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Maker Ed and Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Welcome New Cohort of Hubs to “Making Spaces” to Sustain Maker Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: With continued support from Google, six new hubs join national network of regional hubs that sustainably integrate maker education across the country Oakland, Calif., September 2018 – Building on […]
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Maker Education is Timeless Learning
“What does Maker Education really mean? What does it really look like? These are the questions that we asked ourselves repeatedly as we worked to shift the curriculum at Albemarle County Public Schools towards maker-infused learning.” Read more…
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Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: Making it Happen!
After five inspiring and challenging years, we will be concluding the Maker VISTA program in Fall 2018. To celebrate the impact of this work, we’ve asked our amazing Maker VISTA members […]
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Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: Leadership Growth!
After five inspiring and challenging years, we will be concluding the Maker VISTA program in Fall 2018. To celebrate the impact of this work, we’ve asked our amazing Maker VISTA members […]
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Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: Looking to the Future!
Maker VISTAs Anna Milada Grossi and Claire Tiffany-Appleton found it difficult to put their year as VISTAs into words, not because of a lack of projects, events, or tasks, but from the challenge of categorizing the relationships they’ve established and the future outcomes of all their work at Lighthouse and Lodestar. Read more…
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Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: Inspiring Passion and Confidence!
After five inspiring and challenging years, we will be concluding the Maker VISTA program in Fall 2018. To celebrate the impact of this work, we’ve asked our amazing Maker VISTA members to reflect on their experiences and accomplishments this school year. In this post, Carey Habiger, a VISTA member who recently completed her year serving…
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Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: Bigger and Better Than Ever Before!
After five inspiring and challenging years, we will be concluding the Maker VISTA program in Fall 2018. To celebrate the impact and success of this work, we’ve asked our amazing Maker VISTA members to reflect on their experiences and accomplishments this school year. In this post, Khalil Pettway, a VISTA member serving at Drew Charter…
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Saying Goodbye to Maker VISTA: Stories and Gratitude from Our 5th and Final Year of Programming
Since fall of 2013, Maker Ed has had the honor of running the Maker VISTA program in partnership with the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). Through the incredible and enduring work of partner sites and members within their respective communities, we have carried forth the mission of the AmeriCorps VISTA program by using…
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