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Maker VISTA Champions: Aaron Vanderwerff
Maker VISTA members don’t do it all alone. They all have amazing mentors and supporters guiding them through their year of service. Meet Aaron Vanderwerff from Lighthouse Community Charter School, one of our Maker VISTA champions! Read More…
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Make & Share: Snapshots from Maker VISTA
Our Maker VISTA program focuses on overcoming poverty through maker education. This month we asked Maker VISTA members at partner sites nationwide to capture an “iconic” shot that symbolizes the essence of making […]
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Maker VISTA: Day in the Life
Wonder what capacity building looks like? Our “Day in the Life” series follows our Maker VISTA members in varying educational landscapes, as they tackle tasks big and small in their efforts to strengthen and sustain maker-centered learning. Read More…
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Why I Serve: Maker VISTAs Hadiyah Shabazz and Sam Erwin
Our “Why I Serve” series invites you to get to know some of the amazing individuals currently serving as Maker VISTA members who are working to fight poverty through maker education, across the country. Read More…
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Maker VISTA: Boosting Capacity at Drew Charter
Whether by building mobile STEAM Trunks, creating websites, or forging connections in the community, Maker VISTA member at Drew Charter School in Atlanta, Georgia have made an impact through service. They have also accelerated the integration of making at the innovative K-12 school. Read More…
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Grass Valley + Maker VISTA: Accelerating Making and Impact
Grass Valley was committed to integrating more making into students’ day-to-day learning, but needed a jolt of energy and effort to propel their small staff over initial starting speed bumps. Maker VISTA members, through Maker Ed’s Maker VISTa program, provided that accelerating boost. Read More…
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Engaging Maker Educators a World Away: Similarities and Differences in Singapore
In the middle of March 2017, Daniella Shoshan and Stephanie Chang criss-crossed the globe to run professional development workshops in Singapore. Here, they reflect on their experiences.
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A Weekend of Making at Maker VISTA Partner Site Drew Charter: STEAM Day + DESIGNORAMA
The holistic experience of making that is somehow able to integrate the learner’s mind and body, along with the efforts and energies of fellow learners and community members was undeniably achieved and excitingly evident during a recent STEAM extravaganza weekend held at Maker VISTA partner site, Drew Charter School, in Atlanta.
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LEGO Education Maker Curriculum
LEGO Education Maker Curriculum https://education.lego.com/en-us/lessons?Subjects=Maker&pagesize=24
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STEAM at Drew Charter
STEAM at Drew Charter http://steamatdrew.weebly.com/steam-trunks.html
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