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Makers with a Cause
Webinar

Makers with a Cause

https://players.brightcove.net/2566261579001/HyuWsfFhb_default/index.html?videoId=5794258439001

About

Ready to take your makerspace to the next level? Join this webinar with Gina Seymour, library media specialist and developer of the MakerCare initiative, to learn how to use your makerspace to teach empathy and compassion while your students #MAKE the world a better place. Discover how to build community partnerships, effectively collaborate with staff in your school, and initiate projects from simple, low- and no-cost enterprises to advanced 3D models. Implementing a service-based program can increase the scope of your library makerspace through nurturing philanthropic qualities and instilling an empathetic mindset in your students. Participate in a webinar that will Make a Difference!

Join us to:

  • Examine the maker movement in relation to community service and civic engagement
  • Learn how to create tangible, easy, low-cost projects
  • Understand the keys to building beneficial community partnerships

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About the Presenter

Gina Seymour

Gina Seymour, MLS, MEd, is the library media specialist at Islip (NY) High School. Gina was named to Library Journal's Movers & Shakers (2017) list as a "Change Agent" and 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 a chapter on inclusive makerspaces in School Library Makerspaces in Action and is working on a book on how to cultivate social action in the library. Gina has served on numerous committees for ALA and YALSA and is an adjunct professor at St. John's University, NY. Gina shares her work, musings and reflections on her blog GinaSeymour.com and on Twitter @ginaseymour.

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MLA Citation
Seymour, Gina. "Makers with a Cause." School Library Connection, June 2018, schoollibraryconnection.com/content/webinar/2153589?learningModuleId=2153589&topicCenterId=2247903.
Chicago Citation
Seymour, Gina. "Makers with a Cause." School Library Connection, June 2018. https://schoollibraryconnection.com/content/webinar/2153589?learningModuleId=2153589&topicCenterId=2247903.
APA Citation
Seymour, G. (2018, June). Makers with a cause [Video]. School Library Connection. https://schoollibraryconnection.com/content/webinar/2153589?learningModuleId=2153589&topicCenterId=2247903
https://schoollibraryconnection.com/content/webinar/2153589?learningModuleId=2153589&topicCenterId=2247903

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