Maker Education
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What is a “wicked” problem?
Wicked Workshop is a maker-based experience that introduces youth to architecture through reality-based projects that tackle “wicked” problems such as…
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One good question with Mike DeGraff
Michael DeGraff is the Instructional Program Coordinator at the UTeach Institute. His work includes coordinating the Instruction Program Review process…
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Learn, teach, make: Education at Austin Mini Maker Faire 2015
Emily Weerts directs the Nucleus Learning Network, an organization that empowers learners, educators, and mentors to enhance Austin’s innovative learning…
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The Austin Maker Ed Meetup
Mike DeGraff is a former high school math teacher currently working with secondary STEM teacher programs across the country as…
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Alt Ed Austin meets the Typewriter Rodeo
When it was my turn, I found myself in front of Kate Payne, a freelance writer, popular blogger, educator, and…
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Maker Ed awesomeness at the Austin Mini Maker Faire
Giveaway alert: A family pack of Austin Mini Maker Faire passes is up for grabs, plus free tickets for professional…
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Making mayhem: The perils of project-based learning
Some kids won’t ever be makers. A common belief among the maker crowd is that everyone is a maker. I…
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More Making at the Thinkery
Guest contributor Emily Weerts is the Innovators’ Workshop Manager at the Thinkery, the new Austin Children’s Museum. Emily grew up…
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The magic of making
In the most interesting presentation I attended yesterday at SXSWedu, Dale Dougherty made an impassioned and convincing case for informal…
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