Category: Maker VISTA
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Maker Moments: December 2016
Making MAKING Happen Through Maker VISTA Our Maker VISTA program focuses on overcoming poverty through maker education. Maker VISTA members serve at partner sites around the country to impact organizations and the wider community through partnership development, volunteer recruitment, community building, resource creation, educator training, and much more. Computers 4 Kids At Computers4Kids (C4K) in Charlottesville,…
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Make & Share: Snapshots from Maker VISTA
Our Maker VISTA program focuses on overcoming poverty through maker education. This month we asked Maker VISTA members at partner sites nation-wide to show us a favorite project. Here’s a peek!
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Maker Moments: November 2016
Making MAKING Happen Through Maker VISTA Our Maker VISTA program focuses on overcoming poverty through maker education. Maker VISTA members serve at partner sites around the country to impact organizations and the wider community through partnership development, volunteer recruitment, community building, resource creation, educator training, and much more. Bethune Middle School At Bethune Middle School in…
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Make & Share: Snapshots from Maker VISTA
Our Maker VISTA program focuses on overcoming poverty through maker education. This month we asked Maker VISTA members at partner sites nation-wide to show us the many tools of making—tools in action or alongside projects; tools big or small, high or low tech. Here’s a peek!
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Make & Share: Snapshots from Maker VISTA
Our Maker VISTA program focuses on overcoming poverty through maker education. This month we asked Maker VISTA Members at partner sites nation-wide to show us where making was happening in their learning environments. Here’s a peek!
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Maker Moments: October 2016
Making MAKING Happen Through Maker VISTA Our Maker VISTA program focuses on overcoming poverty through maker education. Maker VISTA members serve at partner sites around the country to impact organizations and the wider community through partnership development, volunteer recruitment, community building, resource creation, educator training, and much more. Lighthouse Community Charter School In September, Maker VISTAs…
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Makers of New York: Daniel Lanzilotta
Our Maker VISTA member, Karim Willens, was recently invited to participate in a three-day making seminar at the Dreamyard Institute in the Bronx, NY. There, he heard from and met some amazing makers and was inspired to interview a few of them as part of a “Makers of New York” series. In this post, Karim interviews Daniel…
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Makers of New York: Ezgi Ucar
Our Maker VISTA member, Karim Willens, was recently invited to participate in a three-day making seminar at the Dreamyard Institute in the Bronx, NY. There, he heard from and met some amazing makers and was inspired to interview a few of them as part of a “Makers of New York” series. In this post, Karim interviews Ezgi…
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Meet Daniella, our new Maker VISTA Program Manager!
When I was young, my favorite things to make were: sandwiches my brother laugh believe I was somehow both incredibly shy and incredibly bossy. I followed rules on the outside and raged defiantly against The Man on the inside (at the time, “The Man” took the shape of my mom, or directions about coloring, or pants). Making…
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Introducing Andy Willis, Maker Ed’s new VISTA Leader
Oh, hello there, maker and maker education community. I’m Andy, the new VISTA Leader for Maker Ed. That means I have the honor of supporting and building the capacity of our VISTAs for the next year. This blog is my attempt to introduce myself, which I should immediately admit is somewhat futile as I’ve been…