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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]