Category: News

  • Technovation Challenge: Teaching Girls to Create Phone Apps

      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 […]

  • The Benefits of Ill-Structured Problem Solving Through Making

    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 […]

  • Leonardo’s Basement Creativity Convention

      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 […]

  • Blog re-post: DreamYard Fashion Week Recap

    October 15, 2012, by Steve Davee One of the many highlights of the Maker Ed Cafe at the World Maker Faire was Cyndey Gray’s Remix Fashion Workshop. The Education Cafe […]

  • HacKIDemia: Learning by playing and doing

      October 10, 2012, by Stefania Druga and Bobi Rakova How do you fire up kids about science and technology when the world is full of distractions? When everything is […]

  • Maker Ed at the World Maker Faire: Highlights

    October 4, 2012, by Steve Davee   The Maker Ed team is absolutely fired up about our experiences at the World Maker Faire this past weekend.   I’d like to share […]

  • Hive Learning Network NYC in the Young Makers Tent

    September 27, 2012, By Lainie DeCoursy Under one tent, you can remix t-shirts, create your own podcasts, make paper circuits, break commercials, measure the air quality using your mobile device […]

  • Making the Future

    September 26, 2012, by Mark Greenlaw   One year ago this month, at World Maker Faire 2011 at the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI), Cognizant announced its Making the Future education initiative.   Making […]

  • Maker Ed at the World Maker Faire

    September 24, 2012 by AnnMarie Thomas This is an exciting week for the Maker Education Initiative: we’re packing our bags and heading out to NYC for World Maker Faire! We’re […]

  • New Making/DIY Category in the CSAS National Directory

    September 20, 2012, by AnnMarie Thomas We love seeing and hearing of the excitement families feel after attending a Maker Faire or participating in a making activity. Often, this enthusiasm […]