKbLdogh5O0Ig/viewform>

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