What and Why
I wanted to start having open Makerspace times for students to come and use the space outside of class time or instruction. I want them to just be able to explore and do what they're interested in or need in the space. I am in there and available to help or advise as needed, but I'm trying to be pretty hands off and let them guide themselves. Down the road I'd love to have some guided activities too during these times as some kids may prefer that or it might show them ideas of things to do, but that might be something to tackle next school year. When This was tricky for me. My school has a fixed library schedule, and I have a lot of meetings this year. We also have 4 different grade levels with 3 different schedules. Monday mornings and Friday afternoons are two of my most consistent open times (probably because people don't like having meetings then). So I am starting out with Monday's during morning homeroom time for our 5th graders and Friday's during SLT for my 6th-8th graders (guided study hall). So ideally each grade level has at least once chance a week to sign up. My 6th graders that are in band, orchestra, or choir are the tricky ones, because they're never free during SLT, so I don't currently have a solution for them unfortunately.
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