The Maker Ed blog is a place where we hope to highlight maker education work, in both formal and informal situations. If you know of a program, place or person we should profile, or have post, please email Steve@MakerEd.org September 05, 2012, by Lisa Brahms MAKESHOP is a rich and supportive informal learning environment for children […]
Hello, and welcome!
An introduction and an Invitation August 22, 2012, by Steve Davee It’s a privilege and a thrill to be announcing my role on the Maker Education Initiative (Maker Ed) team as the Blog and Video Coordinator. I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce myself and invite your ideas and suggestions for what you’d like […]
Summer Camps in the Making
Summer Camp seems like a natural place to engage kids in making. We’ll take a look at a summer camp for young Makers in Sonoma County and then look at online Maker Camp on Google Plus. Comstock Summer Camp For the month of June, the Comstock Maker Camp in Santa Rosa offered 50 or […]
Maker Corps Empowers The Next Generation of Innovators
June 8, 2012 For Immediate Release Contact: AnnMarie Thomas annmarie@MakerEd.org Chicago, IL: The Maker Education Initiative launched the new Maker Corps program after gathering with 750 stakeholders at the two-day Clinton Global Initiative America (CGI America)meeting, June 7-8, to forge cross-sector collaborations that promote economic recovery and job creation in the United States. Maker Corps […]
Introducing: Maker Corps
June 08, 2012, by AnnMarie Thomas The Maker Education Initiative is dedicated to the idea that every child can become a maker, given the opportunity. The Maker Education Initiative was established to help children and teens engage in making as a form of learning that can spark interest in science, technology, engineering, math, and the […]
Maker Education Initiative Launches at Maker Faire
May 17, 2012 For Immediate Release Contact: AnnMarie Thomas Phone: (651) 263-9979 SAN MATEO, CA –At Maker Faire Bay Area, Dale Dougherty, founding Editor and publisher of MAKE and Maker Faire at O’Reilly Media, Inc., will launch the Maker Education Initiative, a non-profit dedicated to the idea that every child is a maker. With support from […]
Making is Learning
May 17, 2012, by Dale Dougherty To build, to make, to create is something that’s in all of us, but especially in every child. However, like creativity itself, children need the opportunity to explore making and develop their capabilities through practice. Young makers need access to tools, mentors and other people who enjoy making things. […]
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