Motivations for your makerspace

• Why are you passionate about starting a makerspace? What are your motivations for bringing a makerspace to your school?
• The best place to start a makerspace design is to create shared understanding with all stakeholders of both the "what" and the "why".

Some "why" questions to answer:

• Why do we need a new space? What will happen here that won't happen in classrooms, labs, shops, art rooms and vice versa?
• Why do we think this is a good use of time and money?

Some "what" questions to answer:

• What will happen in the space?
• What habits and culture do we want to build upon? What do we want to change?
• What are our values and expectations for the space and student experience, both long and short term?
• What will success look like?

*The What and Why questions come from Sylivia Martinez in this article