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FREE PRINTABLES: 2021 Calendars

January 4, 2021 by Maker Ed Leave a Comment

FREE PRINTABLES: 2021 Calendars

Happy New Year! Remember last year how we made a bunch of plans and 2020 was like “I do not care about one plan you have!”? Yeah, well, us too, but we’re brining POSITIVE VIBES into 2021 and trying to start the year off strong. đź’Ş Here’s a few fun *FREE* downloads that double as […]

Filed Under: Resources

Imagining a “future world vivid with culture and diversity” – digging in with Jake Montano

December 15, 2020 by Maker Ed Leave a Comment

Imagining a “future world vivid with culture and diversity” – digging in with Jake Montano

Maker Ed chats with Jake Montano: a lover, fighter, spirited learner, and guest host on Learning in the Making: Puppets! 

Filed Under: Host Interviews, Learning in the Making: LIVE!, Uncategorized Tagged With: Jake Montano

Welcome to the 5th Cohort of Making Spaces Hubs!

December 14, 2020 by Maker Ed Leave a Comment

Welcome to the 5th Cohort of Making Spaces Hubs!

We are very excited to announce Maker Ed’s 5th cohort of Making Spaces Hubs! These 5 hubs—including 3 community makerspaces, a museum, and a university—are joining this 30-month professional learning and capacity-building program designed to develop local leadership around maker-centered learning and build a foundation to embed change in three core areas (pedagogy, community, and […]

Filed Under: Making Spaces Tagged With: Cohort 5

“Art is for EVERYONE!” – An Interview with Illustrator and Educator Bri James

December 7, 2020 by Maker Ed Leave a Comment

“Art is for EVERYONE!” – An Interview with Illustrator and Educator Bri James

Maker Ed chats with Bri James, Maker Ed’s Content and Communications Strategist and guest host on Learning in the Making: Stamps and Patterns.

Filed Under: Host Interviews, Learning in the Making: LIVE!, Maker Ed Staff Tagged With: art, Staff

Grounded in Community: How spectrUM Discovery Area Supports Making for Rural and Tribal Youth in Montana

December 4, 2020 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Grounded in Community: How spectrUM Discovery Area Supports Making for Rural and Tribal Youth in Montana

This article is part of a series of interviews with our partner organizations in the Making Spaces program. Read more Hub Highlights here.  Tell us a little bit about your organization and the learners that you serve! The spectrUM Discovery Area began as a mobile science tent in 2007 and has blossomed into a year-round […]

Filed Under: Making Spaces Tagged With: Hub Highlights

Learning in the Making: Stamps & Patterns

December 2, 2020 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Learning in the Making: Stamps & Patterns

Patterns are all around us. Some are found in nature. Some are made by people. A pattern is a repeated decorative design. Patterns can tell stories and be used as a way of communicating. Since patterns repeat over and over again, it could be useful to have a tool that helps you easily recreate the same shape or image. That’s where stamps come in! A stamp is a tool that has an image on one end and a handle, or something to hold, on the other. The image on a stamp is not flat, but raised up. When you dip the image of the stamp into ink or paint and press it against a piece of paper, your image is transferred over. Patterns can be drawn out, but that would take a lot of time. Stamps give us a chance to play with making patterns.  

Filed Under: Learning in the Making: LIVE!, Videos + Project Guides Tagged With: art, patterns, Project Ideas

Learning in the Making: Natural Paints

November 12, 2020 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Learning in the Making: Natural Paints

The natural world is filled with vibrant color! Our very own environments hold many valuable tools for creation. Would you believe me if I told you that in today’s project you are going to make your very own paint? You can save money and the environment by learning how to make paint from food items […]

Filed Under: Learning in the Making: LIVE!, Videos + Project Guides Tagged With: art, chemistry, science, STEAM

“Find Your Bright Spot” – An Interview with Science Educator Annalise Klein

November 4, 2020 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

“Find Your Bright Spot” – An Interview with Science Educator Annalise Klein

Learning in the Making: Live! invites guest hosts of color on as equal and valued partners and collaborators, so that they can tell their stories and showcase the amazing things they are making and doing! This is because youth of color deserve to see engineers, scientists, mathematicians, artists, creators, and makers of color! In this series, […]

Filed Under: Host Interviews, Learning in the Making: LIVE! Tagged With: art, chemistry, science, STEAM

Learning in the Making: Self-Care Kits

October 30, 2020 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Learning in the Making: Self-Care Kits

2020 has been an unexpected year for most of us. We’ve been faced with new challenges, a lot of changes, and that comes with many different emotional responses. As the 2020 presidential election gets closer and the winter blues start to kick in, we’ll need some more self care tools, tips and tricks to get us through this winter. 

Join us as we explore a variety of materials, learn more about emotional regulation, and make some tools that can help us in our times of need.

Filed Under: Learning in the Making: LIVE!, Videos + Project Guides Tagged With: SEL

Moonlighter FabLab: Virtual Summer Camp, PPE, and Maker Faire Miami

October 29, 2020 by Lauren Penney Leave a Comment

Moonlighter FabLab: Virtual Summer Camp, PPE, and Maker Faire Miami

This article is part of a series of interviews with our partner organizations in the Making Spaces program. Read more Hub Highlights here.  Tell us a little bit about your organization and the learners that you serve! Moonlighter FabLab is a 501(c)3 non-profit S.T.E.A.M. Learning Center and Fabrication Lab in Miami, Florida, dedicated to empowering […]

Filed Under: Making Spaces Tagged With: Cohort 4, Hub Highlights, Moonlighter Fab Lab

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