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Calling All Makers! Free Resources from Design Squad Maker

June 23, 2022 by Isabel Leave a Comment

Calling All Makers! Free Resources from Design Squad Maker

Our friends at Design Squad Maker and GBH Boston PBS have an amazing new project we want to promote: their new Design Squad Maker tool-kit and app! Tailored for youth aged 8-11 and their caregivers, this offering arrives at the perfect time–ready for the summer vacation season. Read more about these organizations, their work, and […]

Filed Under: Learning Approaches, News, Partnerships, Project Ideas, Videos + Project Guides, Young Makers Tagged With: for caregivers, for youth, Museums, Project Ideas, STEM

Learning in the Making: Stamps & Patterns

December 2, 2020 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Learning in the Making: Stamps & Patterns

Patterns are all around us. Some are found in nature. Some are made by people. A pattern is a repeated decorative design. Patterns can tell stories and be used as a way of communicating. Since patterns repeat over and over again, it could be useful to have a tool that helps you easily recreate the same shape or image. That’s where stamps come in! A stamp is a tool that has an image on one end and a handle, or something to hold, on the other. The image on a stamp is not flat, but raised up. When you dip the image of the stamp into ink or paint and press it against a piece of paper, your image is transferred over. Patterns can be drawn out, but that would take a lot of time. Stamps give us a chance to play with making patterns.  

Filed Under: Learning in the Making: LIVE!, Videos + Project Guides Tagged With: art, patterns, Project Ideas

Learning in the Making: Storytelling

June 12, 2020 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Learning in the Making: Storytelling

Everyone has stories to tell. These stories could be true or could come entirely from your imagination. Who are the characters? What world do they live in? What challenges do they face? Authors have the power to share their vision of a different world. Storytelling also connects us to our history and our ancestors. By creating stories we help other people see different ways of living. In our activities over the next two weeks, we will engage in some imaginative world making — where we will create fantastic characters and settings that expand our imagination of what is possible and what is important. Read more…

Filed Under: Learning in the Making: LIVE!, Videos + Project Guides Tagged With: Project Ideas

Learning in the Making: Visual Poetry

May 15, 2020 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Learning in the Making: Visual Poetry

Looking for something fun to make at home? Each week we are collecting and curating resources around a topic and this week is visual poetry.

Poetry is all around us—in books and magazines and in the lyrics to your favorite hip hop song. Whether written on paper or spoken out loud, poetry taps into the power of words to express feelings, communicate ideas, and tell stories. A visual poem (sometimes known as a concrete poem) is a written poem that creates a visual image that relates to its meaning. We will be using our imaginations and creativity to create different shapes with words! Here’s some inspiration to get you started. Read more…

Filed Under: Learning in the Making: LIVE!, Videos + Project Guides Tagged With: ELA, language arts, Project Ideas

Learning in the Making: Sewing

April 24, 2020 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Learning in the Making: Sewing

Do you have mismatched socks lying around? Don’t throw them out! Sew them into a stuffed creature of your very own. Stuffed animals can provide a source of comfort in times of stress, reducing loneliness and anxiety. Here’s some inspiration to get you started. Read more…

Filed Under: Learning in the Making: LIVE!, Videos + Project Guides Tagged With: Project Ideas, Sewing

Learning in the Making: Music

April 17, 2020 by Maker Ed Staff 3 Comments

Learning in the Making: Music

Close your eyes and listen. What do you hear? Birds chirping? Cars passing by? Laughter? Sounds are all around you, and all of those sounds are created by vibrations! Throughout history, people around the world have used vibration to create music as a source of joy, to mark important events, and to unite people during difficult times. Check out this activity to learn how vibrations create sound, and join us as we build some instruments and make music together! Read more…

Filed Under: Learning in the Making: LIVE!, Videos + Project Guides Tagged With: Music, Project Ideas

Learning in the Making: Cooking

April 10, 2020 by Maker Ed Staff 2 Comments

Learning in the Making: Cooking

Looking for something fun to make at home? Each week we are collecting and curating resources around a topic and this week is cooking. Chefs do so much more than simply combine ingredients to make delicious meals, and they have a lot in common with mathematicians and scientists. They rely on scientific principles – especially with baking – and use math for a range of functions, from measurement to ratios, to conversations! Read more…

Filed Under: Learning in the Making: LIVE!, Videos + Project Guides Tagged With: cooking, Project Ideas

Learning in the Making: Zines

April 3, 2020 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Learning in the Making: Zines

Looking for something fun to make at home? Each week we are collecting and curating resources around a topic and this week is zines. We are focusing on making with what you have around the house. Here’s some inspiration to get you started! Read more…

Filed Under: Learning in the Making: LIVE!, Videos + Project Guides Tagged With: art, Project Ideas, zines

Learning in the Making: Design

March 30, 2020 by Maker Ed Staff Leave a Comment

Learning in the Making: Design

Suggested supplies:

– Planning supplies: paper, pencil, markers, crayons
– Base material: cardboard, construction paper, felt, fabric
– Structural support: Chenille stems (pipe cleaners), craft sticks, straws, twist-ties, paper clips
– Connecting materials: tape, yarn, hot glue gun, glue sticks
– Decorating materials: pom poms, ribbon, yarn, markers

Filed Under: Learning in the Making: LIVE!, Videos + Project Guides Tagged With: design challenge, design thinking, livestream, Project Ideas

Zines as Expressions of Community Change

February 11, 2020 by Dora Medrano Ramos Leave a Comment

Zines as Expressions of Community Change

At Maker Ed, we believe that in order to have an impact across the country it is important to also partner with educators locally. One of our local connections is with Achieve Academy, a TK-6 public charter school in Oakland, CA. At our second workshop, we engaged in a Tinkering to Discover lesson focused on imagining change we would like to see in the community in which the school is located, Oakland. This lesson integrated zine-making, social justice themes, and English Language Arts content based on expressed educator need and interest from feedback at our first workshop. Read more…

Filed Under: Professional Development Tagged With: art, low tech, Project Ideas, zines

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