Category: Maker Ed
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Open Portfolios: DIY Documentation Tools for Makers
As Maker Ed’s Open Portfolio Project concludes this phase of work, we are thrilled to share our third research brief: DIY Documentation Tools for Makers. This brief elaborates on some of the unique challenges related to the digital tools and equipment used as part of the portfolio and documentation processes. As with all makers, these…
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Open Portfolios: Ravenswood Makerspaces District-Wide
This is the seventh in a series of blog posts about Maker Ed’s Open Portfolio Project work during the summer and fall 2014. These posts are also written in conjunction with the Research Briefs being released throughout 2014 and into 2015. The Ravenswood City School District, just north of Silicon Valley, serves a predominantly Hispanic population in East Palo Alto and surrounding…
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Hi! I’m Chloe
I can’t tell you how many times my roommate of 5 years now has said to me, “You have too much time on your hands”. This is her default response whenever she’s found me taking apart a computer monitor, frankenstiening whatever ingredients I could find in our kitchen into some kind of dessert, creating…
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Seeking Young Makers 2015 Bay Area Regional Coordinators
Maker Ed is delighted to announce new opportunities related to our Young Makers program for 2015! As in past years, the Young Makers program brings together youth with adult and teen mentors who, together, create a youth-driven project for exhibition at a showcase event. Along the way, they work through challenges with both mentors and…
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Introducing Trey Lathe, Maker Ed’s Executive Director
My first foray into making was in 3rd grade. As I was walking to school one morning, I noticed a spider jump out from a funnel-shaped web with a trap door to grab a beetle. I was intrigued that something as simple as a spider could make something as complex as a trap door. I…
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Open Portfolios: School-wide portfolios at Monticello High School
This is the sixth in a series of blog posts about Maker Ed’s Open Portfolio Project work during the summer and fall 2014. These posts are also written in conjunction with the Research Briefs being released throughout the fall and winter of 2014. Nestled into the rolling hills of Charlottesville, VA, Monticello High School is a large, public, comprehensive high school…
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Open Portfolios: Embracing Making in K-12 at Lighthouse Community Charter School
This is the fifth in a series of blog posts about Maker Ed’s Open Portfolio Project work during the summer and fall 2014. These posts are also written in conjunction with the Research Briefs being released throughout the fall and winter of 2014. An innovative K-12 public charter school located close to the airport in Oakland, CA, Lighthouse Community Charter School…
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Making Today Count with Maker Ed and #GivingTuesday
Today Maker Ed is participating in the 3rd annual #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. This year more than 18,000 charities are involved to encourage a day of generosity around the globe. In 2014, Maker Ed reached 1000s of young people across the country through our Maker Corps, Maker AmeriCorps VISTA, and Young…
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InformalScience.org Projects
InformalScience.org Projects http://informalscience.org/projects
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The Edible Schoolyard Project: Resources
https://edibleschoolyard.org/resource-search