tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post3206674798869545748..comments2024-03-28T04:13:42.906-04:00Comments on A Principal's Reflections: Leading the Maker MovementEric Sheningerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733305358794643322noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-35664234400659376492021-08-06T09:49:31.662-04:002021-08-06T09:49:31.662-04:00The graphics are really helpful. I now have a road...The graphics are really helpful. I now have a road map.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096219537374686514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-4835082611414051502016-01-12T14:12:23.999-05:002016-01-12T14:12:23.999-05:00Hello- just thought I’d jump in here. Such an ins...Hello- just thought I’d jump in here. Such an insightful comment and I think a legitimate concern. Libraries have always been about the democratization of information and resources, I think now makerspaces have allowed us the opportunity to broaden what that can mean. The Maker Movement has provided the opportunity for our students to move from consumption to creation and turn their knowledge into action. Libraries provide access and freedom to the necessary resources, materials and supplies to do so. The form and function libraries take has evolved and will continue to evolve over time. A well-architected makerspace does not mean that the librarian has to be pulled away from other pieces of library programming that are important for their school community. It is important to note too that not all makerspaces are about the tech. Proper planning of a school makerspace will ensure that you have your makerspace stocked with the supplies, resources and materials that best support the needs and wants of your school community. With that being said, with purposeful planning, libraries and makerspaces can nurture each other and co-exist to the mutual benefit of each other. As librarians, it is up to us to advocate for our entire program (as well as our professional organizations) and not just one piece of it. In my own book on makerspaces, I emphasize that a library is still a library, and can still do all of the things a relevant school library should do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282467829592314626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931834670826653533.post-14374462153096574992016-01-12T13:05:50.863-05:002016-01-12T13:05:50.863-05:00This is a terrific illustration of the process and...This is a terrific illustration of the process and successful design of the goals and the space itself - with purpose and freedom within a structure for learning. What can be done though to caution schools and districts that do not see the vital connection between the qualified teacher-librarian, the thriving school library as place and programming, and the makerspace design and facilitation? Some students are loosing the librarian and library programming, so essential for learning and overall success in education, as well-meaning administrators and district leaders get excited about tech and swept away by the makerspace hype and choose to eliminate one completely and replace it with the other. This is a real threat to students that a makerspace will not be incorporated into thriving school library programs but used as a substitute in order to attract parents and secure tech funding. This is happening now in CA; how can we caution administrators and remind them of the intrinsic value of the librarian and school library programs as a necessary platform to support the Maker Movement?LibraryLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13422666652010330831noreply@blogger.com