Gina Seymour

Makers with a Cause (eBook, PDF)

Creative Service Projects for Library Youth

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This quick-start guide explains how to use inquiry to promote civic engagement in the school library makerspace and provides ready-to-use ideas for hands-on service projects.

By creating for their community in the school library makerspace, young people not only develop academic and cognitive skills but also learn to value building a culture of caring. Award-winning author Gina Seymour discusses her initiative to empower students to take an active role in making a difference and outlines how to implement similar programs in any school library setting.

The book may be used in school libraries in conjunction with a service learning model to extend the learning that takes place in classrooms and to make youth feel a valuable part of their community. Numerous service project ideas are presented, from simple, low-cost, no-tech, craft-based ideas to high-tech projects including 3-D models, and while the book focuses on youth in middle school and high school, many projects may also be used in elementary school. Detailed project instructions include tips for making programs inclusive for all youth, and money-saving tips to promote sustainability.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781440857294
• Artikelnr.: 68206491

Autorenporträt

Gina Seymour is Library Media Specialist at Islip High School, NY, USA. An author and national speaker, she was named to Library Journal's Movers & Shakers list (2017) as a "Change Agent." She was an AASL Social Media Superstar Finalist in the category of Social Justice Defender, and she was awarded the Suffolk School Library Media Association's School Librarian of the Year in 2014. She is author of Makers with a Cause: Creative Service Projects for Library Youth and shares her work, musings, and reflections on her blog GinaSeymour.com and on X @ginaseymour.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I. Getting Started 1 The Maker Movement, Service, and
Today's Youth 2 Makerspace Setup 3 Funding Your Service Projects 4
Partnerships, Collaboration, and Communication Part II. Introduction to
Service Projects 5 Animal Welfare 6 Hunger, Homelessness, and Shelter 7
Health and Wellness 8 Government and Community-Related Service Projects 9
Going Global Appendix A: Communication Templates Appendix B: Calendar of
Related Dates and Celebrations Appendix C: List of National Organizations
Bibliography Index About the Author