Makerspaces are spaces for hands-on interactive learning. These spaces have become popular in many communities, schools, and libraries due to their emphasis on creative learning and STEAM subjects.

I got my first taste of "making" in April 2015, when I attended a session on makerspaces at South Dakota's Technology and Innovation in Education conference. For those who don’t know, making is a type ...

Steve Zurier is a freelance technology writer based in Columbia, Md. What’s the best way to define a makerspace? For Laura Fleming, library media specialist at New Milford High School in New Jersey, a ...

You wouldn’t just randomly choose a tool from your toolbox and feel confident it was the right one to cut a board or attach a hinge. Same goes for a school makerspace. Like everything in ed tech, it’s ...

Start with the learners! Find out what they want to do. In developing my makerspace, I spent a lot of time just talking to my students in order to get a strong understanding of their needs, wants, and ...

A teacher’s ultimate goal is to instill a lifelong love of learning in their students. When kids are passionate about learning, the sky is the limit! Educators can support students’ creativity and ...