Safer Makerspaces, Fab Labs, and STEM Labs: A Collaborative Guide!:

by Ph. D. Kenneth Roy, Ph.D. Tyler Love

Overview

Safer hands-on STEM is essential for every instructor and student. Read the latest information about how to design and maintain safer Makerspaces, Fab Labs and STEM labs in both formal and informal educational settings. This book is easy to read and provides practical information with examples for instructors and administrators. If your community or school system is looking to design or modify a facility to engage students in safer hands-on STEM activities then this book is a must read!

The book addresses the following topics:

· Defining makerspaces, Fab Labs and STEM labs and describing their benefits for student learning.

· Explaining federal safety standards, negligence, tort law, and duty of care in terms instructors can understand.

· Methods for safer professional practices and teaching strategies.

· Examples of successful STEM education programs and collaborative approaches for teaching STEM more safely.

· Safety Controls (engineering controls, administrative controls, personal protective equipment, maintenance of controls).

· Addressing general safety, biological and biotechnology, chemical, and physical hazards.

· How to deal with various emergency situations.

· Planning and design considerations for a safer makerspace, Fab Lab and STEM lab.

· Recommended instructional areas and equipment for makerspaces, Fab Labs and STEM labs.

· Example makerspace, Fab Lab and STEM lab floor plans.

· Descriptions and pictures of exemplar makerspaces, Fab Labs and STEM labs.

· Special section answering frequently asked safety questions!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780692924082
Publisher:	National Safety Consultants, LLC
Publication date:	12/01/2017
Edition description:	Stem Manual for Safer Teaching/Learning ed.
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	144,226
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.52(d)

About the Author

Dr. Tyler S. Love is an assistant professor of Elementary/Middle grades STEM Education at Penn State University, Harrisburg. From 2015-2018 he was a tenured associate professor and coordinator of Technology and Engineering Education at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) in Princess Anne, MD. In 2016 he was appointed to serve on the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Science Safety Advisory Board. He received his doctorate in curriculum and instruction, with a concentration in Integrative STEM Education from Virginia Tech in 2015.

Dr. Kenneth Russell Roy has been a science educator, K–12 administrator, and safety compliance officer for more than 48 years. In addition, he has a large number of experiences as an author and editor, with more than 800 published articles and 10 books dealing with laboratory safety. He has served in numerous leadership positions for state, national, and international science education organizations. He presently serves as the Director of Environmental Health and Chemical Safety for Glastonbury Public Schools (Glastonbury, CT). He concurrently serves as Chief Science Safety Compliance Adviser for the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and Safety Compliance Officer for the National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA). Dr. Roy is also an independent safety compliance consultant and advisor working for professional organizations, school districts, magnet schools, insurance companies, textbook publishers, state departments of education and other organizations dealing with safety and science/technology and engineering education issues. He specializes in working with science and technology and engineering education departments in K–12 schools relative to science labs, STEM labs, Fab Labs and makerspaces safety compliance issues; e.g. site designs, MOCK-OSHA inspections for existing facilities, safety plan development, employee safety training, etc. He serves as an expert witness in legal cases involving K–12 laboratory accidents.

Dr. Roy earned a bachelor’s degree in science in 1968 and a master’s degree in 1974, both from Central Connecticut State University, and doctorate in 1985 from the University of Connecticut. In addition, he received a diploma in professional education from the University of Connecticut in 1981 and a Certificate of Instruction as an authorized OSHA instructor from the Keene State College OSHA Extension School.

Editorial Reviews

"The book provides valuable resources and examples for schools wanting to set up a lab or makerspace within their existing buildings."

Lindsey Swagerty
Director, Education Renewal Zone
Elementary STEM Education Ph.D. Candidate
University of Arkansas

Ed Renewal Zone, U. Arkansas - Lindsey Swagerty

"This book is fantastic and needs to be in every STEM teacher and supervisor's collection for safer teaching and learning. The sections on legal issues, hierarchy of controls, and chemical and physical safety are excellent!"
Dr. Brian Wazlaw

Laboratory Safety Consultant
NSTA Safety Advisory Board Member
Portsmouth, NH

Lab Safety Consultant - Brian Wazlaw

"This is the most comprehensive safety book available. We are providing this resource for K-12 implementation in every school in our district. It is especially critical that school administrators and teachers at all levels are aware of the safety and liability concerns with the variety of extra-curricular organizations that want to offer STEM programs in our schools."

Ted McNett

Assistant Supervisor of Career and Technology Education
Carroll County Public Schools
Westminster, MD

Carroll County Public Schools - Ted McNett

Drs. Ken Roy and Tyler Love have "written THE book on 'makerspaces' - new educational settings for hands-on STEM work in K-12. Their book, 'Safer Makerspaces, Fab Labs, and STEM Labs: A Collaborative Guide,' teaches students to use high-tech tools and equipment safely." (Report to the USM Board of Regents on October 20, 2017).
Dr. Robert Caret

Chancellor
University System of Maryland
Baltimore, MD

University System of Maryland - Robert Caret

"It is safe to say that this is a must have guide for instructors and administrators trying to maintain or create safer makerspaces, fab labs, and STEM labs. From dealing with various emergency situations to designing new facilities, busy administrators and devoted instructors will find countless straightforward strategies for creating safer educational settings."

National Science Teaching Association