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Salmon Public Library
Picture a room brimming with maker gadgets: LEGO robots, drones, cardboard cutting tools, circuit thread, codable toddler toys, DIY computer games, straws, play-Doh, toilet paper tubes, aluminum foil and more. […]
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Lighthouse/ Lodestar
Maker VISTA members Claire Tiffany-Appleton and Anna Milada Grossi, serving at Lodestar and Lighthouse respectively, had the opportunity to kick off their service year together with a hands-on making activity. […]
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ReCreate
September at ReCreate in Roseville, CA marked Maker VISTA member Trina Lafata’s first month of service – and Maker VISTA member Shubha Arehalli’s second-to-last month of service. Shubha’s greatest challenge […]
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San Fernando Middle School
This month, Maker VISTA members Carey Habiger and Lyna Abal kicked off making with San Fernando Middle School’s first ever Maker Ed elective class for 7th and 8th graders! Over […]
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CSUSM STEM Center
This past month, making with California State University at San Marcos (CSUSM) STEM Center has kicked off successfully, in the form of the Community Service Learning (CSL) Program. In this […]
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Drew Charter
Making has taken off in a multitude of ways at Drew Charter School in Atlanta, GA. Maker VISTA member Khalil Pettway hit the ground running, namely with supporting teachers in […]
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Ask a Maker Educator – Beyond the Buzzwords, Equity & Diversity in Making
In this Ask a Maker Educator conversation, we use storytelling and discussion to explore the ways in which making can excite and empower traditionally underserved populations. We show what equity-minded maker education looks like in action, and provide guidance for educators looking for ways to authentically engage all members of their community through making. Read…
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Empowering Young People to Shape their Worlds through Maker-Centered Learning
Edward P. Clapp, our guest author and a presenter at Maker Faire New York this weekend, is a principal investigator at Project Zero where he is a co-director of the Agency by Design initiative, an investigation of the promises, practices, and pedagogies of maker-centered learning. Read more…
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Ask a Maker Educator – Making in Mexicali, Mexico
For September’s episode of Ask a Maker Educator, Maker Corps Program Manager Katie Barthelow sat down with Bárbara Yarza and Andrés Ruelas from El Garage Hub in Mexicali, Mexico. Their conversation explores some of the exciting ways that the El Garage Hub team is helping youth develop their capacity as leaders and creators. Read more…
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