Search results for: “growing up making”
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Growing Up Making Blog Series – Emily Pilloton
Welcome to Maker Ed’s “Growing up Making” community blog series that highlights how maker educators have been influenced by family and their community. By sharing stories of what inspires maker educators, […]
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Making Spaces 2022
Making Spaces seeks to sustainably integrate making and equity into learning environments across the country. Since 2016, Maker Ed has guided 36 regional networks to design and facilitate professional development […]
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From the Creators of Learning in the Making: Live!
Maker Ed staff members Dora Medrano Ramos and Linda Le share why they created Learning in the Making: Live! as a powerful response to the persistent omission of youth of color and educators of color from the dominant narratives surrounding maker education. As many people across the United States come to grips with the violence…
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The promise and the promises of Making in science education
Bevan, B. (2017). The promise and the promises of Making in science education. Studies in Science Education, 53(1), 75-103. Available at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03057267.2016.1275380 and https://www.ecsite.eu/sites/default/files/bevan_making_sse-min.pdf Abstract Making is a rapidly emerging form […]
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Growing Maker Education in the Midwest: A Making Spaces Story
As a physics teacher at Harding Senior High, the largest Title I high school in Minnesota, I never thought I’d have to kick my students out of class or tell them they had to go home by 5 p.m. But as our school moved towards building projects with our students, this “problem” grew as well.
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Growing From Maker Corps Member to Maker Program Director: Nora Peters’ Educator Story
The Millvale Community Library (MCL), for those of you who don’t know, is an amazing little library in a borough of Pittsburgh, called Millvale. The mission of the MCL—More than a library, an agent of positive change—is clear as soon as you walk through the front doors. It’s really an amazing place to live, work,…
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Ideas for Sparking Maker Support from Important K-12 Stakeholders
By Scott Miller It’s an exciting time to be a maker! It is even more exciting to be an administrator that supports and fosters making in our school and community. […]
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Maker Ed Partners with the Boy Scouts’ Exploring Program and Cognizant to Expand Opportunities for Making to Youth
PRESS RELEASE Maker Ed Partners with the Boy Scouts’ Exploring Program and Cognizant to Expand Opportunities for Making to Youth Partnership will expand the reach and impact of Maker Ed’s […]
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Making Spaces
Making Spaces seeks to sustainably integrate making and equity into learning environments across the country. Since 2016, Maker Ed has guided 36 regional networks to design and facilitate professional development […]
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Reflections on the National Week of Making
The National Week of Making brought together a nation of makers to a series of celebratory events. I was so excited to get the chance to take part in these […]