WICO Workshop: Coding with Chibitronics

Maker Ed’s Community Studio 1808 5th Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

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 and basic electronics. We’ll use the Chibitronics Chibi Chip as a micro-controller and Microsoft MakeCode web-based coding format to create personally meaningful projects. The workshop […]

$100

Designing Learning Progressions Workshop

Maker Ed’s Community Studio 1808 5th Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

How can one maker-centered activity build onto another to support a progressive unit or arc of learning over time? In this two-day workshop, we will wield the needle and thread necessary to weave maker-centered learning into a unit.
 
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$400

WICO Workshop: Pi Day Photograms

Maker Ed’s Community Studio 1808 5th Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

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 by placing objects on photographic paper, exposing it to light and then developing the print.   We’ll provide a wide variety of pi-day themed materials […]

$20

WICO Workshop: Pinholes & Photography

Maker Ed’s Community Studio 1808 5th Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

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 photographic prints. This family-friendly workshop will give learners the chance to learn, make and tinker together. The price of admission includes one adult and one […]

$65

Creative Coding Professional Development: Crafting Computational Identities

Maker Ed’s Community Studio 1808 5th Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

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, […]

$800

Maker Ed Summer Institute

Maker Ed’s Community Studio 1808 5th Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

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 […]

$1500

Exploring Identity through Literature

Virtual Event

Join us for a hands-on workshop to explore textual lineages and their use as a tool to better understand the young learners in your life.

Making as Healing Workshop

Maker Ed’s Community Studio 1808 5th Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

“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, and reset as you move into summer? We invite you to join us for a day-long retreat exploring the healing possibilities of maker-centered learning. As […]

Free