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Maker Voices: Rebecca Li Hao
I love that the GSE Makery is so welcoming, that mentors are so down to help at any point, and the energy is just so warm and supportive
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Maker Voices: Alissa Bandalene
When I started this class, the amount of ideas that came to me exploded in my head, and I was so excited to work on them.
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‘Where the magic happens’
A look into the specialty spaces coming to the Graduate School of Education
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Maker Voices: Ben Wengreen
A 3D Engraving Tutorial
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Maker Voices: Aaron Bruce Bantung
Going into my final quarter at Stanford, I knew I wanted to create something in any shape or form, something tangible that I can come away from this quarter knowing I made this.
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School makerspaces: Beyond the hype
Makerspaces have great potential for enhancing learning, but only if educators attend to the practicalities of integrating making into their classrooms.
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Maker Voices: Abigail
At the end of a long day of classes, working on my Catan board became the one thing I really wanted to do.
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Maker Voices: Em
"Taking the long route [of using found materials] helped me slow down. I became a little more curious about materials that are all around us and more thoughtful about how ..."
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Maker Voices: Shizza
"The process was extremely fun and deeply satisfying. I am excited to see my son play with this toy once it is completed."
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Maker Voices: Cali
"I also appreciated how my time in the GSE Makery encouraged me to prototype and iterate often, and strive for progress over perfection. Each project involved a lot of trial ..."
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Maker Voices: Greg
"The process of building this photo frame was genuinely fun, exciting and an experiential process. Not everything went according to plan, but I believe I learnt so much from the...
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Maker Voices: Victoria
"My projects are not perfect but I know more today than I knew a few weeks ago. Building a project from start to finish and over several weeks was an engaging educational ...
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Maker Voices: Jess
"It was a little bit like the microcosm of this pandemic school year for me--so many challenges and unexpected miscalculations, but ultimately, persevering with something to be ...
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Maker Voices: Aditya
"When we hire staff, we prioritize humility as a key metric, even above technical competence. The latter can be learned on the job, but the former is very hard to teach."
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How Stanford’s makerspaces are adapting to the pandemic
Even faced with complete closure due to health and safety guidelines, Stanford’s makerspaces have found innovative ways to continue serving their communities during the COVID-19...
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Student Spotlight: Heymitch
Student Mitch "Heymitch" Stevens (LDT '20) is passionate about helping students design a better life. So he launched The Interesting Project, a 42 day challenge to do "something...
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Tips for Teachers: Remote hands
You were planning a great hands-on lesson for your students before COVID hit. What do you do now? The GSE Makery staff share ideas: use stuff from home, send a kit, go digital, ...
