Category: Maker Ed
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Meet Isabel Emmons — Designing for Human Happiness
In this post, we meet Isabel, (she/her/hers) a positive and cognitive psychologist focused on bridging joy and play with community engagement and facilitation to build a fun, diverse, robust Maker […]
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We’re here, just slowing down our posting frequency.
The past two years have been challenging and transformative at Maker Ed. We’ve made internal shifts in our practice, adapted our trainings, resources, and programs to respond to the changing […]
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Meet Tamekia Jackson — On Stories and Empathy
Tell us a bit more about yourself… I am an actress turned writer and educator. As a traveler, reader, and storyteller with a theater maker’s foundation, I consider myself fortunate […]
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Making Spaces Spotlight: Decatur Makers
This article is a part of series of interview with our partner organizations in the Making Spaces program. Read more Hub Highlights. Meet Decatur Makers Decatur Makers is an all-ages […]
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A Reflection from Aaron Vanderwerff
As I transition into a new role at a different organization, I am reflecting on what I am grateful for and proud of from my time with this remarkable community. […]
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Making Spaces Spotlight: Wayne RESA
This article is part of a series of interviews with our partner organizations in the Making Spaces program. Read more Hub Highlights. Meet Wayne RESA The Wayne Regional Educational Service […]
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Meet Dora Medrano Ramos – Building Capacity for Liberatory Defiance
This week, as we celebrate Learning in the Making’s first birthday, we have two incredibly special posts featuring Linda Le and Dora Medrano Ramos, who started Learning in the Making last year. In this post, we chat with Dora: educator, math healer, undocumented immigrant, and big dreamer redefining who gets to be called a “maker”…
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Freedom Dreaming with Linda Le
This week, as we celebrate Learning in the Making’s first birthday, we have two incredibly special posts featuring Linda Le and Dora Medrano Ramos who started Learning in the Making last year. In honor of a year’s worth of amazing Learning in the Making episodes we talk with LITM co-creator, Linda Le: an educator, activist,…
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#dorasmathchannel: Let’s talk math anxiety
What is math anxiety? Math anxiety is realized when engaging with math causes a mental shut down. It can show up as panic, stress, anger, the inability to talk about math from a fear of being wrong, negative associations, or a brain freeze, among others. Learn more from our resident Math Champion, Dora!
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Addressing white terrorism and anti-Asian hate
We are writing with broken hearts after eight individuals, six of whom were Asian women, were slain after another devastating event of white supremacy and white male rage in Atlanta […]