Makerspace Makeover: Delivering Hands-On Lessons to Remote & Hybrid Students

<p><strong>Featured guest: </strong></p><ul><li>Rob Niedermeyer, innovation teacher, Reynoldsburg City Schools<ul> <li>This is Mr. Niedermeyer’s eleventh year teaching.  He earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology from The Ohio State University and a Master of Science in Education from Ashland University. </li> <li>Niedermeyer developed the STEM Middle at Baldwin Road Junior High Sustainable Outdoor Innovation Learning (SOIL) Lab.  The SOIL Lab was the district’s first middle level, science-based elective course that focuses on sustainability, urban agriculture, and eliminating food insecurity.  Niedermeyer is now launching a new engineering and design class at Reynoldsburg’s Hannah Ashton Middle School (HAMS) Innovation Lab makerspace.  In the Innovation Lab, he pushes students to become producers, not just consumers.  Students use the tools on hand to develop solutions to real problems within their own community.  Niedermeyer believes that real problems are more important to learning than isolated content standards, and works with his team to develop authentic learning experiences for students through a transdisciplinary  problem based learning (TPBL) model.</li> <li>Because of his commitment to authentic learning experiences for his students, Niedermeyer was named the<a href="https://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20180523/niedermeyer-inspires-both-colleagues-students"> <em>Columbus Parent </em>and <em>ThisWeek News’ </em>2019 Middle Level Teacher of the Year</a> Award winner, <a href="http://education.ohio.gov/getattachment/Topics/District-and-School-Continuous-Improvement/Awards-and-Recognition/Ohio-Teacher-of-the-Year-OTOY/2020-Teachers-of-the-Year-for-Ohio-s-State-Board/PR_FY2020_Niedermeyer.pdf.aspx?lang=en-US">2020 State Board District 9 Teacher of the Year</a>, and 2020 Ohio Teacher of the Year State Finalist. </li> </ul> </li></ul><p><strong>Check it out:</strong></p><ul><li> <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1A0P9R8leLkGvlXEkIUgZa9hFAcZ3CzbM">Click here</a> to see photos of Nied