Subject: Maker Education
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Cyber Arcade: Programming and Making with micro:bit
This curriculum is a fun and creative introduction to computer science and hands-on making for makers in elementary and middle school grade levels with little to no experience in programming and 3D design. Using a Micro:bit and MakeCode, young makers practice problem-solving and teamwork to create interactive arcade games.
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Learning to Be Brave and Breathe: An Interview with Reyna Hamilton
In this interview, Maker Ed chats with Reyna Hamilton: a versatile educator, maker, and tinkerer; Manager of School Programs at UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science; and guest host on Learning in the Making: Shapes in Nature Parts 1 and 2.
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From the Creators of Learning in the Making: Live!
In this essay, Dora Medrano Ramos and Linda Le share why they created Learning in the Making, an online video series that serves as a powerful response to the persistent omission of youth of color and educators of color from the dominant narratives surrounding maker education.
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Practical Guide to Open Portfolios
This guide distills some of the best practices for documentation and portfolio creation as a means of assessment in maker-centered learning environments
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Makerspace @ the Tech cookbook
This comprehensive handbook documents maker-centered programming and activities for a drop-in museum context and includes learning goals, materials lists, set-up, facilitation tips, and more!
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Girl Scouts: Get making with get moving!
In this booklet, discover what the Maker Movement is and how it can bring exciting hands-on activities related to energy into the Girl Scouts Get Moving! Journey.
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Lighthouse Creativity Lab Project Guides
This collection of 10 project guides offers vibrant snapshots of maker-centered learning in a formal K-12 school setting with cross-curricular, hands-on activity ideas.
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Supporting Making-Centered Experiences in Distance-Learning Contexts
This research brief captures various approaches to creating distance maker-centered learning experiences. It outlines key components of making, design considerations for access, as well as snapshots of how organizations have adapted their maker-centered programming in response to COVID-19 in-person closures.
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Whose Agency? Building Critical Consciousness through Maker-Centered Learning and Arts Integration
In this Ignite Talk, Kurt Kaaekuahiwi and his students explore how art and making can impact engagement within the course. Kurt asks, “How do we humanize using Arts and Making in ways that promoted critical consciousness?”
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Incorporating Maker-Centered Learning at Van Ness
In this video, you will learn how Maker-centered learning is integrated throughout students’ work at Van Ness Elementary School.