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Explora: cultivating an ecosystem of maker educators in New Mexico

February 24, 2021 by Maker Ed Leave a Comment

Explora: cultivating an ecosystem of maker educators in New Mexico

This article is part of a series of interviews with our partner organizations in the Making Spaces program. Read more Hub Highlights here.  Meet Explora Explora Science Center & Children’s Museum of Albuquerque is an innovative experiential learning center located in the heart of Old Town Albuquerque featuring over 250 interactive exhibits and activities in […]

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Agency by Design Oakland: Responding to the demands of distance learning in a digital divide

January 26, 2021 by Maker Ed Leave a Comment

Agency by Design Oakland: Responding to the demands of distance learning in a digital divide

This article is part of a series of interviews with our partner organizations in the Making Spaces program. Read more Hub Highlights here.  Meet Agency by Design Oakland Agency by Design Oakland grew out of Project Zero’s Agency by Design research project, based at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The original project, which lasted from […]

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Grounded in Community: How spectrUM Discovery Area Supports Making for Rural and Tribal Youth in Montana

December 4, 2020 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Grounded in Community: How spectrUM Discovery Area Supports Making for Rural and Tribal Youth in Montana

This article is part of a series of interviews with our partner organizations in the Making Spaces program. Read more Hub Highlights here.  Tell us a little bit about your organization and the learners that you serve! The spectrUM Discovery Area began as a mobile science tent in 2007 and has blossomed into a year-round […]

Filed Under: Making Spaces Tagged With: Cohort 4, Hub Highlights

Moonlighter FabLab: Virtual Summer Camp, PPE, and Maker Faire Miami

October 29, 2020 by Lauren Penney Leave a Comment

Moonlighter FabLab: Virtual Summer Camp, PPE, and Maker Faire Miami

This article is part of a series of interviews with our partner organizations in the Making Spaces program. Read more Hub Highlights here.  Tell us a little bit about your organization and the learners that you serve! Moonlighter FabLab is a 501(c)3 non-profit S.T.E.A.M. Learning Center and Fabrication Lab in Miami, Florida, dedicated to empowering […]

Filed Under: Making Spaces Tagged With: Cohort 4, Hub Highlights, Moonlighter Fab Lab

Supporting a Maker-Centered Ecosystem in Sacramento

October 21, 2020 by Lauren Penney Leave a Comment

Supporting a Maker-Centered Ecosystem in Sacramento

This article is part of a series of interviews with our partner organizations in the Making Spaces program — in this edition, we hear from the Innovation Center at Folsom Lake College. Read more Hub Highlights here.  Tell us a little bit about your organization and the learners that you serve! The Innovation Center is […]

Filed Under: Making Spaces Tagged With: Cohort 4, Hub Highlights

Adapting to a Virtual World at Northcentral Technical College

September 28, 2020 by Lauren Penney Leave a Comment

Adapting to a Virtual World at Northcentral Technical College

This article is part of a series of interviews with our partner organizations in the Making Spaces program. Read more Hub Highlights here.  Tell us a little bit about your organization and the learners that you serve! Northcentral Technical College (NTC) is a customer-focused, accessible provider of innovative lifelong learning that builds a globally competitive […]

Filed Under: Making Spaces Tagged With: Cohort 4, Hub Highlights

A Community Spark for Play: Maker-Centered Learning at Knock Knock Children’s Museum

September 9, 2020 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

A Community Spark for Play: Maker-Centered Learning at Knock Knock Children’s Museum

This article is part of a series of interviews with our partner organizations in the Making Spaces program. Read more Hub Highlights here.  Can you imagine very young children… Making and tinkering with a chicken coop on campus? Gardening on the Go? Taking part in a You “Grow” Girl program? Making cardboard arcade games? Hosting […]

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Checking In with Our Making Spaces Hubs: Updates from the Field

August 27, 2020 by Lauren Penney Leave a Comment

Checking In with Our Making Spaces Hubs: Updates from the Field

Making Spaces is a 30-month professional learning and capacity building program designed to support local leadership around maker education and build the foundation for lasting, embedded change in pedagogy, community, and culture. We select a new cohort of partner organizations (Hubs) each year, and work with the cohort for an initial six months to develop […]

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