Author: makered
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Announcing the Bay Area Young Makers Program for 2013
November 13, 2012 by Tony DeRose and Michelle Hlubinka Photos © 2012 Young Makers Program The Young Makers Program (youngmakers.org) connects young people with adult mentors and fabricators to create […]
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Design Challenges at the Museum of Science
Design Challenges at the Museum of Science November 9, 2012 by Lydia Beall Design Challenges invites visitors to think like engineers as they design, build, and test solutions to a […]
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Announcing Cognizant’s Making the Future college scholarship program
Are you a Maker? Attending college? Announcing Cognizant’s Making the Future college scholarship program. Cognizant is committed to preparing the next generation with the skills they will need to be […]
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Family Science and Engineers as Teachers
November 7, 2012, by Dara Olmsted Who are we? Iridescent is a team of engineers, scientists, anthropologists and educators who believe children need to be curious, courageous, and persistent to […]
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Making: From Clubs to Curriculum
November 5, 2012, by Gary Donahue In many K-12 schools “clubs” and “electives” are often great starting points for engaging more kids in Making. It’s challenging though (even for well […]
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Stories from Maker Parents: Part Three
November 2, 2012, by AnnMarie Thomas This is the final part of three posts sharing stories from our panel of maker parents at this year’s World Maker Faire. Meet the […]
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Making the Future After-School & Summer Program Grants
November 1, 2012 by Mark Greenlaw Today, Cognizant opened the 2013 application period for Making the Future After-School and Summer Program grants. Making the Future seeks to inspire young learners […]
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Stories from Maker Parents: Part Two
November 1, 2012 by AnnMarie Thomas This is the second part of three posts sharing stories from our panel of maker parents at this year’s World Maker Faire. Meet the […]
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Stories from Maker Parents: Part One
October 31, 2012, by AnnMarie Thomas A popular session in the Education Cafe at this year’s World Maker Faire was the Q&A with a panel of maker parents. Recently, we […]
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Curiosity Machine:
Bringing cutting-edge research to K-12 students and parents October 30, 2012, by Dara Olmsted The Curiosity Machine is a website and mobile app that hosts a collection of exciting and challenging […]