{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Christina Carpino","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/christina-carpino\/","title":"#ALAmw20 - How the maker movement can promote empathy","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"aJr0Tplay9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2020\/01\/alamw20-how-the-maker-movement-can-promote-empathy\/\">#ALAmw20 &#8211; How the maker movement can promote empathy<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2020\/01\/alamw20-how-the-maker-movement-can-promote-empathy\/embed\/#?secret=aJr0Tplay9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;#ALAmw20 &#8211; How the maker movement can promote empathy&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"aJr0Tplay9\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"This morning I went to a session entitled &#8220;The Library, Not Just For Books&#8221; which focused on how social-emotional learning can be integrated into maker activities. We all know how important social-emotional skills are, yet they are often set aside in schools in favor of more &#8220;important&#8221; traits like math and literacy. Libraries already play a huge role in social-emotional learning through the services they provide, but Velear Schrupp had some great ideas for how we can be more intentional in planning our maker activities to promote these skills. Here are a few highlights and ideas for you to implement at your library! Learn to focus. We started off by listening to a chime and having to indicate when we could no longer hear the sound. By having to focus on the diminishing sound, we were forced to tune out the noise of the rest of the conference and focus..."}