Reference Guides & More
Autodesk Maker Program Starter Kit (Public Google Drive folder here)
Makerspace Tools (Google Spreadsheet)
General Maker Resources
Five Considerations for the Design of Makerspaces: David Jakes
The Maker Movement Manifesto: Mark Hatch
60+ Ideas for Makerspaces: Makerspace.com
100+ Makerspace products and ideas: Makerspace.com
A Field Guide to Makerspaces: American Librarian Association
Makerspace Playbook School Edition: Makerspace
Innovation Through Experience: Reshaping Learning Spaces for Makers, Hackers, and Coworkers: Herman Miller (research study of 13 maker spaces)
Harvard Wants to Know: How Does the Act of Making Shape Kids Brains?: KQED
Making as a context for imagination, play, creativity, and learning.” The Exploratorium, San Francisco
Research Roundup: Some Studies on Making and Learning: Makerspace Magazine
Books & Reading
Invent to Learn by Sylvia Martinez & Gary Stager
Meaningful Making, Stanford Fablearn Fellows (free in PDF form here)
Maker-Centered Learning: Empowering Young People to Shape Their Worlds, Harvard Project Zero
Eight Big Ideas Behind the Constructionist Learning Lab By Dr. Seymour Papert (1999)
Big Book of Makerspace Projects by Colleen Graves
The Invent To Learn Guide to 3D Printing in the Classroom: Recipes for Success by David Thornburgh
The Invent To Learn Guide To Fun by Josh Burker
Making Science: Making Science: Reimagining STEM Education in Middle School and Beyond by Christa Flores
Lessons, Ideas & Curriculum
Maker Movement 10-week Curriculum (downloadable PDF)
Design Thinking 10-week Curriculum (downloadable PDF)
Stanford d.School K12 Lab Wiki
Items tagged ‘Student Curriculum’
Maker Education Lessons and Projects (Colleen Graves)
Engineering Projects In Community Service (EPICS) Curriculum (Purdue University): Human Centered Design + Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
Middle School Maker Journey: Shop Class Rebooted - Digitally | Kevin Jarrett
Learning Spaces Resources
The Third Teacher: 79 ways that design, learning, and space interact.
Make Space: a great book filled with collaborative space hacks
Active Learning Spaces: from Steelcase
Designing Spaces for Effective Learning: A Guide to 21st Century Space Design | JISC
Leading the Transition from Classroom to Learning Space | NLII White Paper
Bodies in Motion Brains in Motion | VS Furniture, how movement promotes both physical development and academic progress
Learning Space Toolkit | Roadmap, space types, technology, needs assessment, and integration
The LSC Guide: Planning for Assessing 21st Century Sapces for 21st Century Learners Comprehensive Guide to assessing spaces
Active Learning Spaces Resources | K12 Blueprint
Furniture for Makerspaces
Starting a MakerSpace: Your Beginners Guide: from Smith Systems
The Maker Movement: Trends Impacting the Future of Teaching & Learning: KI Furniture
Boos Block: great tables for making
Metal Maker Invent Table | Paragon
Work tables | Global Industrial
Work tables | Gaylord Archival
Work tables | Worthington Direct
Make this rollable whiteboard | Make Space
Copernicus Mobile Maker Systems | Copernicus
Mobile STEM/Maker Labs | Rokenbok
Mobile Bin Organizers | Uline
Design Thinking Resources
Bootcamp Bootleg | Stanford d.school
Use Our Methods | Stanford d. school
DeepDT Pocket Guide | Mary Cantwell
15 TEDx Talks that Inspire Design Thinking | Mehreen Siddiqua
How Design Thinking Improves the Creative Process | Stanford Graduate School of Business
Designing Higher Ed: The Search for a Process to Innovate | Sean Hobson
10 Design Thinking Principles for Innovative Organizations | Freshtrax
- 5 Lessons in Design Thinking | Cornell
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