Tag: Maker Corps
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Keene Public Library in Keene, NH
by Lyndsey Runyan, Teen Services Librarian Keene Public Library is excited to welcome two new Maker Corp Members to our library for a summer of awesome making, creating, and tinkering with kids and teens. Our library serves as an education, cultural, and social center where citizens of all walks of life come together and learn. Around four…
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Science Center of Iowa in Des Moines, Iowa
by Allison Schwanebeck, Director of Exhibits The Science Center of Iowa (SCI) is excited to be a 2014 Maker Corps site! SCI is fairly new to the Maker movement, but we believe making can be a great way of engaging new and existing audiences. The prototyping, testing, experimenting, invention and innovation that is present in Making…
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Millvale Community Library in Millvale, PA
by Lisa Seel, Millvale Community Library Millvale Community Library (MCL) is excited to be a Maker Corps Host Site for Summer, 2014, and will be welcoming two Maker Corps Members to our family! Millvale Community Library is a small, community-oriented library located just north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Since opening our doors to the public in…
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GEEKBUS in San Antonio, Texas
by Mark Barnett The San Antonio STEM connectory SASTEMIC is happy to announce that we will be continuing our Maker Camps this summer with support from the Maker Education Initiative and the Maker Corps. Last year we hosted 2 Maker Corps members in our pop-up makerspace and served over 250 students. This year we will…
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Maker Corps at Evanston Public Library
by Renee Neumeier | Young Adult Librarian Supervisor Evanston Public Library (epl.org) is very pumped to be returning as a Maker Corps Host Site in 2014! Once again the library will be hosting two Maker Corps members. Evanston Public Library is located in the diverse community of Evanston, Illinois. The library has one main branch downtown…
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Maker Corps at Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, Ohio
By Margaret Aiken | Director of Visitor Engagement Great Lakes Science Center is excited to host two Maker Corps Members this summer in Cleveland, Ohio! Great Lakes Science Center is not just a science center: we are also a NASA Visitor Center, the founding home of MC2 STEM High School and the Cleveland Water Alliance, home of…
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Maker Corps and Maker-Space at Omaha Children’s Museum
By Tyler Swain, Creative Arts and Maker-Space Lead In June 2013 Omaha Children’s Museum embarked on a new chapter of engaging the imagination and creating an excitement about learning by opening Maker-Space, a hands-on permanent exhibit where guests are encouraged to use real tools, new technologies and an ever-changing lineup of materials to…
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Maker Space at Silverton Public School, a 2014 Maker Corps Host Site
By Paul Joyce, STREAM Director, Silverton Public School Silverton is a unique location nestled at 9318’ elevation deep in the San Juan Mountains in beautiful Southwest Colorado. Spending the day in Silverton is a memorable experience, spending the summer here is a defining experience. Winters are for only the hardiest and most committed winter lovers, but the…
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Celebrating Our Maker Corps Mentor Class of 2013
By Steve Davee, Director of Education and Communications 19 States. 34 Host Sites. 108 Maker Corps Mentors. As our pilot summer of Maker Corps winds down, we at Maker Ed would like to take this opportunity to thank and officially acknowledge our Maker Corps Members and their newly earned status as “Maker Corps Mentors.”…
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A Teacher’s Reflections on Maker Corps and Maker Faire Detroit
By Mary Foulke, Maker Corp Member, The Henry Ford “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, either way you are right” This famous quote, from Henry Ford, kept running through my mind this past weekend at Maker Faire Detroit. In fact, it has continued to run through my mind as I…