Reimagining Libraries District Committee December 11, 2017 Darien High School
Reimagining Libraries District Committee
December 11, 2017
Darien High School
Agenda - December 11, 2017● DHS Library Tour (1:45-2pm): Jackie Bennett, Sandy Mackowski ● Guest Speaker: Fran Kompar (Re-imagining Libraries - Current thinking &
trends)● NEW: Re-imagining Libraries Site Visit form (posted on Darien website)● Site visits (On Your Own prior to January 4, 2017 meeting): Darien Public
Library, Westport Public Library● Whitby Visit (Marc & Linda)- Picture Tour● Hour of Code - DPS
Next Meeting: January 4, 2018 at Tokeneke Elementary School
January 10, 2017 - Maker Faire, Hindley Elementary School, Library (TBD)
Whitby Visit - Greenwich
Makerspace (Library)Rock climbing wall to second story nook
Secret entrance for students
Inside the Makerspace
Collaborative Work areas
Tools. Everything Labeled.
Storage for in-process projectsIndividual work areas
Locked cabinets.Bins of materials
But...Remember to install a sink! (recommended)
Signs posted inside the maker space. Notice color coding of activities
Students can opt to go to Makerspace instead of recess
This is a hallway bulletin board in the school that advertises activities for the week.
Philosophy: Be more analog than digital.
Whitby Visit (Tech Space/Innovation)
Not part of the tour… visit to tech space.
Notice high table space, different work spaces for students.
Whiteboard walls and large table for students to collaborate together
Students were video editing (1:1 school). Their work was being displayed on three screens (2 on side walls, 1 in front)
Resources to explorehttps://www.edutopia.org/article/makerspace-built-elementary-students