Collaborative Resources created with Mrs. J in the Library
Elementary Librarians to Follow
| Blog | Library or School District | |
| Andy Plemmons | http://expectmiraculous.com/ | Barrow Media Center |
| David Saunders | http://designsaunders.com/ | The Greenwich Country Day School |
| Shawna Ford | http://curtiselementarylibrary.blogspot.com/ | Former ES, now Future Ready Learning Coordinator |
| Nancy Jo Lambert | McSpedden Elementary Library Makerspace | Former ES, now Reedy High School Library |
| Cynthia Alaniz | Librarian in Cute Shoes | Coppell Isd |
| Todd Burleson | http://azenlibrarian.blogspot.com/ | Hubbard IDEA Lab |
| Molly Magro | (Not blogging yet- but great Twitter feed!) | |
| Tina Beruman | Cannon Reads | Cannon Elementary Library |
| Nan Stifel | http://www.chsbookster.com | Concord Hill School |
| Tracy Rice | Elementary Libguide | Leanderisd |
| Collette J. | A Wrinkle in Tech | Spring Ridge Elementary School |
| Gwyneth Jones | The Daring Librarian | |
| Donna Macdonald | Orchard School Library Makerspace | Orchard School Library |
STEM Facilitators in Elementary
| Teacher/Twitter | Site/Blog | Interesting Links |
| Josh Burker | http://joshburker.com/ | |
| Karly Moura | http://karlymoura.blogspot.com/ | Teacher On Special Assignment, Sun Terrace Elementary School |
| Jess Malloy | Plano Isd | Teacher of the Year Award |
| Carol of Teachers Are Terrific | http://teachersareterrific.blogspot.co.za/ | Carol’s Teacher Pay Teacher Site |
Amazing Professors Teaching Teachers/Librarians
| Sylvia Martinez and Gary Stager | http://inventtolearn.com/ |
| Kristin Fontichiaro | http://www.fontichiaro.com/activelearning/ |
| Make to Learn | http://m2l.indiana.edu/ |
Best Resources for Elementary School Makerspaces
| Circulating Maker Kits– Mrs J in the Library, including MARC records | More Circulating Maker Kits by Mrs J in the Library (GoldieBlox™, Marble maze building, Paper circuitry) | Makerspace Library Centers for a fixed schedule by Mrs J in the Library
(littleBits™, GoldieBlox™, Marble maze building, Coding, Paper circuitry, electric sewing, and others) |
| Maker Bridge – “community for anyone interested in makerspaces, especially in libraries and schools.” | Makerspaces.com – This guy has a pretty great Twitter feed, can’t wait to see what the webpage is like! | Tinkerlab– Lots of great Science experiments and art activities. |
| K-12 Fab Labs & Makerspaces Google Group (heavily skewed towards secondary, but still lots of great ideas & colleagues) | K-12 Fab Lab & Makerspaces Resource Website | 42 STEM Challenges – Bundle on TPT |
| 50 STEM Activities for Kids – mostly Pre-K through K/1 | Engineering is Elementary – Engineering Curriculum developed by the Museum of Science in Boston. Lesson ideas by grade level! |
Follow a ton of libraries on Instagram, and also mom STEM bloggers from whom you can find lots of ideas to do with your elementary students. Just start following people who look interesting and you’ll see new ideas in your feed everyday! The best thing about Instagram, is that people post pics of easy and cheap projects, and most of the time you can make them with stuff from around your house. Some great hashtags for Instagram: #librariesofinstagram , #libraries , #librarylife , #librarylove, #makerspace ,etc.
Great Pinterest Boards
| Mrs. J in the Library | Library Makerspaces Pinterest Board
(Cari Young created the library centers model of instruction for a fixed schedule, Image by Cari Young) |
| Bourne Idea Lab
“Our collection of project ideas, amazing works by other makers, books we flip through for inspirations, etc. Enjoy!” |
Tinker Lab
She has a ton of great boards to follow! STEM, Awesome Mom Blogs, and more! |
Homeschool Resources
- The Maker Mom
- Learn Play Imagine
- Frugal Fun For Boys
- Tinker Lab
- Creekside Learning
- Educator’s Spin On It (50 STEM activities for Kids)
Great Articles (will add more later)
- Design Thinking projects for ES – Edutopia
- What does the Next Generation School Library Look like? – Mind Shift / KQED
- Socially Conscious Maker Movement– PSFK
Free Resources
- MARC Records for Circulating Maker Kits by Mrs. J in the Library (right column, bottom)
- littleBits™ 101 Task Cards by Mrs. J in the Library
- Learning to Code Library Center (Scratch or Lightbot app) by Mrs. J in the Library
- DIY Paper Circuits Tutorials from Blink Blink
- Beginner Paper Circuits from Chibitronics
- Tinkering Fundamentals from Exploratorium
- Instructables– You can even search for projects by material type!
- Public Library in Duxbury, Massachusetts
- Stop Motion Animation from Tinker Lab
- 100 Engineering Projects for Kids from The Home School Scientist
- 100 Super Fun STEM Resources for Kids from Raising Life-Long Learners
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I can’t begin to tell you how much you have helped me with the beginnings of transforming my Junior High library into an Innovation Center for makerspaces. By having all of these wonderful resources in one place has been incredible. Thanks for all of your dedicated efforts! Melinee Fernandez Miami Florida @mellie1245
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That’s so awesome, Melinee! I enjoy curating resources and sharing what’s been successful (or not) for me!
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This is a fantastic compilation of resources. I feel so honored to be included! Another great program that we are hoping to introduce soon at our site is Novel Engineering. A wonderful way to integrate engineering and literacy into elementary and middle school. Check it out at http://www.novelengineering.org.
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Thanks for creating this fantastic resource Colleen. I always have elementary librarians asking me for advice geared towards their students’ age range – I’ll definitely be point them this way.
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