Tag: Makerspace
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Maker Corps at the REM Learning Center in Miami, Florida
By Ryan Moreno and Jacqueline Moreno REM Learning Center is proud to have been chosen as a 2014 Maker Corps Host Site! Our Play Make Share program investigates how the integration of methods such as design thinking, systems thinking, computational thinking, play, making, and tinkering within both formal and informal learning environments can be used to…
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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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Cognizant’s Making the Future U.S. 2014 After-school and Summer Program Grants Now Accepting Applications
Cognizant has opened up the 2014 grant application period for Making the Future Afterschool and Summer programs. Child-serving U.S. non-profit organizations wishing to run after-school, in-school, and summer maker programs can apply from October 1 through November 15, 2013. Programs must support the program’s mission, which is to inspire young learners in the STEM disciplines by providing fun,…
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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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United Nations International School’s MakerSpace AKA CoLaboratory
By: Francesca Zammarano, Junior School Technology Integrator & Jacqueline Jenkins, Junior School Divisional Head, United Nations International School UNIS is in its first year of having a CoLaboratory, a room which is just that – an interactive, colorful and vibrant space. Here we allow students to generate and create visible, tangible and exciting products, which they then can…
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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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Making and Maker Corps at the Newark Museum
By Guest Contributor Kim Robledo-Diga, Newark Museum Director for Innovation and Learning Since its beginning, in 1909, Newark Museum has been an institution of art, science, technology and history. Within those areas the Museum has been guided by the philosophy of constructivist learning – a focus on self-guided, hands-on, and interactive learning through the use of…