Category: Maker Ed

Maker Ed and Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Welcome New Cohort of Hubs to “Making Spaces” to Sustain Maker Education

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: With continued support from Google, six new hubs join national network of regional hubs that sustainably integrate maker education across the country Oakland, Calif., September 2018 – Building on […]
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.” Read more…
Fulfilling the Maker Promise, Year Two

In 2016, Digital Promise and Maker Ed launched the Maker Promise, a campaign to bring quality making experiences to students across the country. Since the launch, we’ve challenged school leaders, […]
Meet Kyle Cornforth, Maker Ed’s New Executive Director

We’re thrilled to announce that Kyle Cornforth has joined Maker Ed as our new Executive Director. She comes to us from the Edible Schoolyard Project, where for two decades she has worked with teachers from all over the world to shift their educational practices and approach. Read more to learn more about Kyle and her…
Introducing: MakerSphere!

During the five years that our Maker Corps program ran, we learned a lot! The program evolved each year to meet the ever-changing needs of maker educators across the country, and now, we’re excited to be launching a pilot year of MakerSphere, new effort that takes into account all that we’ve discovered. Read more…
Ask a Maker Educator – Beyond the Buzzwords, Equity & Diversity in Making

In this Ask a Maker Educator conversation, we use storytelling and discussion to explore the ways in which making can excite and empower traditionally underserved populations. We show what equity-minded maker education looks like in action, and provide guidance for educators looking for ways to authentically engage all members of their community through making. Read…
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. Read more…
Getting Started with Making: Three Back-To-School Project Ideas

It’s back-to-school time, and one of the best ways to get excited about the new school year is to engage colleagues and/or students in a making activity! Making is an awesome opportunity to get adults and youth excited, have them engage a “hands-on and mind-on” approach. Read more…
Welcoming 5 New Hubs into the Making Spaces Program

We are so excited to announce that we’ve selected 5 new Regional Hubs to join the Making Spaces Program! Read more…
Creativity Lab Project Guides

Creativity Labs Project Guides http://lighthousecreativitylab.org/projects/project-guides/