Category: Maker Ed
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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 friends activities that would encourage creative and innovative thinking. As the popularity of her program grew, she began doing after-school programs at various schools, working…
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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 writing this introduction because I got caught up in everything wonderful happening at Maker Ed, and like any project – whether a wooden desk, a…
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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 provide innovative experiences that inspire joy, creativity and curiosity, MAKESHOP was created in 2011 as a place for families and children of all ages to…
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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 summer making program. We believe that it is important to bring making into the lives of our students because they develop creative confidence, a broader…
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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. DIY Girls develops and implements educational programs designed to promote girls’ early engagement and exploration with technology, encourage self-confidence and support aspiration to technical careers.…
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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 artists, technologists, and makers with our neighbors of all demographics. Assemble provides a platform for experiential learning, opening creative processes and building confidence through making.…
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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, especially young people explore the history and nature of electricity and magnetism. Founded by Earl Bakken, the well-known cardiac pacemaker pioneer and entrepreneur, The Bakken…
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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 a week for between $10 and $15 an hour depending on experience. If interested keep reading and call, text or email me with questions! Paul…
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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. Designed for ages 5 and older, Maker Works provides the space, materials, and tools. You supply the ideas and the imagination! For the second year…
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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 activities and implementing them with visitors to the Invention Convention exhibit. Our Corps Members will also work with students in the Museum’s Community Science…