Making Our Media Center
My media center has changed so much through the years. In fact there isn't a year that former students don't come in with their siblings to see the "new" thing that we have added that they don't say, "You get all the cool stuff when we leave!" So what has changed in the past few year.... 1. Our Loft - Several years back we were fortunate to have an awesome student from the local high school who built us a loft for his senior exit project. I saved the money to purchase the supplies and then he built us a loft with the help from a project mentor. I would say that the addition of our loft was definitely one of my students favorites. It turned out cheaper than the lofts that I could have purchased online. It is extremely sturdy and can hold 3 students in the loft and a few under for quiet some reading. 2. Our Makerspace - Four years ago I started hearing the word "makerspace" in conferences and education blogs. At the same time I wa...