Show off your makerspaces!

[Stephanie Chang]

hi all,

In preparation for the release of the newly-revised Youth Makerspace Playbook, along with the launch of our Resource Library's Spaces & Places category (all to take place in late Sept), Maker Ed is embarking on month-long Twitter campaign using the hashtag #MakerEdSpace, as a way to showcase the amazing variety of youth makerspaces that are out there.

Starting Aug 17th, each week, we’d love for you to share photos and videos that highlight a different aspect of your space. (Please see the schedule & descriptions below for more details, including time-specific hashtags.)

As the campaign gets underway, we will be compiling the tweets online at MakerEd.org/makerspaces.

We hope you’ll join the conversation and share your space on Twitter.

Thank you!!

Stephanie

Schedule, Descriptions & Hashtags

8/17 - 8/23: Share Your #MakerEdSpace

What do youth-oriented makerspaces look like? Share photos and videos of your space with us by using the hashtag #MakerEdSpace, and help showcase the wide variety of spaces & places out there.

8/24 - 8/30: What’s On Your Wall?

Whether it's a safety warning, a classroom agreement, an inspirational poster, or something we've never seen before, we want to see what's on your wall. Share photos of signs & posters using the hashtags #MakerEdSpace #Signage.

8/31 - 9/6: Blueprints, Layouts & Sketches

How did you first get started designing your youth makerspace? Share sketches, blueprints, layout designs, and more with the hashtags #MakerEdSpace #Blueprints.

9/7 - 9/13: Unique Storage Ideas

Storage can be a challenge for many when managing a youth-oriented makerspace. Help others learn from your experiences by sharing photos of your unique storage ideas, using the hashtags #MakerEdSpace #Storage

9/14 - 9/20: Before & After

We'd love to see how your space has changed since you first started it. Share before & after photos using the hashtags #MakerEdSpace #BeforeAfter.

[Maggie]

Hi Stephanie,

This sounds exciting! Will the playbook include resources and guidance for educators working with students as young as kindergarten? 

Thanks,

Maggie

[Corey Kilbane]

This is awesome! But just a few weeks too early for our space.  Constructions is starting next week.  I'll update when I can. 

On Monday, August 17, 2015 at 1:21:37 PM UTC-4, Stephanie Chang wrote:

[Stephanie Chang]

Maggie, yes! It'll include suggestions for how to engage at all ages.

[Stephanie Chang]

Maker Ed recently released its new Youth Makerspace Playbook!

Along with the playbook is another publication on Makerspaces: Highlights of Select Literature.

AND we launched our Spaces & Places category! makered.org/resources/spaces-places

The offer is still open too -- we'd LOVE to showcase your spaces, places, programming, and wisdom. If you ever feel like submitting a well-used resources of yours (whether your own or someone else's), please send it to reso...@makered.org, and we'll consider adding it!