Tag: design thinking

  • Reflections from Maker Ed Staff

    Reflections from Maker Ed Staff

    Some of our current team members have written a reflection about their work at Maker Ed that they would like to share with the community.  From Dora Medrano Ramos: While […]

  • Making as Healing: Reflecting On An In-Person Workshop for Oakland Educators

    Making as Healing: Reflecting On An In-Person Workshop for Oakland Educators

    The last several years have been incredibly difficult for educators. On June 4th, we celebrated a milestone by having our first in-person event since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. […]

  • Making Spaces Spotlight: Two Incredible Organizations in Pittsburgh

    Making Spaces Spotlight: Two Incredible Organizations in Pittsburgh

    This article is a part of series of interview with our partner organizations in the Making Spaces program. Read more Hub Highlights. Meet New Castle Area School District and Matt’s […]

  • Making Spaces Spotlight: Decatur Makers

    Making Spaces Spotlight: Decatur Makers

    This article is a part of series of interview with our partner organizations in the Making Spaces program. Read more Hub Highlights. Meet Decatur Makers Decatur Makers is an all-ages […]

  • Making Spaces Spotlight: Wayne RESA

    Making Spaces Spotlight: Wayne RESA

    This article is part of a series of interviews with our partner organizations in the Making Spaces program. Read more Hub Highlights.  Meet Wayne RESA The Wayne Regional Educational Service […]

  • Learning in the Making: Shapes in Nature

    Learning in the Making: Shapes in Nature

    Looking for something fun to make at home? Each week we are collecting and curating resources around a topic and the next two weeks are about structural engineering—buildings constructed by animals (May 6) and humans (May 13)! Join us in Learning in the Making: LIVE! This will be a two part series with special guest…

  • Learning in the Making: Design

    Learning in the Making: Design

    Suggested supplies: – Planning supplies: paper, pencil, markers, crayons – Base material: cardboard, construction paper, felt, fabric – Structural support: Chenille stems (pipe cleaners), craft sticks, straws, twist-ties, paper clips – Connecting materials: tape, yarn, hot glue gun, glue sticks – Decorating materials: pom poms, ribbon, yarn, markers

  • Agency by Design: Pictures of Practice

    Agency by Design Oakland – Pictures of Practice http://www.abdoakland.org/picturesofpractice  

  • Making MAKING Journals

    By Jessica Gray Schipp, Maker AmeriCorps VISTA at the Lighthouse Community Charter School Creativity Lab Journal, sketchbook, notebook, blog, book, diary, scrapbook, daybook, log — no matter what you call these information […]