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Sylvia Libow Martinez in Year in the Making

Jan 5, 2017

Google Trends - Makerspace, Hackerspace, Fablab

What is: makerspace, hackerspace, Fab Lab, FabLearn?

What’s in a name? These spaces support learning…

JackieGerstein Ed.D. in Year in the Making

Dec 30, 2016

The Imperative of Experiential and Hands-On Learning

Originally posted at https://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2016/12/23/the-imperative-of-experiential-and-hands-on-learning/

For the past several decades, I have had my feet in both elementary education and…

Elisabeth Bostwick in Year in the Making

Jul 31, 2016

Cultivating a Maker Mindset

Launching MakerSpace

JackieGerstein Ed.D. in Year in the Making

Jan 9, 2017

Maker Education Card Game

I like and have always used games in my classrooms. One of my current educational interests is maker education. As such, I have begun creating games for maker education — see my first one, a board game, at Reflecting on the Making Process. The game I am presenting here is a card…

JackieGerstein Ed.D. in Year in the Making

Nov 13, 2016

A Fuller Framework for Making in Maker Education

Originally published at https://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2016/10/23/a-fuller-framework-for-making-within-maker-education/

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Patrick Benfield in Year in the Making

Jan 2, 2017

Samba Schools and LOGO Environments: Papert’s Influence on the Culture of School Makerspaces

The closer the world comes to realizing his vision, the less his work is cited.
- Paulo Blikstein

Mark Schreiber in Year in the Making

May 31, 2016

Before Making there comes a Mindset

My kids make stuff. They’re not geeks, they’re girls. Sure they know how to make an LED light up, run a laser cutter job, yep. Yet, even with all of this, their go-to material is still paper, and tape –lots of tape.

Mark Schreiber in Year in the Making

Feb 4, 2017

Salty, Messy Fun: Mindstorms Reflection

Seymour Papert was definitely ahead of his time when he wrote Mindstorms in the 80s. Actually he is still seems to be ahead of his time some 30 years later. Instead of hands-on and minds-on education, the current trends in education have pushed us towards…

Mark Schreiber in Year in the Making

Jan 9, 2017

Global Space Balloon- Engaging Kids in Something Big

It may be snowing right now but that doesn’t mean that my kids are idle, by any means…. We’ve only got 3 months left until we launch a balloon to space!

Gina Seymour in Year in the Making

Sep 30, 2016

The Compassionate Maker: #Make a Difference in the World

Last year around this time a former student barely 18 years old passed away suddenly. Tragic and…

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#YitMaking —From Arduino to Cheese-making, we highlight all creative maker projects and articles. Handpicked creativity, making, and innovation articles for makers and maker educators. Also home to articles and hacks that show off the best makers have created.

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