Iona Prep Lower School
Case
Makerspace Implementation
WHAT THEY ASKED FOR HELP WITH
• Help designing and filling new Makerspace.
• Assistance determining what materials to order.
• List of grants and funding options for Makerspace supplies.
• Teacher training on how to develop a Maker Project.
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HOW WE HELPED
• 18 teachers taught & trained.
• 1 Makerspace stocked + supplied.
• 15 grant applications.
• 3 student workshop on SAM Labs.
• 8 Maker projects implemented.
• 400 boys impacted.
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WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED TOGETHER
• Help designing and filling new Makerspace.
• Assistance determining what materials to order.
• List of grants and funding options for Makerspace supplies.
• Teacher training on how to develop a Maker Project.
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Why
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How
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We are teachers
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We personalize
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We are flexible
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THEIR TESTIMONIES
What They Said
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"[These] hands-on activities were incredibly valuable. It was also wonderful to [learn] how to apply it them different grade levels in the share-out portion of the activity."
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After 13 years of teaching, you explained the "Learning Objectives" process the best that I have ever had it explained. Thank you."