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Maker Ed’s on Summer Break!

June 30, 2022 by Isabel Leave a Comment

Maker Ed’s on Summer Break!

Summer is here and we’re taking a much needed break. And while our office will be closed from July 1st until July 10th, we take the opportunity to uplift some exciting news below. We are excited to announce that we have extended the application date to apply for Making Spaces Cohort 6 to July 31, […]

Filed Under: Community, Maker Ed Staff, Professional Development Tagged With: community, Staff

Making as Healing: Reflecting On An In-Person Workshop for Oakland Educators

June 28, 2022 by Jacqueline Garrett Leave a Comment

Making as Healing: Reflecting On An In-Person Workshop for Oakland Educators

The last several years have been incredibly difficult for educators. On June 4th, we celebrated a milestone by having our first in-person event since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. For this event, we collaborated, co-designed, and co-facilitated with Agency by Design Oakland (AbDO), their Director Paula Mitchell and phenomenal Oakland Educator, Abdul-Haqq Khalifah. During […]

Filed Under: Community, Events, Meet a Maker, Meetups, Professional Development, Workshops Tagged With: design thinking, Education, equity, for educators, Leadership, Oakland, Schools, Teachers

Making Spaces Sip and See on June 28

June 1, 2022 by Raquel Trinidad Leave a Comment

Making Spaces Sip and See on June 28

Interested in learning more about Making Spaces, Maker Ed’s 33-month program that provides communities with the help they need to activate and sustain maker education through professional development, resources, and community engagement? Join us on Wednesday, June 28, from 2:00-4:00 PT where you’ll have a chance to get a taste of the Making Spaces approach. […]

Filed Under: Community, Events, Maker Moments, Making Spaces, Professional Development Tagged With: community, for educators

Calling All Oakland Educators: Making As Healing Workshop

May 5, 2022 by Jacqueline Garrett Leave a Comment

Calling All Oakland Educators: Making As Healing Workshop

Are you looking for ways to revive, restore, and reset as you move into summer? Join Maker Ed and Agency by Design Oakland in this day-long, in-person workshop where we will create a space for educators to come together, practice individual and collective healing practices through making, and center community, care, and connection. We will […]

Filed Under: Community, Events, Maker Moments, Meet a Maker, Meetups, Professional Development, Resources, Workshops Tagged With: community, Education, for educators, Programs, Schools, Teachers, Workshops

Meet Donaldo Almazan – Artist and Engineer Designing Maker Ed’s Online Community

April 26, 2022 by Jacqueline Garrett 2 Comments

Meet Donaldo Almazan – Artist and Engineer Designing Maker Ed’s Online Community

In this post, we meet Donaldo Almazan (he/him), an artist and engineer helping to create Maker Ed’s online community for makers and educators, which is launching this summer! Tell us a little more about you. Hello! I’m Donaldo, a Community Engagement Co-lead at Maker Ed. I’m originally from South Texas (Rio Grande Valley ☀️ ) […]

Filed Under: Community, Maker Ed, Maker Ed Staff, Meet a Maker, News Tagged With: Education, for educators, for youth, Tinkering, Young Makers

Meet Isabel Emmons — Designing for Human Happiness

March 24, 2022 by Jacqueline Garrett Leave a Comment

Meet Isabel Emmons — Designing for Human Happiness

In this post, we meet Isabel, (she/her/hers) a positive and cognitive psychologist focused on bridging joy and play with community engagement and facilitation to build a fun, diverse, robust Maker Ed network.  Tell us a little more about you. I studied human happiness and brain science because I’m interested in the ways we understand, cultivate, […]

Filed Under: Community, Maker Ed, Maker Ed Staff, Meet a Maker Tagged With: art, Education, meet a maker, Staff, Tinkering

We’re here, just slowing down our posting frequency.

March 4, 2022 by Jacqueline Garrett Leave a Comment

We’re here,  just slowing down our  posting frequency.

The past two years have been challenging and transformative at Maker Ed. We’ve made internal shifts in our practice, adapted our trainings, resources, and programs to respond to the changing world around us, and we have learned a lot! What we haven’t done is do a great job updating our website to reflect all the […]

Filed Under: Community, News

A Reflection from Aaron Vanderwerff

January 28, 2022 by Jacqueline Garrett Leave a Comment

A Reflection from Aaron Vanderwerff

As I transition into a new role at a different organization, I am reflecting on what I am grateful for and proud of from my time with this remarkable community. During my four years at Maker Ed, I have been grateful to increasingly center equity and liberatory practice. Offering professional development centered in making & […]

Filed Under: Community, Maker Ed, Maker Ed Staff, Meet a Maker Tagged With: Education, Interviews, Staff

Freedom Dreaming with Linda Le

May 5, 2021 by Maker Ed Leave a Comment

Freedom Dreaming with Linda Le

This week, as we celebrate Learning in the Making’s first birthday, we have two incredibly special posts featuring Linda Le and Dora Medrano Ramos who started Learning in the Making last year.

In honor of a year’s worth of  amazing Learning in the Making episodes we talk with LITM co-creator, Linda Le: an educator, activist, eater, and maker of memories, meaning, and things. 

Filed Under: Community, Host Interviews, Learning in the Making: LIVE!, Maker Ed, Maker Ed Staff

#dorasmathchannel: Let’s talk math anxiety

March 19, 2021 by Maker Ed Leave a Comment

#dorasmathchannel: Let’s talk math anxiety

What is math anxiety?

Math anxiety is realized when engaging with math causes a mental shut down. It can show up as panic, stress, anger, the inability to talk about math from a fear of being wrong, negative associations, or a brain freeze, among others. Learn more from our resident Math Champion, Dora!

Filed Under: Ask a Maker Educator, Community, Growing Up Making, Resources Tagged With: #dorasmathchannel, math, STEM

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