Table 1 Participating teachers [pseudonyms], subject areas, experience, disciplines
Name | Discipline/subject area | Years of experience | Undergrad Major | Makerspace implementation project |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Murph | Automotive, Tech Ed | 24 | Automotive Technology | Designing and making pneumatic mechanisms |
Jill | Special Education, English | 5 | Elementary Ed, History | |
Katie | ELL*, English/ Humanities | 4 | English Literature | |
Julia | Physics, Engineering | 5 | Physics | Demonstrating physics concepts by building physical objects like seesaws and pendula |
Erin | English | 10 | ELA Education | Designing a public art installation expressing the themes from the novel Frankenstein |
Matt | Mathematics | 5 | Mathematics Education | Exploring functions using tools/tech in the makerspace; introduced sine wave robot to students |
Marilyn | ELL, Science | 10 | Women’s Ministries | |
Charlie | Chemistry | 8 | Chemistry | Environmental protectors for massing scales for chemistry experiments |
Donna | Visual Art | 30 | Fine Arts | |
Alex | Mathematics | 8 | American Studies, Mathematics | |
Cara | Mathematics | 2 | Mathematics |