Category: News
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5 Minutes with a Maker Corps Member
by Cassandra Stephens, Maker Corps G+ Community Facilitator Libby Jones Maker Corps Member at the Exploratory in Culver City, CA Hometown: San Francisco Background: BA in American History Quirky Identifier: […]
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Maker Ed Announces Incredible Progress on Maker Corps Program at CGI America
PRESS RELEASE Maker Ed Announces Incredible Progress on Maker Corps Program at CGI America Impact will Reach More Than 140,000 Youth and Families Denver, CO, June 25, 2014 – Maker […]
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Maker Ed Goes to Washington: A Multi-Perspective Look at the White House Maker Faire
On Wednesday, June 18th, 2014, several members of the Maker Ed team were in Washington D.C. to attend the first-ever White House Maker Faire. In this post, each shares his/her own account […]
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Open Portfolios: What — and how — are you documenting?
Amidst all the Fair(e)s and excitement from one coast to another, it’s been incredible to see how way makers are documenting their work, their excitement, and the community. Maker Ed’s […]
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Maker Ed Launches Campaign To Create and Expand Nationwide Network of Youth-Oriented Makerspaces
PRESS RELEASE Maker Ed Launches Campaign To Create and Expand Nationwide Network of Youth-Oriented Makerspaces Partners with Autodesk, Cognizant, FIRST, Intel, Maker Media, and US2020 to Support Access to Nearby Makerspaces […]
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Three Insights From My Time at Lighthouse
Being newer to the Maker Ed team, I’ve been looking for more opportunities to see making in action. Last week, I got my chance when Lighthouse Community Charter School (one […]
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Maker Corps: A Second Year in the Making
by Cassandra Stephens, Maker Corps G+ Community Facilitator Cassandra was a Maker Corps member last year, and is currently our Maker Corps Google+ Community Facilitator. In this series of blog posts, […]
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Introducing Briana Flin: Newest Member of the Maker Ed Team
Hello everyone! My name is Briana Flin, and I’m Maker Ed’s office assistant and the newest member of the team. I’ve been here now for nearly two months, so […]
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A First Timer’s Account of Maker Faire
As a newcomer to the Maker Ed team and to making in general, I had no idea what to expect from my very first Maker Faire. When I asked my […]
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Young Makers present 103 projects at Maker Faire Bay Area
You might be noticing that makers are getting shorter and more wrinkle-free these days. Their ideas and creations, though, are no less inventive or surprising. All children are makers, innately […]