Makerspaces

For more than 70 years, the Haskell name has been synonymous with high quality furniture for the education market. We see Haskell products that were produced decades ago still serving schools in their everyday use. We are very proud of our heritage and the part Haskell has played in the world of education. And yet, […]

National Inventors Hall of Fame shares 5 key benefits of a Makerspace. As our education stakeholders continue to seek “why makerspace”, this article presents simple and impactful messaging regarding why we build makerspaces and their value. See how Haskell Education supports Makerspaces at www.haskelleducation.com Reprinted from the National Inventors Hall of Fame. https://www.invent.org/blog/trends-stem/benefits-makerspace Makerspaces have become […]

EDspaces and Learning By Design Award Haskell Education Best In Show for The Rover™ Table, and Third Place for the Fuzion Sit to Stand Desk. Haskell Education is proud to announce that we have been awarded Best in Show for our Rover™ Table as part of this year’s EDspaces Innovations Awards. This year, Edspaces partnered […]

Spaces4Learning awards Haskell Education in end-of-year New Product Awards for the design of Think Nook flexible classroom furniture. Haskell Education has been recognized with an award by Spaces4Learning in an end of the year issue of their newest print publication. The Think Nook from Haskell Education was given a Gold Award in the Spaces4Learning 2019 […]

Spaces4Learning recognizes Haskell Education as winner in new product award for “enhancing the learning environment” with innovative classroom furniture. Haskell Education has been awarded for “enhancing the learning environment” with their classroom furniture product, The Rover™ Table. This award has been given by Spaces4Learning magazine, who has recognized Haskell Education as a “Gold Winner” in […]

People are intrinsically makers, tinkerers, creators. Whether it is through art, music, language, or any other media, people are drawn to this idea of making and creating something new. There is a great passion in making as it allows us to not only show understanding, but an opportunity to express ourselves, our personalities, and our […]

Willett Elementary opened a new “makerspace” Thursday as part of a schoolwide open house. It’s a place where students and like-minded classmates can meet to work on creative projects in a setting with a variety of materials and resources … intended to encourage students to learn by doing. Associate Superintendent Rody Boonchouy said the makerspace […]

Part 5 of a 5-part blog series exploring the topic of makerspaces in education. Click here to read part 1, Makerspaces: An Important Component of 21st Century Education part 2, Creating a Makerspace in Schools and part 3 Using Makerspaces to Promote a STEAM Curriculum, and part 4, Preparing Students for Successful Careers with Makerspaces. As we’ve covered in […]

Part 4 of a 5-part blog series exploring the topic of makerspaces in education. Click here to read part 1, Makerspaces: An Important Component of 21st Century Education part 2, Creating a Makerspace in Schools and part 3 Using Makerspaces to Promote a STEAM Curriculum According to a U.S. Department of Labor report, “65% of today’s 2nd graders […]

Part 3 of a 5-part blog series exploring the topic of makerspaces in education. Click here to read part 1, Makerspaces: An Important Component of 21st Century Education and part 2, Creating a Makerspace in Schools As STEAM curriculum’s pick-up steam (pun intended), so do the popularity of makerspaces in schools. It is natural for […]