When I worked at a children’s science center, my favorite time of the year was summer camp season. We ran seven weeks of summer camps every year...

Starting to offer maker opportunities to students can feel overwhelming. And, finding the right tools for students to use can be...

Figuring out what robotics tools to get for your makerspace or classroom can be tricky. There are many options out there and they are typically a...

It may be more important than ever to give our students opportunities to learn about the environment, ways to protect it, and the effects of...

Before I started facilitating regular maker experiences in my classroom, I had quite a few reasons in mind for not pursuing this type of...

When I first started to offer more opportunities for making, I discovered there were quite a few logistics and organization strategies...

One of the most important elements to operating a successful makerspace is creating a schoolwide culture of making. A maker culture is...

Robots are increasingly entangled in our lives, whether we realize it or not. If you’ve ever ordered from Amazon, chances are a robot...

One of the myths of making that I addressed last month was if you want a makerspace, you need expensive tools. Low-tech tools and...

This is the second part in a series on my favorite tools to use in the makerspace.  There are many factors to consider when starting a...