On October 17, 2015 the STEM Education Alliance’s Assistant Director, Dr. Jake Joseph, conducted a Makerspace Exploration event at the W&M School of Education in Williamsburg, Virginia. This was a free program open to anyone who wished to learn about maker spaces, soldering, and the ideas behind the maker movement. Five participants from Spotsylvania, DoDEA schools, William & Mary School of Education and VIMS attended this event.
Participants learned the basics of maker spaces, including what a maker space is, how to equip a makerspace, and how to integrate a makerspace within standards based curriculum. In addition, Dr. Joseph taught a beginners soldering course. They attendees learned how to solder by assembling an electronics project. Finally, participants discussed the science behind soldering, and how soldering can be related to science standards framework.
The next Makerspace Exploration program is scheduled to take place in January 2016. Date, time and location are still to be determined. If you would like to be contacted when more details become available, please email STEMeducation@wm.edu.
