Educators: Want to meet other educators interested in or who are already incorporating making into the classroom? Then attend the East Bay Maker Educator Meetup at the East Bay Mini Maker Faire on Sunday, October 21st. Thanks to Maker Ed and Park Day School, educators qualify for $5 tickets (advance sale only) to the Maker Faire. We’ll start with […]
Maker Ed is offering a two-day intensive workshop for educators eager to integrate maker-centered learning into their own practice. Spend two days learning by doing and creating a maker-centered learning project to use in your own class, library, or workshop. Our coaching team will support you as you learn to integrate new tools into your […]
In this free, online, twelve-day bootcamp, participants will take the KQED Teach course “Digital Portfolios with Maker Ed” along with a supportive community of fellow educators, and participate in additional activities not available in the self-paced version of the course.
Join us for an opportunity to learn together, get a sneak peak of our new home in Berkeley before the official opening of the Maker Ed Community Studio, and participate in the design of one of our upcoming workshops!
Join us for an opportunity to learn together, get a sneak peak of our new home in Berkeley before the official opening of the Maker Ed Community Studio, and participate in the design of one of our upcoming workshops!
Join us for three days of intensive, hands-on, minds-on learning that culminates in the creation of your own maker-centered activity or lesson tailored to your learning environment. During this time, we will progressively deepen our understanding of key foundations of maker-centered learning by stepping into our learners’ shoes and experiencing activities from their perspective.
Register for Making to Learn
How can documentation support assessment? In the first part of this two-day workshop, we will explore different ways to make learning visible. Using this experience, we will design an assessment or strategy tailored to your environment.
Register for Documenting for Assessment
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 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 […]
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.
Register for Designing Learning Progressions
