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Maker Ed and Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Launch New Program to Support Making in Schools Nationwide
PRESS RELEASE Google pledges $1 million to support innovative hub model that sustainably integrates making in schools across the country Oakland, Calif., September 2016 – Buoyed by the enthusiasm for maker education […]
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Announcing the Open Portfolio Workshop this fall!
We’re delighted to announce that Maker Ed — in collaboration with the Remake Learning Network — will be offering an east coast Open Portfolio Workshop in Pittsburgh on Nov 15-16, 2016! […]
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Makers of New York: Daniel Lanzilotta
Our Maker VISTA member, Karim Willens, was recently invited to participate in a three-day making seminar at the Dreamyard Institute in the Bronx, NY. There, he heard from and met some […]
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The Hiccups and Hurdles of Makerspace Planning (and How to Avoid Them)
With all the great things about makerspaces, it can be easy to overlook some of the small hiccups and larger hurdles that might come up when making if educators and […]
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Makers of New York: Ezgi Ucar
Our Maker VISTA member, Karim Willens, was recently invited to participate in a three-day making seminar at the Dreamyard Institute in the Bronx, NY. There, he heard from and met some […]
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Growing Up Making – Jakki Spicer
Welcome to Maker Ed’s “Growing up Making” community blog series that highlights how maker educators have been influenced by family and their community. By sharing stories of what inspires maker educators, […]
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Reflections on the National Week of Making
As the final day of the National Maker Faire at University of District of Columbia came to an end, I walked myself, Faire badge still dangling from my neck, towards […]
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Maker Corps 2016: A Snapshot of Summer Making
We are full in the swing of things this 2016 Maker Corps season! We have 78 Maker Corps Members contributing to summer maker education programming at over 40 sites! Summer […]
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Introducing Katie Barthelow, our new Program Manager for Maker Corps!
Hi all! I’m Katie, and I hail from a small island (think 2,000 residents) off the coast of Washington state where I took a ferry to school, and everyone I knew was […]
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Meet Daniella, our new Maker VISTA Program Manager!
When I was young, my favorite things to make were: sandwiches my brother laugh believe I was somehow both incredibly shy and incredibly bossy. I followed rules on the outside and […]
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