Thanks to a National Science Foundation grant, Maker Ed will collaborate with TSL, Albemarle County Public Schools, and the San Mateo County Office of Education to improve school-based assessment practices in maker-centered education.
2017 Highlights: Maker Corps Members Bring New Energy to Mayborn Museum’s Design Den
Our work wouldn’t be possible without the dedication, passion, and inspiration that our partners bring to their schools and organizations each day, and we’re grateful to know and support each and every one of them. Let’s visit Waco, Texas where the Design Den at Baylor University’s Mayborn Museum was abuzz all summer with maker programming for local youth. Read more…
Maker Moments: Snapshots from Maker VISTA, December 2017
Our Maker VISTA program focuses on overcoming poverty through maker education. Maker VISTA members serve at partner sites around the country to impact organizations and the wider community through partnership development, volunteer recruitment, community building, resource creation, educator training, and much more.
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2017 Highlights: How Maker VISTA Builds Bridges Between Learning Spaces
As 2017 comes to a close, we want to take time to highlight the many achievements of our program participants, partner organizations, and staff members this year. Our work wouldn’t be possible without the dedication, passion, and inspiration that our partners bring to their schools and organizations each day, and we’re grateful to know and support each and every one of them. Read more…
Trey Lathe Leaves a Strong Maker Ed After Three Years of Service
After three years of service to our organization, Warren (Trey) Lathe has resigned from his position as Executive Director of Maker Ed. Maker Ed continues to evolve since its founding five years ago, and we are grateful for Trey’s guidance over the last three years.
Maker Moments: Snapshots from a New Season of Maker VISTA
Our Maker VISTA program focuses on overcoming poverty through maker education. Maker VISTA members serve at partner sites around the country to impact organizations and the wider community through partnership development, volunteer recruitment, community building, resource creation, educator training, and much more.
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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 more…
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.
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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.
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Getting Started with Making: Three Back-To-School Project Ideas
It’s back-to-school time, and one of the best ways to get excited about the new school year is to engage colleagues and/or students in a making activity! Making is an awesome opportunity to get adults and youth excited, have them engage a “hands-on and mind-on” approach.
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