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Maker Education is Timeless Learning

September 27, 2018 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

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.”

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Filed Under: Community, Guest Post Tagged With: Albemarle County Public Schools, Books, Pam Moran

Empowering Young People to Shape their Worlds through Maker-Centered Learning

September 22, 2017 by Jessica Parker 1 Comment

Empowering Young People to Shape their Worlds through Maker-Centered Learning

Edward P. Clapp, our guest author and a presenter at Maker Faire New York this weekend, is a principal investigator at Project Zero where he is a co-director of the Agency by Design initiative, an investigation of the promises, practices, and pedagogies of maker-centered learning.
 
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Filed Under: Events, Guest Post, Maker Faire, Maker Faire Ed Stage

How the SHOP CLASS Act Will Invest in Maker Education, Makerspaces, and Teacher Training

July 6, 2017 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

How the SHOP CLASS Act Will Invest in Maker Education, Makerspaces, and Teacher Training

Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio, our guest author and a member of the bipartisan Maker Caucus, discusses the 21st Century SHOP CLASS Act and how it will invest in maker education, making, and teacher training.

Filed Under: Guest Post, News

Kate Murray’s Makerspace Road Trip Highlights an International Community of Maker Educators

January 12, 2017 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Kate Murray’s Makerspace Road Trip Highlights an International Community of Maker Educators

About the author: In 2016, Kate Murray stepped away from her position as lead maker educator at Space 8, an educational makerspace designed for 8- to 12-year-olds, to embark on a motorcycle journey from Alaska to Antartica. Maker Ed has been keeping up with Kate throughout her trip as she connects with maker educators and makerspaces around the world, […]

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Guest Post: Makerspace College Admissions Essay

February 23, 2016 by bflin 1 Comment

Guest Post: Makerspace College Admissions Essay

This guest post is a college admissions essay written by Will Pearson, a student completing his senior year at Friends’ Central School in Philadelphia, PA. The graphic images below were also created by Will. Makerspace College Admissions Essay For me, the best way to learn is by teaching myself, a fact I discovered in my […]

Filed Under: Community, Guest Post

Guest Post: Taking the Time for Making

December 17, 2015 by Maker Ed Staff 1 Comment

Guest Post: Taking the Time for Making

  This guest post was written by Courtney Sears, a second grade teacher at Ephesus Road Elementary School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and a North Carolina Teacher Voice Fellow with Hope Street Group. You can follow her on Twitter @CourtSears1. Taking the Time for Making Four year olds like to paint. For some students, […]

Filed Under: Community, Guest Post, Schools

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