Author: makered

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
What’s Next? When Learning Isn’t as Usual

Our mission is to transform teaching and learning, so what happens when the educators we serve are asked to facilitate remote learning with no notice? Or when parents are suddenly expected to provide engaging learning experiences while also juggling work, loss of income, anxiety, and uncertainty? The public health crisis unfolding around COVID-19 has caused…
Building a Culture of Repair in Maker Education

Over the past few months Agency by Design Oakland and Maker Ed have partnered with The Culture of Repair Project to consider how to ignite an interest in repair within maker-centered learning and the broader K-12 landscape. Our working group recently had the opportunity to present our repair research at the annual Maker Ed Convening.…
A Note on the Closure of Maker Media

We’ve heard the news too, and our thoughts go out to our friends and colleagues at Maker Media. Make: Magazine and Maker Faires have worked hard to shine a light on making, tinkering, and the DIY ethos for a wider audience over the last decade, and we are sad to hear that they have halted…
Photos from the Maker Ed Community Studio Launch Party

Thank you to everyone who made it out to our Launch Party on Saturday. We had a beautiful, sunny day filled with pancakes, making, and music. Read more…
Making Change & Taking Stock: How the Maker VISTA Program Impacted Schools & Communities

After five inspiring and challenging years, we have concluded our Americorps Maker VISTA program. Each of our VISTA members, working at various partner sites nationwide, came to this program with different perspectives, and focused on different projects—yet they all remain connected by a steadfast commitment to service and community. In the last two years, Maker…
We’re Moving! Introducing Our New East Bay Home

This December, the Maker Ed team will be moving to a new location in the East Bay, which will serve as a destination maker-centered training center and event space! We envision a place where we can continue to test and iterate on our learning, deepen our own practice, train and convene educators, and build a…
Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: Salmon Public Library

Jesse Hunt, who recently completed his Americorps Maker VISTA year of service at a public library in Salmon, Idaho, reflects on the unique achievements and challenges of teaching making in a rural community. “Over the course of my VISTA year, what I have found in making is an antidote to helplessness, and a way to…
Maker Education is Timeless Learning

“What does Maker Education really mean? What does it really look like? These are the questions that we asked ourselves repeatedly as we worked to shift the curriculum at Albemarle County Public Schools towards maker-infused learning.” Read more…
Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: Making it Happen!

After five inspiring and challenging years, we will be concluding the Maker VISTA program in Fall 2018. To celebrate the impact of this work, we’ve asked our amazing Maker VISTA members […]