Celebrate Valentine’s Day at this evening of tinkering with art, science and technology at the Maker Ed Community Studio as we explore LEDs, copper tape, soldering irons and a wide variety of craft materials. You’ll get an introduction to the basics of creating a light-up card that expresses your most (or least) romantic feelings thorugh […]
Are you interested in getting started with physical programming, creative coding and tinkering with art science and technology? Join Wonderful Idea Co for a introduction to paper circuits, block-based programming […]
Celebrate Pi Day with the Wonderful Idea Co. team with special guest facilitator Modesto Tamez. In this fun hands-on workshop you will create photograms or images created without a camera […]
Join Wonderful Idea Co educators and special guest facilitator Modesto Tamez for a introduction to the physical properties of light, building pinhole cameras out of everyday materials and developing the […]
Join Maker Ed for pancakes with local chefs, a signature cocktail from Bar Agricole, hands-on making activities, a silent auction, and more!
Join special guest Leah Beuchley for a workshop that will introduce different ways that youth can integrate computation with craft, art, and design. These practices support personal expression and explorations of identity and culture through computing. We will examine research on the connections between art, culture, and engagement in education. We will play with programming, […]
The Maker Ed Summer Institute will bring together maker educators and advocates to build a community of practice in support of powerful maker education programs. Through a combination of workshops, discussions, skill sharing, break-outs, reflection and collaborative work time, we will deepen our practice, learn from each other, and design together for equity in our […]
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation and that is an act of political warfare.” – Audre Lorde Oakland educators, are you looking for ways to revive, restore, […]
