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Professional Development for Library Staff & Educators

Hands-on online workshops that help your staff build skills in coding, 3D design and makerspace, and bring those skills into programs for kids.

Plan a Workshop What We Teach

Four kinds of maker equipment: a LEGO SPIKE Prime robotics kit, a Makey Makey banana piano, a Sphero BOLT robot, and 3D-printed models beside a 3D printer
Makerspace Equipment
A Scratch project called Catch the Apples: colourful code blocks on the left and the game on the right, with apples falling toward a basket and a score of 7
Scratch
A Python notebook that counts votes for favourite library programs, prints Most popular: Minecraft with 42 votes, and draws a colourful bar chart
Python
A rocket keychain designed on the blue 3D design grid, next to a snapshot of the same rocket printed in orange filament
Tinkercad

How it works

Live Online

Interactive training led by an Arrayscape instructor, wherever your team is.

Hands-On Training

Staff learn by building games, writing code, designing 3D models and working with equipment themselves.

Ready to Use

Practical skills your staff can put to work in their next program.

Choose Your Topics

One topic, or several combined into a longer session.

LEGO SPIKE Prime kit with bricks and sensors

Makerspace Equipment

  • Robotics
  • 3D printers
  • Your equipment

We train your staff live online on the robots, kits, 3D printers and other STEM equipment you already own, so they can run hands-on programs with confidence. Tell us what you have and we’ll build the session around it.

A Scratch project called Catch the Apples: colourful code blocks on the left and the game on the right, with apples falling toward a basket and a score of 7

Scratch

  • Block-based
  • Game design
  • Beginner-friendly

Staff build their own game in Scratch, MIT’s free drag-and-drop coding platform, and leave ready to teach beginners.

A Python notebook that counts votes for favourite library programs, prints Most popular: Minecraft with 42 votes, and draws a colourful bar chart

Python

  • Google Colab
  • Real code
  • No installs

Staff write and run real Python in Google Colab, right in the browser, and learn how to teach text-based coding.

A rocket keychain designed on the blue 3D design grid, next to a snapshot of the same rocket printed in orange filament

3D Modeling in Tinkercad

  • 3D design
  • Engineering
  • Print-ready

Staff design a 3D model in Tinkercad, get it ready for printing, and learn how to introduce engineering ideas to kids.

Book Your Training

Tell us what you want to learn, how many staff are taking part, and when you’d like to meet. We’ll build the workshop around your team.

Plan a Workshop

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