Category: Maker Ed

November 5, 2012, by Gary Donahue In many K-12 schools “clubs” and “electives” are often great starting points for engaging more kids in Making. It’s challenging though (even for well meaning schools) to transition these experiences from optional pit-stops in your curriculum to their more deserving role as the main vehicle with which to explore…

November 2, 2012, by AnnMarie Thomas This is the final part of three posts sharing stories from our panel of maker parents at this year’s World Maker Faire. Meet the panelists and read their answers to the question “How did your child get involved in making?” in Part One. Part Two covers “What sort of…

November 1, 2012 by Mark Greenlaw Today, Cognizant opened the 2013 application period for Making the Future After-School and Summer Program grants. Making the Future seeks to inspire young learners to pursue science, technology, engineering, and math disciplines by creating fun, hands-on learning opportunities.   Developed in partnership with the Maker Education Initiative, the program…

November 1, 2012 by AnnMarie Thomas This is the second part of three posts sharing stories from our panel of maker parents at this year’s World Maker Faire. Meet the panelists and read their answers to the question “How did your child get involved in making?” in our previous post here. Part three, coming tomorrow,…

 October 31, 2012, by AnnMarie Thomas A popular session in the Education Cafe at this year’s World Maker Faire was the Q&A with a panel of maker parents. Recently, we followed up with the four parent panelists to hear stories of how their children got into making, and their recommendations for resources for maker families!…

Bringing cutting-edge research to K-12 students and parents October 30, 2012, by Dara Olmsted The Curiosity Machine is a website and mobile app that hosts a collection of exciting and challenging engineering projects designed for children and their parents to encourage curiosity, creativity, and persistence. The activities help families move beyond passive consumption of information and…

 Maker Ed is pleased to present the first of a series stories from the founder of MakerKids and past Maker Ed contributor Karen P. Kaun. Have any ideas for stories you’d love to share? Contact me at Steve@MakerEd.org October 26, 2012, by Karen P. Kaun,EdDMaker Kids connects students to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through actively engaging them…

  October 25, 2012, by Dara Olmsted “I want every girl and every woman to have that confidence that they can lead, that they can create something out of nothing. I think that is so empowering. ” – Dr. Anu Tewary Technovation Challenge, a program that teaches high school girls about entrepreneurship and computer programming, was founded…

October 24, 2012 by Karen P. Kaun, EdD, Maker Kids program founder Maker Kids engages students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through actively engaging them in their own learning through creation.   Our program was introduced to elementary school children in the Bronx, three years ago, and we have worked with more than one…

  October 18, 2012, by Steve Davee Leonardo’s Basement is an innovative educational organization for children and their families, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They create imaginative learning environments where girls and boys ages 6 to 16 design and build their creative ideas, mixing art, science and technology. Today was the first day of Leonardo’s Basement’s…