Category: News
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Holy Spirit Preparatory Expanding Its Maker Program
January 8, 2013 By Guest Contributor Andres Pinzon, Holy Spirit Preparatory School STEM Center Director, Atlanta, Georgia Holy Spirit Preparatory School (HSP) has offered since 1996 a learning environment where students […]
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Let Your Child Awaken Your Inner Maker
December 28, 2012 by Jennifer Griffin Reprinted with permission from The Homeschooler, a publication of The HomeSchool Association of California (www.hsc.org), a non-profit organization providing broad support to homeschooling families, and protecting homeschool […]
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17 preschoolers + play dough + circuits = a fun morning
December 21, 2012 By AnnMarie Thomas, Maker Ed My daughter as one of the pilot testers for Squishy Circuits, back in ~2010. Makers helping makers, young and old, is at […]
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The Joys and Benefits of Learning Chaos
December 18, 2012 Guest post by Karen P. Kaun, EdD, Maker Kids program founder Maker Kids engages students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through do-it-yourself (DIY) or “making” […]
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2012- Celebrating The Year of Cardboard
December 14, 2012 By Steve Davee, Maker Ed I ran into this little friend of mine and his cardboard wings earlier this week. The story behind them is quite […]
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Grant’s amphibious bike
Grant attended World Maker Faire New York in 2011 and was inspired to create his own project for 2012.
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Maker Parent Stories, Part Three: Teaching Experiences
This is the final of three posts featuring stories shared by the parents of 12 year-old Quin, aka Qtechknow, about his experiences as a young maker, meeting with and contributing […]
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Introducing Lisa Regalla, Maker Ed Program Director
At the heart of the Maker Movement are the makers themselves. As I visit makerspaces and Maker Faires, the creativity, generosity, and optimism of the makers that I meet is […]
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Maker Parent Stories, Part Two: Maker Faire and Meeting Makers
This is the second in a series of three posts featuring stories shared by the parents of 12 year-old Quin, aka Qtechknow, about his experiences as a young maker, meeting […]
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Announcing: Milton Fisher Scholarship for Innovation and Creativity
December 5, 2012, by Jessica Margolin Do you know a talented young “maker”? Specifically, a student who has: solved an artistic, scientific, or technical problem in a new or unusual way […]