Description

Come learn how to incorporate various technologies into your school library media center! Whether you are starting a new makerspace or already have one, you will discover multiple entry points for collaborating with other educators and creating new, stimulating learning opportunities for your learning community. This is a hands on workshop, where you will be encouraged to play with Microbits, Makey-makeys, Playground Express, Spheros and Ozobots. Come step outside your comfort zone!

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will be able to determine two new tools to implement for their learning community.
• Participants will identify a community problem in their learning community that needs to be addressed.
• Participants will discover free experts that can be brought in for scaffolded support of STEM implementation.

Speaker(s):

• Tracey Wong, School Library Media Specialist, Yonkers Public Schools