Search results for: “growing up making”
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Empowering Young People to Shape their Worlds through Maker-Centered Learning
Edward P. Clapp, our guest author and a presenter at Maker Faire New York this weekend, is a principal investigator at Project Zero where he is a co-director of the Agency by Design initiative, an investigation of the promises, practices, and pedagogies of maker-centered learning. Read more…
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Reflections on our 3rd Maker Educator Convening
We’re so pleased and thrilled that we’ve been able to continue offering maker educators a unique opportunity to connect in person, at an event focused on making and learning, and in May 2017, we hosted our 3rd annual Maker Educator Convening.
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Maker Corps 2017 is here!
Introducing Our Network of Maker Corps Rockstars! A small microscope made out of wood and saved for decades. Memories of working in Grandma’s craft store. A tale of hoarding a favorite […]
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Maker Moments: February 2017
Making MAKING Happen Through Maker VISTA Our Maker VISTA program focuses on overcoming poverty through maker education. Maker VISTA members serve at partner sites around the country to impact organizations and […]
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Meet Keyana Stevens, our Communications Manager
Although this is an introductory blog post, I’ve actually been at Maker Ed for 6 months now, working behind-the-scenes running our blog, social media accounts, and other communications needs. I’ve […]
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Makerspace Road Trip Underlines Common Questions Uniting the Maker Educator Community
About the author: In 2016, Kate Murray stepped away from her position as lead maker educator at Space 8, an educational makerspace designed for 8- to 12-year-olds, to embark on a motorcycle journey from […]
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Maker Moments: January 2017
Making MAKING Happen Through Maker VISTA Our Maker VISTA program focuses on overcoming poverty through maker education. Maker VISTA members serve at partner sites around the country to impact organizations and […]
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Kate Murray’s Makerspace Road Trip Highlights an International Community of Maker Educators
About the author: In 2016, Kate Murray stepped away from her position as lead maker educator at Space 8, an educational makerspace designed for 8- to 12-year-olds, to embark on a motorcycle journey from […]
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Reflecting on Our Values
Dear Maker Ed Community, 2016 has been quite a year of change for Maker Ed and for the larger national and international community in which we reside. For Maker Ed, […]
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Impact
The Making Spaces program is led by Maker Ed with support from The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh (CMP) that aims to build sustainable and meaningful integration of maker education in […]