Educational Makerspaces: Part 3 | Teacher Librarian - 6 views
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Jennie Bales on 12 May 15Fleming & Kurt. (2015). Practical implementation of an educational makerspace: Part 3. A culture of innovation in an educational makerspace arises from student ownership rather than from the presence of high-tech tools. Owning the learning experience opens unexplored horizons to students because independent thinkers have the uncanny ability to strike out into uncharted territory. Educational makerspaces are the ideal environment to foster such independent exploration, but the map for creating engaging educational makerspaces remains relatively sparse.