Resources

Want to learn more? Check out these additional resources.

PBL

What is Project Based Learning (Buck Institute for Education) - Let's define PBL?
Twenty Ideas for Engaging Projects (Edutopia | Suzie Boss) - Need some inspiration? Project ideas
6 Strategies for Differentiated Instruction in Project Based Learning (Edutopia | Andrew Miller) - Considering different ways to differentiate
Are School Librarians Part of Your PBL Dream Team? (Edutopia | Suzie Boss) - Why go it alone? Collaborate!
Engage me and I learn: project based learning presents an opportunity to engage both struggling students and high-achieving students (Phi Delta Kappan | Eleanor K. Smith and Margaret Pastor) - How PBL can impact different kinds of learners
Project based learning not just for STEM anymore: the research is clear that social studies and literacy are fertile ground for robust project-based learning units (Phi Delta Kappan | Nell K. Duke, Anne-Lise Halvorsen & Stephanie L. Strachan) - Why going cross-curriculum is so valuable
A Project Based Learning Spectrum: 25 Questions To Guide Your PBL Planning (teachthought | Terry Heick) - Important questions to consider when planning your PBL

3D Printing

3D Printing 4 Teaching & Learning (Dr. Torrey Trust & Dr. Robert Maloy | UMass Amherst College of Education) - A great resource; presenters at MassCUE 2016
3-D Printing: Worth the Hype? (School Library Journal | Chad Sansing ) - We think it is! You decide.

Comics in the Classroom

Book - Graphic novels in your school library by Jesse Karp
Book - Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
Book - Making comics : storytelling secrets of comics, manga and graphic novels by Scott McCloud
Book - American History in Graphic Novel. Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2007.

Makerspace

A Librarian's Guide to Makerspace: 16 Resources (OEDb: Open Education Database) - Resources to help you decide if a makerspace will work for your community
Stocking up School Makerspaces (Makezine.com) - What do you need to get started?
Make it @ your library - A searchable website for librarians (and others) that's jam-packed with maker ideas and projects.

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