Author: schang
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Castilleja School’s Makerspaces
Castilleja School’s Makerspaces https://www.castilleja.org/learning/experiential-learning/maker-spaces
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Ravenswood Makerspace Collaborative: Starting Out
Ravenswood Makerspace Collaborative: Starting Out https://ravenswoodmakerspace.squarespace.com/starting-out/
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Great Lakes Science Center unveils creative design center
Great Lakes Science Center unveils creative design center http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/06/great_lakes_science_center_unv.html
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The Buzz of Young Makers at Maker Faire 2015
Can you still feel the buzz? In addition to the shouts of joy and roaring bursts of gas-powered flames, there is always an energetic humming that surrounds Maker Faire Bay Area. This year, that buzz — for 3 days! — drew a lot of its inspiration and energy from young makers. The number of youth…
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The Maker Movement and the Humanities: Giving Students A Larger Toolbox
The Maker Movement and the Humanities: Giving Students A Larger Toolbox http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-henseler/the-maker-movement-and-th_b_6349514.html
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Young Makers: Introduction to Physical Computing: Tinkering with Light, Sound, and Motion
Introduction to Physical Computing: Tinkering with Light, Sound, and Motion (for Young Makers mentors) https://makered.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Young-Makers-Physical-Computing-Workshop-Guide_final-March-2015.pdf
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Open Portfolios: Full Research Brief Series
Maker Ed, in conjunction with Indiana University’s Creativity Labs and the National Working Group, along with the generous, unwavering support of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, is thrilled to officially release the full Open Portfolio Project Research Brief Series. Since this stage of work began in October 2013, the research, visits, and discussions have uncovered…
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Open Portfolios: National Working Group Meeting Summary
Maker Ed’s ninth and final research brief of the Open Portfolio Project focuses on the November 2014 meeting of National Working Group members, hosted at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation headquarters in Palo Alto, CA. In the National Working Group Meeting Summary, we highlight some of the discussion points and big questions that arose from the…
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Young Makers 2015: Physical Computing for mentors!
Last Saturday, March 7, 2015, Maker Ed ran a professional development workshop for Young Makers mentors, entitled Physical Computing: Tinkering with Light, Sound, and Motion. With the generous support of the Google RISE award, we were thrilled to lead a workshop that introduced the concept of physical computing, an area that melds the physical with the…
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Open Portfolios: Survey of Makerspaces, Part III
In our newest, eighth research brief, Survey of Makerspaces, Part III, we examine the data collected from Maker Ed’s Open Portfolio Project‘s maker site survey, specifically oriented around questions of portfolio and documentation practices at the site. All sites reported on the level of importance of portfolios, their existing practices and perspectives, their reflection and feedback norms,…