Tag: Maker Corps
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Making as a Celebration: Increasing Access to Creative Technology at the Free Library of Philadelphia
By K-Fai Steele, Free Library of Philadelphia It’s easy to focus on Philadelphia’s deficits: it is the most impoverished of the top-ten large cities in the United States: 28% of Philadelphians (between 430,000 and 440,000 people) live below the federal poverty line. 39% percent (135,000) of those people are children. 23 public schools closed this…
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Maker Ed Places 108 Corps Members in Maker Movement Organizations
Press Release Maker Corps Engages Thousands of Youth in Activities That Inspire Innovation & Entrepreneurship Oakland, CA, June 11, 2013: The Maker Education Initiative (Maker Ed) will announce its first successful year of Maker Corps at the Clinton Global Initiative in Chicago, a gathering that includes NGO Leaders, CEOs, STEM Educators and top government officials.…
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Maker Ed Celebrates Anniversary at Maker Faire Bay Area
San Mateo, CA, May 15, 2013— The Maker Education Initiative (Maker Ed) celebrates its one year anniversary at Maker Faire Bay Area with an event on Thursday, May 16, 2013 from 2-3 pm. Maker Ed was created by Dale Daugherty, CEO of Maker Media and founder of Maker Faire, as the non-profit, educational arm of the maker…
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Maker Education Initiative Announces Summer Campaign At the White House
By Paloma Garcia-Lopez, Executive Director Today at the White House Science Fair, I had the great pleasure of meeting President Obama whose enthusiasm and support for inspiring the next generation of innovators was truly contagious. While the President spoke with young scientists about their projects, including “Super Awesome Sylvia” who designed a drawing robot that…
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The Free Library of Philadelphia: A Maker Corps Host Site Providing Meaningful Experiences for Teens
By K-Fai Steele, Free Library of Philadelphia How can the Library have a meaningful impact on a teen in Philadelphia? How can we leverage resources to democratize creative learning in every neighborhood in the city? What does it take to fulfill the Free Library’s mission—to advance literacy, guide learning, and inspire curiosity—to teens? …
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The Maker Mindset: Albemarle County Public Schools & Maker Corps
By Chad Ratliff and Pam Moran, District Administrators, Albemarle County Public Schools (Charlottesville, VA) A few weeks ago, some of our young people reminded us that “making” is a mindset that can occur any time, any place. During a snow day, a group of kids were co-opted by a local teenage video “maker” into creating…
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Tinker, Hack, Invent at The Henry Ford
By Christopher Hemler, Curator of Education, The Henry Ford (Dearborn, MI) Founded in 1929 by Henry Ford as the Edison Institute Schools, The Henry Ford has grown into America’s Greatest History Attraction. A single destination with five distinct attractions, it includes Henry Ford Museum, Greenfield Village, The Henry Ford IMAX Theatre, the Ford Rouge Factory…
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Maker Space and Maker Corps at the NY Hall of Science
By David Wells, Manager of Creative Making & Learning, NYSCI The New York Hall of Science is very excited to be hosting five members of the Maker Corps team this summer! We launched our Maker Space last spring and have been designing and implementing a wide variety of programs for kids & adults of all…
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A MakerSpace & Maker Corps at The Great Falls Public Library
By Sean Anderson, Great Falls Public Library Information Specialist The Great Falls Public Library is excited to join the ranks of libraries offering a MakerSpace for children and young adults to learn and experiment in the dynamic worlds of robotics, electronics, and just about anything else we can come up with. …
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Maker Corps Meets Mozilla Hive NYC
By Leah Gilliam, Portfolio Strategist | Mozilla | Hive NYC Mozilla Hive NYC Learning Network or Hive NYC is a city-wide idea factory and learning laboratory with a focus on openness, innovation and opportunity for youth, educators and makers. The network is a coalition of 40 non-profit organizations—libraries, museums, media clubs and after-school programs—that create experiences for youth to explore their…