Green Screen
We have this amazing clothing rack at the school. It was used to store clothing donations for our graduates. It was going to be thrown out at the end of last year, but I immediately…
Our Makerspace, Our Makers
In our original TLLP proposal, the maker resources were to be used in both a dedicated makerspace and in three classrooms (Brian’s, Carole’s and Irene’s) with the hope of comparing the successes of both. Students…
SEWING CLUB
A dedicated work space, a few deeply discounted bundles of material sourced at Lens MillHouse, many meters of washed and upcycled curtains, sheets, pillow cases and other random fabric finds from our local thrift stores,…
Knitting Club
Knitting is alive and well in our Makerspace! I must say I am very surprised at how quickly this has taken off and the immense interest some of our students have shown. Before the winter…
BIT16 takeaways….Minds on Media
The Makerspace team was fortunate enough to be able to attend BIT16 this year. There were lots of maker movement presentations, stations and conversations. We were immersed in learning! Wednesday’s layout is always my favourite: Minds…
What to do when things don’t go as planned….
Boy have we been pumped about getting this TLLP off the ground! We started in the Spring, when I met with those that would be supporting us in our venture. Then we ordered book resources and…
Sourcing Books
A portion of our budget was drawn up to support our initial learning about maker spaces. Obviously there are several books out there that meet our need to learn and challenge our preconceived notions. As…
Automata Toys…a fun intro to Making?
I belong to several Ontario Teacher groups on Facebook, and have benefitted from some very generous sharing of knowledge, experiences and conversation. Recently, a contributor posted about her interest in automata toy building. I watched the…
Hamilton Maker Faire
The four of us dropped by the second annual Hamilton Maker Faire this morning. Maybe hoping for inspiration, definition, activity ideas for next year? Not having any previous experience, we had no expectations. What we found…
Teacher Learning
Our own learning begins with some reading resources. We did a bit of research to figure out which texts might be suitable and most useful. Irene and Brian, being classroom teachers, were more interested in…