Excitement about school makerspaces has been in the air, but many educators eager to create hands-on learning spaces in their schools still aren’t sure how to get started or why it’s worth the effort.

When Connecticut’s New Canaan High School said goodbye to students in the summer of 2015, it said hello to an ambitious new project: boxing up 7,000 books to make room for a brand-new makerspace to ...

I’m quite taken with the concept of “makerspaces” on college campuses. As I understand them, they’re dedicated areas open to members of a given community, with lots of both high-tech and low-tech ...

Next page: 12 things to remember when creating a makerspace During an edWeb webinar, Luhtala chronicled the makerspace’s evolution in New Canaan High School and discussed what educators learned, how ...