Oh my gosh, folks! I just needed to share that I feel like it is finally starting to happen! A few years ago I had a distant interest in starting a makerspace. A little over a year ago that started to become a reality as I had funds and could began brainstorming, pricing, and ordering. About six months ago I began the process of organizing, barcoding, labeling, and beginning implementation steps. Then I started sending out information to teachers; then classes came through to try out items; then I started leading meetings with different departments and grade levels to show them what the items are and help generate curriculum specific ideas; and then I created a shared folder of all the documents I had emailed, shared at meetings, etc.
And this week, it happened! This week a 7th grade science teacher used one of my ideas and checked out 4 of my 5 sets of Bloxels as a project option for students to replicate the water cycle Another science teacher asked to chat about using Google Expeditions on fossils. A 6th grade Humanities teacher checked out several of our
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