Author: makered

  • Willow Glen Makers

    Willow Glen Makers is an amazing new club that Lendy Dunaway has started in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose. We’re thrilled to welcome them to the community.

  • Holy Spirit Preparatory Expanding Its Maker Program

    January 8, 2013 By Guest Contributor Andres Pinzon, Holy Spirit Preparatory School STEM Center Director, Atlanta, Georgia   Holy Spirit Preparatory School (HSP) has offered since 1996 a learning environment where students […]

  • Let Your Child Awaken Your Inner Maker

    December 28, 2012 by Jennifer Griffin Reprinted with permission from The Homeschooler, a publication of The HomeSchool Association of California (www.hsc.org), a non-profit organization providing broad support to homeschooling families, and protecting homeschool […]

  • 17 preschoolers + play dough + circuits = a fun morning

    December 21, 2012 By AnnMarie Thomas, Maker Ed My daughter as one of the pilot testers for Squishy Circuits, back in ~2010. Makers helping makers, young and old, is at […]

  • The Joys and Benefits of Learning Chaos

    December 18, 2012 Guest post by Karen P. Kaun, EdD, Maker Kids program founder Maker Kids engages students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through do-it-yourself (DIY) or “making” […]

  • 2012- Celebrating The Year of Cardboard

    December 14, 2012 By Steve Davee, Maker Ed   I ran into this little friend of mine and his cardboard wings earlier this week. The story behind them is quite […]

  • Grant’s amphibious bike

    Grant attended World Maker Faire New York in 2011 and was inspired to create his own project for 2012.

  • Maker Parent Stories, Part Three: Teaching Experiences

    This is the final of three posts featuring stories shared by the parents of 12 year-old Quin, aka Qtechknow, about his experiences as a young maker, meeting with and contributing […]

  • Introducing Lisa Regalla, Maker Ed Program Director

    At the heart of the Maker Movement are the makers themselves. As I visit makerspaces and Maker Faires, the creativity, generosity, and optimism of the makers that I meet is […]

  • Maker Parent Stories, Part Two: Maker Faire and Meeting Makers

    This is the second in a series of three posts featuring stories shared by the parents of 12 year-old Quin, aka Qtechknow, about his experiences as a young maker, meeting […]