Episode 2

Encouraging Courage

In this Episode

In part two of our discussion on makerspaces, Dr. Buckley-Marudas and Dr. Rose sit down with a different group of maker-focused educators in Northeast Ohio: Matthew Johnson, Vicki Turner, and Sarah Prendergast Wallace. This time, our guests explore the origins of their own home makerspaces, discuss working with different audiences in the spaces and how they became involved in the work. They also share stories of how students at varying levels have been impacted by these additions to their learning. We have a new edition of Chalk n’ Roll, and our guests provided some great recommendations. We hope you learned more about Makerspaces and how they’ve positively impacted Northeast Ohio!

C. Matthew Johnson

Manager, Dan T. Moore Makerspace at Cleveland State University

Matthew Johnson is the Manager of the Dan T. Moore Makerspace at Cleveland State University. As start-up manager he strives to make the space a community and not “only for engineers.” Johnson frequently works with community partners and teaches the first-year engineering design class at CSU.

Vicki Turner

Technology Director, Berea Schools

Vicki Turner is Technology Director for Berea City Schools. She earned her PhD in School Leadership, her MA in English from Cleveland State, and her BA in English & Education from Baldwin Wallace. An adjunct instructor at Baldwin Wallace, her dissertation focused on student learning in makerspaces, and she has implemented makerspaces in 14 buildings throughout two districts.

Sarah Prendergast Wallace

Manager of Engineering and Fab Labs for Cleveland Metro School District

Sarah Wallace is the Manager of Engineering and Fab Labs for Cleveland Metro School District, a STEAM curriculum writer and PD provider, instructor at CSU and overall Maker. As a former high school algebra teacher Sarah combines her classroom experience, technical knowledge and enthusiasm to focus on providing teachers and students with the skills to engage in transdisciplinary learning experiences that culminate in the creation of an artifact of learning through digital fabrication.

Links & References

Dan T Moore Makerspace : https://engineering.csuohio.edu/makerspace/dan-t-moore-makerspace

Cleveland Metropolitan School District Fab Lab https://cmsdfablab.org/

BCSD MakerSpaces: https://sites.google.com/bereaschools.org/bcsdmaker/home

Libib https://www.libib.com/

Scopes-DF: https://www.scopesdf.org/

International Symposium of Academic Makerspaces 2024: https://isam2024.hemi-makers.org/
Invent to Learn: https://inventtolearn.com/
Between the Folds: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/between-the-folds/
code.org: https://code.org/

Thank you to the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation for their generous support for the Chalk Talk Podcast!