Category: Community
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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,…
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The Education Stage at World Maker Faire 2015
On September 26-27, members of our team spent two sunny days at the New York Hall of Science in Queens, NY for World Maker Faire, an event organized by Maker Media that brings together makers and creators of all ages to share their ideas and their work. Our role at the Faire? (That is, besides…
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Maker Ed Launches New Youth Makerspace Resources
PRESS RELEASE Maker Ed Launches New Youth Makerspace Resources New resources include a Youth Makerspace Playbook and a Spaces and Places category on Maker Ed’s Resource Library Oakland, CA: September, 2015 Maker Education Initiative (Maker Ed) is launching a series of new resources to provide context and support for those looking to create and sustain…
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Thank You Maker VISTA Cohort I & II
A Reflection by the Maker VISTA project director As year two of the Maker VISTA project comes to a close, it is imperative that I take time to recognize and salute Cohort I & II. These foundation cohorts were instrumental in the development and growth of the Maker VISTA project. For every VISTA…
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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…
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Maker Ed Contributes to the National Week of Making, Announced by White House
PRESS RELEASE Maker Ed Contributes to the National Week of Making, Announced by White House Maker Ed launches campaign to gather support for making from leaders at schools and districts nationwide, hosts a making workshop for educators, and participates in key events Washington, D.C., June, 2015: Maker Education Initiative (Maker Ed) is thrilled to contribute…
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Maker Ed Stage Presenters of Maker Faire Bay Area 2015
Inspired by the visual storytelling project, Humans of New York, Maker Ed’s Communications Manager, Briana Flin, interviewed and photographed some of the presenters at our Maker Ed Stage at Maker Faire Bay Area 2015. To see the questions asked of and the answers given by each presenter/maker educator, hover over their photograph.
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A Second Timer’s Account of Maker Faire Bay Area and the Maker Ed Stage
This blog post is a personal account from Maker Ed’s Communications Manager, Briana Flin. Briana wrote about her experience attending Maker Faire Bay Area last year, when she was brand-new to the organization, and to the idea of making in general. A lot has changed in the year since I wrote this blog post about…
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The Buzz of Young Makers at Maker Faire 2015
Can you still feel the buzz? In addition to the shouts of joy and roaring bursts of gas-powered flames, there is always an energetic humming that surrounds Maker Faire Bay Area. This year, that buzz — for 3 days! — drew a lot of its inspiration and energy from young makers. The number of youth…
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Community and Camaraderie at the Maker Educator Convening 2015
On May 13, Maker Ed held the first Maker Educator Convening, a day long event that brought together a diverse set of facilitators and advocates of maker education. Traveling from across the country, and leaving behind their schools, museums, libraries, universities, and community organizations, these maker educators came together to take advantage of an opportunity…