Tag: VISTA
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#40Forward: Maker Ed rethinks women in making with Google for Entrepreneurs
Maker Ed is thrilled to announce that we are a part of the Google for Entrepreneurs #40Forward challenge. We are one of forty startup communities taking new approaches to increase the representation of women in our community by 25% in 2014. Through its core programs, Maker Ed will be working with organizations and educators, particularly female…
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Maker Ed teams up with Rally.org in a Month of Making Money
By Rachel Goldman Alper, Director of Strategic Alliances March 3, 2014: It may be snowing outside as I write this, but March holds the promise of the big thaw and lots of exciting springtime growth. In that spirit, Maker Ed is partnering with Rally.org to promote the fundraising efforts of a selection of our Maker…
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Making MAKING Journals
By Jessica Gray Schipp, Maker AmeriCorps VISTA at the Lighthouse Community Charter School Creativity Lab Journal, sketchbook, notebook, blog, book, diary, scrapbook, daybook, log — no matter what you call these information collectors, they all do the same sort of something. They provide a way to document our experiences. They can be shared or private, written or…
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Welcome Jeremy Mitchell and Maker AmeriCorps VISTAs
By Paloma Garcia-Lopez As students take their final quizzes before winter break and educators reflect on their year of service, Maker Ed has been gearing up for a robust expansion of maker programming rather than winding down. This season, Maker Ed staff witnessed the swearing in of our Maker Americorps VISTA Leader, Jeremy Mitchell. Chad…
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Maker Ed Announces New STEM-Related Partnership with AmeriCorps VISTA
Press release: Oakland, CA, August 26, 2013— Maker Ed Announces New STEM-Related Partnership with AmeriCorps VISTA Collaboration echoes goals of President Obama’s effort to increase national service opportunities The Maker Education Initiative (Maker Ed) today announced a partnership with the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to place 22 AmeriCorps VISTA…