Because a maker space encourages learning while doing, high schools are seeking to create these in house laboratories for work based learning.
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In Sonoma Valley High School’s new maker space, the technology driven learning is encouraging students to realize their ideas as products of their work.
A “maker space” or maker lab is part of the “maker culture”, which combines tools, space, and collaboration in a community setting while emphasizing hands on exploration as a means to learning.
Casey Shea, a consultant with the Sonoma County Office of Education, says a maker space allows students to “bring an idea from their minds to their hands as quickly as possible.”
“Easy, frequent access to this kind of equipment is a game changer in the world of career and technical education,” says Shea.
The space has two digital manufacturing machines, and a new $11,000 Full Spectrum laser cutter, which enables students to create designs on computer and then use cardboard, acrylic, plastic, or wood to prototype their creations. In addition, there is a $3,400 Makerbot 3D printer, allowing small scale manufacturing.
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