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A Note on the Closure of Maker Media

June 10, 2019 by Maker Ed Staff 1 Comment

We’ve heard the news too, and our thoughts go out to our friends and colleagues at Maker Media. Make: Magazine and Maker Faires have worked hard to shine a light on making, tinkering, and the DIY ethos for a wider audience over the last decade, and we are sad to hear that they have halted operations. Read more…

Filed Under: Maker Faire, News Tagged With: Maker Faire

Ed Café at Maker Faire Bay Area 2014

May 15, 2014 by Stephanie Chang Leave a Comment

Ed Café at Maker Faire Bay Area 2014

Looking for us at Maker Faire? At Maker Faire – this Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18, 2014 from 10am-8pm & 10am-6pm respectively, Maker Ed will be hosting the Ed Café, an intimate gathering of venerable educators who will be sharing their stories and wisdom – all about making in education. From the start of Maker Faire on […]

Filed Under: Events, Maker Faire, Maker Faire Ed Stage, News Tagged With: Maker Faire

Maker Corps Host Sites in Miami, FL

March 6, 2014 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

A S.T.E.A.M.ing hot Maker Ed coalition is coming to Miami! Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science, MIAMade at The LAB Miami, and REM Learning Center’s Play Make Share Program are proud to be teaming up with Maker Education Initiative to kickstart Maker Education in Miami-Dade County Florida. As hosts of the Maker Corps Summer […]

Filed Under: Community, Maker Corps, News Tagged With: Education, Maker Corps, Maker Faire, Makerspace, Museums, Schools, STEAM, Teachers, Tinkering, VISTA

A Teacher’s Reflections on Maker Corps and Maker Faire Detroit

August 20, 2013 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Community, News Tagged With: Maker Corps, Maker Faire, Museums, Teachers

Maker Ed Celebrates Anniversary at Maker Faire Bay Area

May 14, 2013 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Community, News Tagged With: Maker Corps, Maker Faire, Maker Faire Bay Area, Press Release

Tinker, Hack, Invent at The Henry Ford

February 26, 2013 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Community, News Tagged With: Maker Corps, Maker Faire, Museums, Tinkering

Education Highlights at the Portland, Oregon Mini Maker Faire

September 18, 2012 by Maker Ed Staff 3 Comments

September 18,2012, by Steve Davee This past weekend, the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI) hosted Portland’s first Mini Maker Faire.  I was fortunate to participate as a Maker, and to be able to observe and document some of the excitement surrounding an impressive variety of educational experiences. To explore the Faire, I hopped […]

Filed Under: Community, News Tagged With: Family, Maker Faire, Museums, Programs

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