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Statement from Our Executive Director in Support of Black Lives and Police-Free Schools

June 5, 2020 by Kyle Cornforth 1 Comment

Power, white supremacy, and capitalism are used to actively neglect, oppress, and murder Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC). I stand in solidarity with the organizers of Black Lives Matter and the Movement for Black Lives and support the direct action of revolution in the streets all around the world. The police in the United States were created to hunt down, arrest, and maintain control over formerly enslaved Black people. This legacy cannot be forgotten in the wake of the murders of Ahmaud Arbery (Georgia), Breonna Taylor (Kentucky), George Floyd (Minnesota), Tony McDade (Florida) and the countless other Black people that have been killed due to racist police violence and white vigilantism. Read more…

Filed Under: Community, Leadership

Six Ways to Build Girl-Inclusive Makerspaces

July 3, 2017 by Maker Ed Staff 1 Comment

Six Ways to Build Girl-Inclusive Makerspaces

In this blog post, Techbridge CEO Nikole Collins-Puri, discusses the mission of the organization, why including girls from low-income communities in the maker movement is necessary, and how lip balm is relevant to STEM exploration and achievement.

Filed Under: Community, Leadership Tagged With: equity

Building a Maker and Design Culture Within Schools

December 6, 2016 by Maker Ed Staff 3 Comments

Building a Maker and Design Culture Within Schools

About the Author: Glenn Robbins is the proud superintendent of the Tabernacle Township School District, in Tabernacle, New Jersey. He is a NASSP Digital Principal of the Year, and SETDA Student Voice Award Winner. His passion is harnessing a school culture that thrives on design thinking skills, innovative digital spaces, BYOD/1to1, and Makerspaces. Here’s to […]

Filed Under: Community, Leadership

Ideas for Sparking Maker Support from Important K-12 Stakeholders

October 23, 2016 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Ideas for Sparking Maker Support from Important K-12 Stakeholders

By Scott Miller It’s an exciting time to be a maker! It is even more exciting to be an administrator that supports and fosters making in our school and community. I have had the opportunity to engage our school community over the past three years to grow our maker education program from a single design […]

Filed Under: Leadership

Maker Corps 2016 at Kheprw Institute

April 20, 2016 by Justin Boner Leave a Comment

Maker Corps 2016 at Kheprw Institute

Maker Ed is so excited to welcome Kheprw Institute as a Maker Corps Partner Site in 2016. For the fourth year of Maker Corps, Maker Ed will collaborate with more than forty organizations across the globe to host Maker Corps Members throughout the summer to bring maker activities and approaches to the communities that they serve. Below is a glimpse […]

Filed Under: Community, Leadership, Maker Corps, MC Partner Sites

Reflections on the National Week of Making

June 30, 2015 by 1 Comment

Reflections on the National Week of Making

The National Week of Making brought together a nation of makers to a series of celebratory events. I was so excited to get the chance to take part in these events as the Deputy Director of Maker Ed, and I want to take you on a journey through my experiences during this epic week! It […]

Filed Under: Community, Events, Leadership, Maker Faire, News, Professional Development, Schools, Workshops

Maker Caucus Brings Attention to the Need for More Diversity in Making

November 20, 2014 by 1 Comment

Maker Caucus Brings Attention to the Need for More Diversity in Making

On Thursday, November 18, 2014, I attended the Congressional Maker Caucus event on “Creating a Diverse & Inclusive Maker Movement,” which examined the role of women and underrepresented minorities in making and discussed how to broaden participation and diversify the makeup of makers.  The Congressional Maker Caucus is a bi-partisan group of members of Congress, […]

Filed Under: Community, Girls, Leadership, News, Open Portfolio Project

Maker Ed Goes to Washington: A Multi-Perspective Look at the White House Maker Faire

June 20, 2014 by Maker Ed Staff 1 Comment

Maker Ed Goes to Washington: A Multi-Perspective Look at the White House Maker Faire

On Wednesday, June 18th, 2014, several members of the Maker Ed team were in Washington D.C. to attend the first-ever White House Maker Faire. In this post, each shares his/her own account of and reflections from the day: Lisa Regalla, Interim Executive Director The most powerful thing about the White House Maker Faire to me was the […]

Filed Under: Community, Events, Leadership, Maker Corps, Maker Faire, Maker VISTA, Makerspaces, News, Young Makers

Maker Ed Launches Campaign To Create and Expand Nationwide Network of Youth-Oriented Makerspaces

June 18, 2014 by Maker Ed Staff 4 Comments

PRESS RELEASE Maker Ed Launches Campaign To Create and Expand Nationwide Network of Youth-Oriented Makerspaces Partners with Autodesk, Cognizant, FIRST, Intel, Maker Media, and US2020 to Support Access to Nearby Makerspaces for Every Child in America Oakland, CA, June 18, 2014: Announced at this week’s White House Maker Faire, the Maker Education Initiative (Maker Ed) launches […]

Filed Under: Community, Events, Leadership, Maker Faire, Maker VISTA, Makerspaces, News, Press, Resources, Schools, Young Makers

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