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Making Spaces Sip and See on June 28

June 1, 2022 by Raquel Trinidad Leave a Comment

Making Spaces Sip and See on June 28

Interested in learning more about Making Spaces, Maker Ed’s 33-month program that provides communities with the help they need to activate and sustain maker education through professional development, resources, and community engagement? Join us on Wednesday, June 28, from 2:00-4:00 PT where you’ll have a chance to get a taste of the Making Spaces approach. […]

Filed Under: Community, Events, Maker Moments, Making Spaces, Professional Development Tagged With: community, for educators

Meet Zahra Syed – Weaving Light into Making

May 24, 2022 by Raquel Trinidad Leave a Comment

Meet Zahra Syed – Weaving Light into Making

In this post, we meet Zahra Syed, She/Her, and she is Maker Ed’s Operations Manager. Tell us a little more about you. Hi! I am Zahra. Telling stories, relationships and scrappy making are my positive obsessions. I love sharing food with family and community (my people) and indulging in joyful, fun, leisurely conversations. I love […]

Filed Under: Maker Ed Staff, Meet a Maker, Uncategorized Tagged With: Education, for educators, Interviews, Leadership, Staff, Tinkering

Calling All Oakland Educators: Making As Healing Workshop

May 5, 2022 by Jacqueline Garrett Leave a Comment

Calling All Oakland Educators: Making As Healing Workshop

Are you looking for ways to revive, restore, and reset as you move into summer? Join Maker Ed and Agency by Design Oakland in this day-long, in-person workshop where we will create a space for educators to come together, practice individual and collective healing practices through making, and center community, care, and connection. We will […]

Filed Under: Community, Events, Maker Moments, Meet a Maker, Meetups, Professional Development, Resources, Workshops Tagged With: community, Education, for educators, Programs, Schools, Teachers, Workshops

Meet Donaldo Almazan – Artist and Engineer Designing Maker Ed’s Online Community

April 26, 2022 by Jacqueline Garrett 2 Comments

Meet Donaldo Almazan – Artist and Engineer Designing Maker Ed’s Online Community

In this post, we meet Donaldo Almazan (he/him), an artist and engineer helping to create Maker Ed’s online community for makers and educators, which is launching this summer! Tell us a little more about you. Hello! I’m Donaldo, a Community Engagement Co-lead at Maker Ed. I’m originally from South Texas (Rio Grande Valley ☀️ ) […]

Filed Under: Community, Maker Ed, Maker Ed Staff, Meet a Maker, News Tagged With: Education, for educators, for youth, Tinkering, Young Makers

Teaching for Social Justice: Solidarity in Uprisings & Crisis: Another World is Possible

December 12, 2020 by Stephanie Chang Leave a Comment

Saturday, October 17th, 2020 – 1pm-3pm PDT – Centering Black Lives* Reflect and Build (R&B) session: Wed. Oct. 21 – 5:30pm-7:00pm PDT Join panelists from Black Lives Matter in School (Angela Harris), Black Organizing Project (Desiree McSwaine-Mims), Woke Kindergarten (Akiea “Ki” Gross), and Black Teacher Project (Belinda Bellinger), with a performance by Ciera-Jevae Gordon. The event will be moderated by T4SJ’s own Chela Delgado, teacher, union organizer, and […]

Tagged With: for educators

California STEAM Symposium

December 11, 2020 by Stephanie Chang Leave a Comment

We are proud to announce the 2020 California STEAM Symposium is moving online! To best serve your needs, we are convening the same great Symposium you know and love in a virtual venue. Mark December 11-13, 2020 on your calendar for another wonderful year of inspiration, collaboration, and professional learning. As a #CASTEAM20 participant, you can expect: Focus On […]

Tagged With: for educators

Teaching for Social Justice: Solidarity in Uprisings & Crisis: Unsettling Settler Colonialism

November 14, 2020 by Stephanie Chang Leave a Comment

Saturday, October 17th, 2020 – 1pm-3pm PDT – Centering Black Lives* Reflect and Build (R&B) session: Wed. Oct. 21 – 5:30pm-7:00pm PDT Join panelists from Black Lives Matter in School (Angela Harris), Black Organizing Project (Desiree McSwaine-Mims), Woke Kindergarten (Akiea “Ki” Gross), and Black Teacher Project (Belinda Bellinger), with a performance by Ciera-Jevae Gordon. The event will be moderated by T4SJ’s own Chela Delgado, teacher, union organizer, and […]

Tagged With: for educators

Anti-Racist Education for Makers: You’re Too Comfortable

October 25, 2020 by Stephanie Chang Leave a Comment

Ace is thrilled to introduce 4 workshops in October that explore how to be anti-racist in our maker communities. Working with an amazing peace activist and facilitator, Emily Bowen, these workshops have been crafted to be broadly relevant to the maker community and Ace Makerspace specifically. Schema of Makers Sunday, October 4th  |   Noon – […]

Tagged With: for educators

Anti-Racist Education for Makers: Taking Care of the New Guy

October 18, 2020 by Stephanie Chang Leave a Comment

Ace is thrilled to introduce 4 workshops in October that explore how to be anti-racist in our maker communities. Working with an amazing peace activist and facilitator, Emily Bowen, these workshops have been crafted to be broadly relevant to the maker community and Ace Makerspace specifically. Schema of Makers Sunday, October 4th  |   Noon – […]

Tagged With: for educators

Teaching for Social Justice: Solidarity in Uprisings & Crisis: Centering Black Lives

October 17, 2020 by Stephanie Chang Leave a Comment

Saturday, October 17th, 2020 – 1pm-3pm PDT – Centering Black Lives* Reflect and Build (R&B) session: Wed. Oct. 21 – 5:30pm-7:00pm PDT Join panelists from Black Lives Matter in School (Angela Harris), Black Organizing Project (Desiree McSwaine-Mims), Woke Kindergarten (Akiea “Ki” Gross), and Black Teacher Project (Belinda Bellinger), with a performance by Ciera-Jevae Gordon. The event will be moderated by T4SJ’s own Chela Delgado, teacher, union organizer, and […]

Tagged With: for educators

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