HOW TO PUT THE LIBRARY IN STEM

Alicia MontgomeryTown Center Elementary

Coppell ISD, Texas@TCE_Library

Emily BredbergLakeside

ElementaryCoppell ISD, Texas@BredbergReads

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HOW TO PUT THE LIBRARY IN STEM

Alicia MontgomeryTown Center Elementary

Coppell ISD, Texas@TCE_Library

Emily BredbergLakeside

ElementaryCoppell ISD, Texas@BredbergReads

JUSTIFICATIONLibraries are a place of exploration. STEM

programming in the library fosters inquiry and supports scientific understanding.

INQUIRY IN STEM

• Library programming can provide STEM experiences without expectations.

• These inquiry based experiences provide freedom for students to construct their own understanding.

• Looks like:

• Collaboration with teachers or community

• Makerspaces

• Programming

• Collection development

LIBRARY PROGRAMMING

• STEM as a part of story time or class checkouts

• Any size programming

• Can be an extension to a book

• Or larger experiments for the students to explore.

*Top Picture: We measured the temperature inside a mitten with a hand and without a hand while reading The Mitten by Brett.

*Bottom Picture: Students explored squishy circuits with the help of a volunteer.

MAKERSPACE• Opportunities for creative exploration.

• Provide a mixture of freedom and structured activities

• Possible Supplies (beyond the 3D Printer):

• Recycled materials

• Blocks

• Legos

• Snap Circuits

• Origami Paper

• Makey Make

• Yarn

• Magnets

• Scissors

• Glue

• Pipe cleaners

TO START THE MAKERSPACE

• Clear some shelves

• Find some boxes

• Collect supplies

• Ask for donations

• Collect cardboard and recycling

• General craft supplies

• Sturdy building materials

• Start small and expand where you are comfortable

• Seek input from student advisory committees

• Design and respond based on the reactions from the children.

• Accept the chaos.

CURRICULUM SUPPORT

• Make yourself available to STEM classrooms

• Offer ideas and library resources

• STEM fairs in the library space

• Collaborate on inquiry based lessons

• Connect with experts

• Attend planning meetings

STEM EXPERTS

• Find experts in your community and around the country for

• Library STEM programming

• Genius Hour

• For classroom units

• Resources

• STEM Fire

• NASA DLN

• Skype in the Classroom

• Universities

• Business world

• Twitter

• Cast a wide net

• Search for related university programs and businesses

• Send out at least 2 requests for every 1 connection

KEVA PLANKS

• http://www.kevaplanks.com/• See them in action!

JOINKS

• Dowels, connectors, suction cups,

• 3D shapes, innovative building

ARX 2.0

• How they work

• Experiment with balance, magnetism, and design

SNAP CIRCUITS, JR.

http://www.snapcircuits.net/

• Easy to follow directions

• Create circuits• Doorbells,

flying saucer, alarms

LEGO/DUPLO

https://education.lego.comMix them up!

Explore Further

Websites and Blogs• Make Magazine• Play Based Inquiry• STEM Friday • Renovated Learning• Code.Org• Building STEM with Dia Book Lists

Twitter and professional organizations such as ALSC are also great places to go for ideas and resources.

Books• Invent to Learn: Making,

Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom by Sylvia Libow Martinez, Gary S. Stager.

• Inv ent to Learn Guide to 3D Printing in the Classroom: Recipes for Success by David Thornburg, Norma Thornburg, and Sara Armstrong

• From STEM to STEAM: Using Brain-Compatibale Strategies to Integrate the Arts by David Sousa and Thomas Pilecki