History in the MakerSpace Zone
During semester two I have been teaching history to Year 6 students. Following the Australian curriculum these were the focus questions we addressed:
Focus Questions...
Creating Future Libraries – Annual Network Conference 2015
Anne Weaver (All Hallows' TL) Anne's Blog for All Hallows' and I will be setting up a 'Makerspace' for delegates to experience many of the...
Literature in our Makerspace
Our Makerspace is growing as we purchase more equipment but we continue to focus on literature as our motivation. In a fabulous blog written...
School Science and Tech Expo
Our Library always has a stand in the school's Science and Tech Expo. This year we featured our 'Makerspace' as well as Coding and...
Using Apps on the iPad for Making
Next week I'll be running a winter session for ICT Pedagogy over 5 days for third and fourh year pre-service teachers at Griffith University....
Making with Grandparents
Today was Grandparents Day and our Year 6 students brought their grandparents into our Junior Library MakerSpace Zone to 'make' together. The girls challenged...
Making in the Classroom.
After a very successful 'Connection Day' involving makerspace activities I was delighted when our wonderful Prep teacher, who also runs Young Masterminds told me I...
Geography in the Makerspace Zone
It was now time for us to promote our space to the rest of the school and to get the teachers behind what we were doing....
Guided ‘Making’
After Megan and I had tested the idea of a MakerSpace Zone and found the girls were interested and engaged in the ideas we...
Earth Angels
My 'best teaching partner ever' Megan runs Earth Angels. This club has been running for a number of years and since Megan took over it...