Category: Maker Ed

  • The Exploratory and Maker Guilds of Los Angeles

    Co-authored by Max Nishimura  and Danielle Owens The Exploratory was a project that originated from summer camps. Jean, our founder and ‘chief tinkerer’, wanted to provide her son and his […]

  • Introduction to Stephanie Chang

    Hi everyone! I’m Stephanie Chang, and I have the honor of being Maker Ed’s Director of Youth Engagement. I also have a confession to make: I am 4-5 months late […]

  • MAKESHOP at Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh

    by Rebecca Grabman, MAKESHOP Manager MAKESHOP at Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh is excited to welcome a second year of Maker Corps Members in 2014! As part of the museum’s mission to […]

  • Lighthouse Community Charter School in Oakland, CA

    by Aaron Vanderwerff The Lighthouse Creativity Lab: Call for Makers  The Lighthouse Creativity Lab is excited to be able to host two Maker Corps Members as we embark on our first […]

  • DIY Girls in Los Angeles, CA

    by Luz Rivas, Founder and Executive Director DIY Girls: Making, Playing and Exploring DIY Girls’ mission is to increase girls’ interest in technology, engineering and making through innovative educational experiences. […]

  • Maker Corps 2014 Host Site – Assemble

    Introducing Assemble A Community Space for Art + Technology Founded in 2011, Assemble is an open community space for arts and technology located in Pittsburgh’s urban Friendship/Garfield neighborhood. We unite […]

  • The Bakken Museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota

    by Justin Spencer, Youth & Family Program Manager  The Bakken Museum, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is dedicated to inspiring a passion for science and its potential for social good by helping people, […]

  • Silverton School Maker Space Hiring Two Maker Corps Members for a Summer Internship in Colorado

    By Paul Joyce, STREAM Director, Silverton Public School Silverton School Maker Space will be hiring two Maker interns to work between May 15th and August 31st, for between 20-35 hours […]

  • EdVenture Children’s Museum – Maker Works

    by Laura Ybarra | Education Services Coordinator Calling all makers!  It’s time to crank up your ingenuity and imagination in Maker Works – EdVenture’s new workshop for tinkerers, inventors, and artists alike. […]

  • New Maker Annex and More at Returning Maker Corps Host Site Children’s Museum of Houston

    By Cheryl McCallum, Director of Education, Children’s Museum of Houston For Summer 2014, three Maker Corps Members will help the Children’s Museum of Houston kick off their new Maker Annex this summer, developing new […]