Author: schang

  • Open Portfolios: Ravenswood Makerspaces District-Wide

    This is the seventh 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 Ravenswood City School District, just north of Silicon Valley, serves a predominantly Hispanic population in East Palo Alto and surrounding…

  • Seeking Young Makers 2015 Bay Area Regional Coordinators

    Maker Ed is delighted to announce new opportunities related to our Young Makers program for 2015! As in past years, the Young Makers program brings together youth with adult and teen mentors who, together, create a youth-driven project for exhibition at a showcase event. Along the way, they work through challenges with both mentors and…

  • Open Portfolios: School-wide portfolios at Monticello High School

    Open Portfolios: School-wide portfolios at Monticello High School

    This is the sixth 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 the fall and winter of 2014. Nestled into the rolling hills of Charlottesville, VA, Monticello High School is a large, public, comprehensive high school…

  • Open Portfolios: Embracing Making in K-12 at Lighthouse Community Charter School

    Open Portfolios: Embracing Making in K-12 at Lighthouse Community Charter School

    This is the fifth 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 the fall and winter of 2014. An innovative K-12 public charter school located close to the airport in Oakland, CA, Lighthouse Community Charter School…

  • Open Portfolios: Making & Documenting at the Millvale Community Library

    Open Portfolios: Making & Documenting at the Millvale Community Library

    This is the fourth 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 the fall and winter of 2014. by Anna Keune The Millvale Community Library, close to Pittsburgh, PA, is one of 10 field sites the…

  • Open Portfolios: Marymount’s Fab Lab

    Open Portfolios: Marymount’s Fab Lab

    This is the third 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 the fall and winter of 2014. By Anna Keune The Marymount Fab Lab, one of four highly equipped makerspaces at Marymount School of New…

  • The Edible Schoolyard Project: Resources

    https://edibleschoolyard.org/resource-search

  • Making (in School): A Letter of Recommendation

    http://lighthousecreativitylab.org/2014/09/making-in-school-a-letter-of-recommendation/

  • Play Make Share Studio, REM Learning Center

    http://playmakesharestudio.remlc.com

  • Open Portfolios: World Maker Faire insights

    This is the second 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 the fall and winter of 2014. By Anna Keune At the World Maker Faire in New York, we had an opportunity to connect with…