ERIC Number: EJ1255189
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Publication Date: 2020-May
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Making Spaces for STEM in the School Library
Woods, Stacey; Hsu, Yu-Chang
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, v64 n3 p388-394 May 2020
Despite the high demand of careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields, the extent and access to focused K-12 STEM education varies across the country. K-12 school libraries with their democratization of resources including both high- and low-/no- tech equipment can fill gaps by implementing makerspaces in the school library to provide and promote STEM learning and inquiry. This paper explores the use of K-12 school library makerspaces for the purpose of implementing design learning as a way to integrate these subject areas and provide hands-on STEM learning opportunities for students through making. Librarians facilitate such initiatives and collaborate with content area teachers to meet students' needs for STEM.
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary Secondary Education, School Libraries, Library Role, Learning Activities, Experiential Learning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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