Author: schang
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Maker Corps 2015 at Wilson County Public Libraries
Maker Ed is thrilled to welcome Wilson County Public Libraries as a new Maker Corps Host Site in 2015. For the third year of Maker Corps, Maker Ed will collaborate with more than forty organizations to host Maker Corps Members throughout the summer to bring maker activities and approaches to the communities that they serve. Below is a glimpse into…
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Open Portfolios: Survey of Makerspaces, Part II
Maker Ed’s Open Portfolio Project‘s maker site survey was intended to gain a better understanding of the landscape of maker programs and makerspaces, specifically around their portfolio practices and goals. Our sixth research brief, Survey of Makerspaces, Part I, provides an overview of the surveyed educational spaces, including information on whom they serve and their maker programming. Our seventh and newest research…
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Young Makers 2015: Welcome our Regional Coordinators!
The Young Makers program is off to a new and exciting start this 2015 season! In the Bay Area, we have partnered with three fantastic organizations and key staff members within each organization to help reach more Young Makers, coordinate cohesive and exciting regional gatherings throughout the season, and bring together new and veteran communities,…
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Open Portfolios: Survey of Makerspaces, Part I
As part of Maker Ed’s Open Portfolio Project, a maker site survey was developed to better understand how makerspaces — or any type of organization with youth-oriented maker programming, whether or not they identified themselves as “makerspaces” — are thinking about portfolios. In particular, we were seeking to uncover existing documentation and portfolios practices, as well…
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Open Portfolios: Maker Portfolios in Informal Education
In our last research brief, Maker Portfolios in Schools, we drew some parallels between the portfolio practices of many different school settings, from large public high schools in suburbia to small independent schools in the city. In all cases, these academic environments faced similar challenges to instituting portfolios as a norm in their spaces, as…
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Maker Education Meets the Writers’ Workshop
Maker Education Meets the Writers’ Workshop Maker Education Meets the Writers’ Workshop
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Science Buddies: Science Fair Project Ideas
Science Buddies: Science Fair Project Ideas http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas.shtml#browseallprojects
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Open Portfolios: Maker Portfolios in Schools
The core team of Maker Ed’s Open Portfolio Project had the opportunity in the summer and fall of 2014 to embark on 10 exciting field site visits to youth-oriented makerspaces around the nation. We have shared a number of vignettes about these visits in our blog series, as well as a glimpse into a few sites in…
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Open Portfolios: Bay Area Video Coalition’s Media Portfolios
This is the eighth in a series of blog posts about Maker Ed’s Open Portfolio Project work during the summer and fall 2014. These posts are also written in conjunction with the Research Briefs being released throughout 2014 and into 2015. The Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC), located in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco, has been inspiring and guiding the community…
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Open Portfolios: DIY Documentation Tools for Makers
As Maker Ed’s Open Portfolio Project concludes this phase of work, we are thrilled to share our third research brief: DIY Documentation Tools for Makers. This brief elaborates on some of the unique challenges related to the digital tools and equipment used as part of the portfolio and documentation processes. As with all makers, these…