Category: Maker Ed
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Introducing Jakki Spicer, Maker Ed’s Director of Development
My father was a tinkerer. Not that you’d know it in our house, where he routinely broke everything he set out to fix (my mother learned exactly how much it cost to repair an engine into which windshield wiping fluid was poured into the antifreeze chamber). But he was a scientist who made the kind…
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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…
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Introduction to Maker Ed’s Educator Advisory Committee
We’re so excited to introduce Maker Ed’s Educator Advisory Committee (EAC). We established the EAC because we know that the input and perspectives of on-the-ground maker educators are critical to the effectiveness of the support we provide and to the success of our mission. Members include: Andrew Coy, Executive Director, Digital Harbor Foundation, Baltimore, MD…
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The Maker Movement and the Humanities: Giving Students A Larger Toolbox
The Maker Movement and the Humanities: Giving Students A Larger Toolbox http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-henseler/the-maker-movement-and-th_b_6349514.html
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Young Makers: Introduction to Physical Computing: Tinkering with Light, Sound, and Motion
Introduction to Physical Computing: Tinkering with Light, Sound, and Motion (for Young Makers mentors) https://makered.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Young-Makers-Physical-Computing-Workshop-Guide_final-March-2015.pdf