> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://makeathon.mtflabs.net/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://makeathon.mtflabs.net/conclusion/further-reading.md).
# Further reading
There are lots of resources, both online and offline, that you can consult for further inspiration and knowledge that will help you design and deliver Makeathons. You will also find a lot of academic research that underpins the value of a methodology like this.
Here are some of our favourites.
### Books
"**Invent to Learn**: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom" by Sylvia Libow Martinez and Gary S. Stager\
"**Tinkering**: Kids Learn by Making Stuff" by Curt Gabrielson\
"**The Maker Movement in Education**: Designing, Creating, and Learning Across Contexts" by Kylie Peppler, Erica Halverson, and Yasmin B. Kafai\
"**The Crafty Kids Guide to DIY Electronics**: 20 Fun Projects for Makers, Crafters, and Everyone in Between" by Helen Leigh\
"**Design Thinking for Educators**" by IDEO and Riverdale Country School \[TOOLKIT]\
"**Design, Make, Play**: Growing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators" by Margaret Honey and David E. Kanter\
"**The Art of Tinkering**" by Karen Wilkinson and Mike Petrich\
"**STEM to Story**: Enthralling and Effective Lesson Plans for Grades 5-8" by 826 National and Educators from the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Education\
"**Maker-Centered Learning**: Empowering Young People to Shape Their Worlds" by Edward P. Clapp, Jessica Ross, Jennifer Oxman Ryan, and Shari Tishman\
"**Making Makers**: Kids, Tools, and the Future of Innovation" by AnnMarie Thomas\
"**Makeology**: Makerspaces as Learning Environments (Volume 1)" by Kylie Peppler, Erica Halverson, and Yasmin B. Kafai\
"**Top 12 Tips for Setting Up a School Makerspace**" by Makers Empire\
### Academic articles
**Bevan, B.** (2017). The promise and the promises of Making in science education. *Studies in Science Education*, *53*(1), 75–103.
**Blikstein, P., Kabayadondo, Z., Martin, A., & Fields, D.** (2017). An Assessment Instrument of Technological Literacies in Makerspaces and FabLabs. *Journal of Engineering Education*, *106*(1), 149–175.
**Drayton, T.** (n.d.). Beyond the Maker Movement: A Preliminary Partial Literature Review on the Role of Makerspaces in Engineering Education. *2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings*.
**Fornasari, A., & Conte, M.** (2023). What kind of teaching in the post-digital era? The challenges of schools and universities after the pandemic: An explorative survey at University of Bari Aldo Moro. *Research on Education and Media*, *15*(1), 88–94.
**Gratani, F., & Giannandrea, L.** (2022). Towards 2030. Enhancing 21st century skills through educational robotics. *Frontiers in Education*, *7*.
**Gratani, F., Giannandrea, L., & Rossi, P. G.** (2023). Learning in the post-digital era. Transforming education through the Maker approach. *Research on Education and Media*, *15*(1), 111–119.
**Halverson, E. R., & Sheridan, K.** (2014). The Maker Movement in Education. *Harvard Educational Review*, *84*(4), 495–504.
**Hudson, M.-A., Baek, Y., Ching, Y., & Rice, K.** (2020). Using a Multifaceted Robotics-Based Intervention to Increase Student Interest in STEM Subjects and Careers. *Journal for STEM Education Research*, *3*(3), 295–316.
**Riley, D., McNair, L., & Masters, A.** (n.d.). Board # 128 : An Ethnography of Maker and Hacker Spaces Achieving Diverse Participation. *2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings*.
**Timotheou, S., & Ioannou, A.** (2019). *On Making, Tinkering, Coding and Play for Learning: A Review of Current Research* (pp. 217–232).
**Weiner, S., Lande, M., & Jordan, S.** (n.d.). Making Identities: Understanding the Factors that Lead Young Adults to Identify with the Maker Movement. *2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings*.
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