As we continue to move forward and organize our Maker Space, it is also important to provide opportunities for our teachers to actively engage in the learning.  Today was the first opportunity for teachers to take part in a Lunch and Learn session which explored Ozobot.  Ozobot is a pocket-sized coding robot that uses colour patterns to travel over surfaces.  This learning opportunity allows for teachers to engage in the same style of learning that they are potentially designing for their students.  This was the introduction to Ozobot and the next session will focus on how can Ozobot be used in storytelling.

What is a Maker and what happens in the "space"?

If you search a thesaurus for the word “make” you will find many great synonyms: create, cause, assemble, manufacture, achieve, invent, generate, produce, craft, build, construct, or generate. And that is exactly what happens in a Makerspace. It is a learning environment where you are limited by your imagination. A makerspace mixes Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math and sprinkles it with imagination for an exploration of “what if!”