STEM + Natural fit for our Makerspace
The Library Makerspace provides our girls with a space to come and build, explore, invent, collaborate and create. It is a place where our...
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...
More Favourite Maker activities
After the success of making cards with electrical circuits I decided to guide the girls in creating 'bogles' using dough. I was fortunate to obtain the...
Session at EduTECH
Megan and I were honoured to be invited to run a breakout session at EduTECH 2015....wow! As our focus has been on setting up...
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...
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...
Hour of Code 2015
Wow! What a great way to lead into our 'Hour of Code' with the whole Junior School. After a very successful event last year...
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...
Researching ideas
I spent a lot of time reading and searching the types of activities being carried out in school libraries. I saw such value in...
Inviting the girls to make…
During the next term in Library skills the girls were learning how to find topics in the non-fiction area of the library so I...