Tag: design thinking
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Reflections from Maker Ed Staff
Some of our current team members have written a reflection about their work at Maker Ed that they would like to share with the community. From Dora Medrano Ramos: While I am deeply saddened by the news of Maker Ed’s closure, I am also proud of the incredible work our team has been able to…
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Making as Healing: Reflecting On An In-Person Workshop for Oakland Educators
The last several years have been incredibly difficult for educators. On June 4th, we celebrated a milestone by having our first in-person event since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. For this event, we collaborated, co-designed, and co-facilitated with Agency by Design Oakland (AbDO), their Director Paula Mitchell and phenomenal Oakland Educator, Abdul-Haqq Khalifah. During…
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Making Spaces Spotlight: Two Incredible Organizations in Pittsburgh
This article is a part of series of interview with our partner organizations in the Making Spaces program. Read more Hub Highlights. Meet New Castle Area School District and Matt’s Maker Space New Castle Area School District (NCASD) is a public school district located in Southwestern Pennsylvania that services a diverse student population of approximately…
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Making Spaces Spotlight: Decatur Makers
This article is a part of series of interview with our partner organizations in the Making Spaces program. Read more Hub Highlights. Meet Decatur Makers Decatur Makers is an all-ages non-profit community makerspace with a mission of empowering a community of creatives, builders and learners to support education, economic development and building community. Our programs…
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Making Spaces Spotlight: Wayne RESA
This article is part of a series of interviews with our partner organizations in the Making Spaces program. Read more Hub Highlights. Meet Wayne RESA The Wayne Regional Educational Service Agency, also known as Wayne RESA, provides services to 33 traditional school districts and 101 Public School Academies in Wayne County, Michigan. It is a…
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Learning in the Making: Shapes in Nature
Looking for something fun to make at home? Each week we are collecting and curating resources around a topic and the next two weeks are about structural engineering—buildings constructed by animals (May 6) and humans (May 13)! Join us in Learning in the Making: LIVE! This will be a two part series with special guest…
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Learning in the Making: Design
Suggested supplies: – Planning supplies: paper, pencil, markers, crayons – Base material: cardboard, construction paper, felt, fabric – Structural support: Chenille stems (pipe cleaners), craft sticks, straws, twist-ties, paper clips – Connecting materials: tape, yarn, hot glue gun, glue sticks – Decorating materials: pom poms, ribbon, yarn, markers
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Making MAKING Journals
By Jessica Gray Schipp, Maker AmeriCorps VISTA at the Lighthouse Community Charter School Creativity Lab Journal, sketchbook, notebook, blog, book, diary, scrapbook, daybook, log — no matter what you call these information collectors, they all do the same sort of something. They provide a way to document our experiences. They can be shared or private, written or…