Big Ideas in Small-Town Makerspaces
Patrons at the Ignacio Community Library in Colorado explore the IDEA LAB makerspace, where they can access free tools to pursue personal projects and learn new skills. (Photo courtesy of Ignacio ...
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A decade and a half later, Atlanta’s makerspaces adapt, survive, thrive
The 2010s witnessed a flourishing of the collective artisan ethos in Georgia, with makerspaces hanging out shingles around the state. Modeled after late ’90s hackerspaces, envisioned as nonprofit communities of artists and fabricators -- places to work with your hands alongside like-minded creators -- these communal workshops and their memberships…
MSA pushes for accessible makerspaces
From sewing machines to 3D printers, makerspaces at the University of Minnesota provide students with a vast array of opportunities for creation and collaboration, and the Minnesota Student ...
The new Vo-Tech: Transforming vocational workshops into 21st century learning labs
It’s no secret: the way students learn today is different. Curriculum is shifting, subjects are blending, and methods for engaging students are changing – but are facilities adapting to the increasing ...
Makerspaces, Hackerspaces and Community-Scale Production in Detroit and Beyond
During the mid-1980s, spaces began to emerge across Europe where computer hackers could convene for mutual support and camaraderie. In the past few years, the idea of fostering such shared, physical ...
11 resources for STEM, STEAM, and makerspaces
It’s easy enough to decide to focus more on a specific topic or skill, such as STEM, in the classroom, but it’s sometimes more difficult to find tools and resources to support that skill. Teachers ...
Using design thinking to support makerspaces
Creating makerspaces and incorporating them into schools involves more than coming up with project ideas. Typically, when schools add makerspaces, they’re also looking to shift their education goals ...
Maker Culture Has a ‘Deeply Unsettling’ Gender Problem
Makerspaces may be one of the most exciting elements on any school’s campus. But a lack of focus around culture and gender inclusiveness are stunting its true promise, according to a new report out of ...
How Makerspaces in Schools Help Students Learn to Code
Makerspaces in schools are giving educators new options to teach students core coding concepts. Learn why makerspaces could be right for your classroom. Eli has been eagerly pursuing a journalistic ...
11 resources for STEM, STEAM, and makerspaces
It’s easy enough to decide to focus more on a specific topic or skill, such as STEM, in the classroom, but it’s sometimes more difficult to find tools and resources to support that skill. Teachers ...
Teachers share tips on making makerspaces accessible to all
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Drexel’s ExCITe Center Releases First National Study of K-12 Education Makerspaces
The ExCITe Center at Drexel University released Making Culture, the first in-depth examination of K-12 education makerspaces nationwide, revealing the significance of cultural aspects of making that enable learning.
A rural Montana district goes all in on makerspaces
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UWs Wyrkshop Mobile Makerspaces Prepare to Hit the Road
Emily Leinen, UW mobile makerspace coordinator, talks to invited guests at a ribbon-cutting event for the Wyrkshop Mobile Makerspace program Oct. 3. Equipment in these mobile makerspaces includes 3D ...
9 ways schools can create better makerspaces
Makerspaces and maker culture have quickly become a favorite of STEAM advocates, and new research shows that makerspaces can be highly effective at helping elementary students develop skills such as ...
Maker Network connects maker organizations on campus, increases accessibility of makerspaces
Andy Braren wanted to make building things easier at Tufts. With this goal in mind, in 2013 — during his sophomore year at Tufts — he started Tufts MAKE as a subgroup under the Tufts Human Factors and ...
4 Pa. Colleges Get Makerspaces to Serve Manufacturers
Penn State, Westmoreland Community College, Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Community College of Allegheny County will receive $1.5 million for spaces that give tech manufacturers access to equipment and services.
Effective Access Technology Conferences and Workshops
"Accessibility is the idea of making things accessible to all people no matter what their abilities. One way to accomplish this is by developing innovative technologies that provide greater access, ...
5 must-haves for school makerspaces
School makerspaces have emerged as centers of creativity, problem solving, collaboration, and more. These skills–often referred to as soft skills, but also known as durable skills for their importance ...
Technology and Innovation Skills Workshops
Technology and Innovation Skills Workshops are professional development courses designed to empower teachers and other professionals to integrate new technologies into the classroom.3D Design and Circuits with TinkerCad: