Makerspaces

  • Rural Libraries Hosting Movable Makerspaces

    By Dian Schaffhauser

    The Nebraska Library Commission is using a $531,000 grant to purchase "mobile" maker labs and spread them into rural communities.

  • Rural Libraries Hosting Movable Makerspaces

    By Dian Schaffhauser

    The Nebraska Library Commission is using a $531,000 grant to purchase "mobile" maker labs and spread them into rural communities.

  • Rural Libraries Hosting Movable Makerspaces

    By Dian Schaffhauser

    The Nebraska Library Commission is using a $531,000 grant to purchase "mobile" maker labs and spread them into rural communities.

  • Grants Promote Making as Part of STEM

    By Dian Schaffhauser

    A multimillion-dollar state grant program has delivered grants to 765 schools throughout Pennsylvania, specifically intended to expand STEM education and teacher training.

  • Grants Promote Making as Part of STEM

    By Dian Schaffhauser

    A multimillion-dollar state grant program has delivered grants to 765 schools throughout Pennsylvania, specifically intended to expand STEM education and teacher training.

  • Robotics programs across the country are appealing to non-STEM-oriented students too, even as they learn science, tech, engineering and math (along with a whole bunch of soft skills) on the side.

    Developing Robotic Kids

    By Dian Schaffhauser

    Robotics programs across the country are appealing to non-STEM-oriented students too, even as they learn science, tech, engineering and math (along with a whole bunch of soft skills) on the side.

  • Robotics programs across the country are appealing to non-STEM-oriented students too, even as they learn science, tech, engineering and math (along with a whole bunch of soft skills) on the side.

    Developing Robotic Kids

    By Dian Schaffhauser

    Robotics programs across the country are appealing to non-STEM-oriented students too, even as they learn science, tech, engineering and math (along with a whole bunch of soft skills) on the side.

  • U Michigan-Flint student Andleeb Baig pounds a rivet into existence the old-fashioned way. Source: University of Michigan-Flint.

    U Michigan-Flint Taps Local Makerspace for Learning History

    By Dian Schaffhauser

    A Michigan institution is taking advantage of proximity to a local makerspace for student learning. The University of Michigan-Flint Department of History has purchased 15 passes for Factory Two, a facility a 10-minute walk from campus, that will allow students to go in and use the space's resources for their projects.

  • U Michigan-Flint student Andleeb Baig pounds a rivet into existence the old-fashioned way. Source: University of Michigan-Flint.

    U Michigan-Flint Crafts Makerspace Partnership for Student Learning

    By Dian Schaffhauser

    A Michigan institution is taking advantage of proximity to a local makerspace for student learning. The University of Michigan-Flint Department of History has purchased 15 passes for Factory Two, a facility a 10-minute walk from campus, that will allow students to go in and use the space's resources for their projects.

  • District Pursues Bond Money to Put Makerspaces in Every School

    By Dian Schaffhauser

    A Michigan district is hoping voters will agree to a $39 million bond to cover capital needs, security and the addition of makerspaces to every school.