At public and independent schools across the country there is a an explosion of new Innovation Labs, Makerspaces, and Library Learning Commons. These new learning environments go by many names - Innovation Labs, IDEA Labs, FabLabs, weCreate Centers, Learning Commons, etc. These centers provide new learning environments for students to work individually or collaboratively on entrepreneurial, STEM, STEAM, and Design Thinking projects. Each of these centers also provide programs and pedagogy that together with the new learning environments develop a culture of self-directed and self-assessing learners.

1. We Make Makers! The new
Innovation Labs, Makerspaces,
and Learning Commons
PowerPoint Slides and Resources at
http://www.bobpearlman.org/isacs.htm
Bob Pearlman
bobpearlman@mindspring.com
http://www.bobpearlman.org
Independent Schools Association of the Central States
St. Paul, Minnesota
November 5, 2015

2. Innovation Labs, Makerspaces, Fab Labs,
& Library Learning Commons
Palo
Alto
Los Angeles
Fairbault, MN
Cleveland, OH
Boone County, KY
Atlanta, GA
Tampa, FL
Newton
Charlottesville, VA
East Hampton

3. Innov Labs, Makerspaces, Fab Labs, Library Learning Commons
Innov Labs Fab Labs Libraries Learning
Commons
weCreate MC2 Gunn
MVPS Newton Monticello
Ross
Holy Name
DaVinci
Boone County
Albemarle

4. Innovation Labs & Makerspaces
We Make Makers. Join Us!

5. We Make Makers.
Join Us!
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7. weCreate® is a space and also a philosophy that
stresses creativity, collaboration, and innovation. weCreate®
helps our students pursue their individual passions
Fairbault, MN, 2014
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8. weCreate® is a space and also a philosophy that
stresses creativity, collaboration, and innovation. weCreate®
helps our students pursue their individual passions
Click on picture or here to play on youtube

9. weCreate® is a space and also a philosophy that
stresses creativity, collaboration, and innovation. weCreate®
helps our students pursue their individual passions
Studios include:
Video editing
Lighting and
animation
Writing
Graphic design
E-design
Fashion design
Architecture
Music recording
Performance
Digital photography

10. Atlanta, GA
Opened 2010

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13. East Hampton, NY
Opened 2012

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15. East Hampton, NY

16. Academy of the Holy Names
Tampa, FL
Opened Innovation Lab 2014

17. Academy of the Holy Names, Tampa, FL
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18. Academy of the Holy Names
Tampa, FL

19. Hawthorn, CA
South of LAX
Innovation Lab, 2010

20. DaVinci
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21. Hawthorn, CA
South of LAX

22. Florence, KY
Makerspace
Opened 2015

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24. Florence, KY

25. Fab Labs
Fab Labs
MC2
Newton

26. MC2 STEM HS opened 2008

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29. Innovation Lab of Newton
Public Schools, Newton, MA
Opened 2014
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30. Innovation Lab of Newton
Public Schools, Newton, MA

31. Library Learning Commons
Library Learning
Commons
Gunn
Monticello

32. Opened 2014

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35. Henry M. Gunn High School, Palo Alto, CA
Opened
2013
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36. Henry M. Gunn High School, Palo Alto, CA

37. Contact Information
Bob Pearlman
21st
Century School and District Consultant
bobpearlman@mindspring.com
www.bobpearlman.org
(520) 881-9965
PowerPoint Slides and Resources at
http://www.bobpearlman.org/isacs.htm