Topic: Visioning
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MakerEd Program Visioning Guide
These visioning activities were created in collaboration with educators across the country during our Making Spaces program (2016-2022). This package is now available to all folx working to integrate hands-on, learner-driven, equitable learning into their work. The 6 modules of activities are designed to support you throughout the program design journey, whether you are teaching…
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Shaping Educator Learning Communities-A Quick Guide
This quick guide is produced for anyone invested in supporting teacher learning and development. Whether you’re an administrator or non-profit partner, the intention of this guide is to focus your attention as a prospective learning community leader on concrete needs of in-school educators.
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MakerEd’s Youth Makerspace Playbook
This comprehensive handbook for educators in any setting offers practical suggestions on finding spaces to make, outfitting spaces with tools and materials, exploring the possible educational approaches within spaces, and sustaining spaces in the long-term.
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Makers in the Library Toolkit
This robust visioning and planning toolkit offers resources for building community-driven makerspaces in library settings.
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Supporting Making-Centered Experiences in Distance-Learning Contexts
This research brief captures various approaches to creating distance maker-centered learning experiences. It outlines key components of making, design considerations for access, as well as snapshots of how organizations have adapted their maker-centered programming in response to COVID-19 in-person closures.
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Nation of Makers’ Anti-Racism Resources
This website includes action items, ways to advocate, and a host of resources and readings to support you in becoming an anti-racist maker and educator.
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STEAM at Drew Charter
Learn about how Drew Charter School leverages mobile makerspaces to integrate STEAM into core classes and access supply lists to create your own STEAM cart!
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NYSCI Design Make Play: A Blueprint: Maker Programs for Youth
If you are interested in starting a Maker program in your community, here is a resource guide to put you on a path that can turn that idea into a reality. Let the planning process begin!
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Middle school maker journey
In this article, middle school teacher Kevin Jarrett reviews the manifesto, mantra, and materials necessary to make a middle school maker program from scratch.