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Remember desks with attached chairs in straight rows, purple ditto copies, and the shoebox dioramas spun from copied cutouts colored with marker and stand-up animals? Those dated elements from previous teaching generations are outdated and obsolete. Today’s classrooms incorporate authentic learning experiences embedded with essential 21st century skills including collaboration, creativity, and communication through Makerspaces. I want a fabulous Makerspace that entices my 2nd graders to come in and create, a place where science and art generate a fabulous tension that pulls out the best in kid ingenuity, full of materials and literature that capture all my makers. In Making is Connecting: The social power of creativity, David Gauntlett shares “This shift from a ‘sit-back-and-be-told culture’ to a ‘making-and-doing culture’ means that a vast array of people are exchanging their own ideas, videos, and other creative material online, as well as engaging in real-world crafts, music projects, and hands-on experiences.” As a 2nd grade teacher, my mission is finding authentic ways to accomplish this in a classroom setting. Makerspace projects are ideal for focusing on experience rather than content and developing creative skills in organic and productive ways. We are living in the 21st century. I love this quote from Dione Mila, Library Media Specialist for Indian Trace Elementary regarding their implementation of a Maker Space: “Collaboration and teamwork happen naturally. You don’t have to push it. You just give them a challenge and it will happen.” Teamwork is essential to the success of projects. Engaging and productive work is the best antidote to differences and fear.” Yes, please!! I want the learning buzz and classroom climate all rolled into the Maker Space experience. That is the heart of my project, and we need the “building” materials to do so.

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Remember desks with attached chairs in straight rows, purple ditto copies, and the shoebox dioramas spun from copied cutouts colored with marker and stand-up animals? Those dated elements from previous teaching generations are outdated and obsolete. Today’s classrooms incorporate authentic learning experiences embedded with essential 21st century skills including collaboration, creativity, and communication through Makerspaces. I want a fabulous Makerspace that entices my 2nd graders to come in and create, a place where science and art generate a fabulous tension that pulls out the best in kid ingenuity, full of materials and literature that capture all my makers. In Making is Connecting: The social power of creativity, David Gauntlett shares “This shift from a ‘sit-back-and-be-told culture’ to a ‘making-and-doing culture’ means that a vast array of people are exchanging their own ideas, videos, and other creative material online, as well as engaging in real-world crafts, music projects, and hands-on experiences.” As a 2nd grade teacher, my mission is finding authentic ways to accomplish this in a classroom setting. Makerspace projects are ideal for focusing on experience rather than content and developing creative skills in organic and productive ways. We are living in the 21st century. I love this quote from Dione Mila, Library Media Specialist for Indian Trace Elementary regarding their implementation of a Maker Space: “Collaboration and teamwork happen naturally. You don’t have to push it. You just give them a challenge and it will happen.” Teamwork is essential to the success of projects. Engaging and productive work is the best antidote to differences and fear.” Yes, please!! I want the learning buzz and classroom climate all rolled into the Maker Space experience. That is the heart of my project, and we need the “building” materials to do so.

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