making

For Elaine

To a Sewist extraordinaire, with thanks. This is just to say ...  . (Pictures to follow once they have been…

5 years ago

The Need to Make

Not bird not badger not beaver not bee Many creatures must make, but only one must seek within itself what…

6 years ago

Construction not Instruction

There's a current craze for teaching coding in schools and computer science classes are back in fashion in a big…

7 years ago

Rust and Shadows

When I was four years old I found a sixpence on the quay at Poole Harbour. I've been picking up…

7 years ago

Time to Make it Happen

I did not attend the NAIS Annual Conference this year - first time for many years - so I don't…

8 years ago

Everyone is a Maker: Resources for Educators

There's a new book available it's packed with practical ideas for teachers from teachers: Meaningful Making: Projects and Inspirations for FabLabs and Makerspaces.…

9 years ago

Everyone Can Be a Maker These Days

Common Sense Media announced a new report, based on a survey with 2600 tweens and teens, that they say depicts…

9 years ago

Time for Tomato Chutney

When it's getting near the end of fresh tomato season and the freezer and shelves are full of sauces it's…

9 years ago

“Let’s Make It”: Education Comes Full Circle

Unless the mass of workers are to be blind cogs and pinions in the apparatus they employ, they must have…

9 years ago

New Recycling System Open for Business

The high school Enviro Club reports that the new recycling facility has been rolled out and is ready to use…

10 years ago

Paper Cuts: Josh at the Sewing Machine

The first day of alleged spring and another day disrupted by the rituals and routines of early dismissal. By  mid…

10 years ago

Making is on its way to College

The  NAIS Annual Conference - #naisac15 - is coming right up. This year schools were invited to contribute to an…

10 years ago

Make it Happen

There's a useful and on-point critique of the Maker movement in The Atlantic magazine:  Why I am not a Maker…

10 years ago

Look who came to MakerFaire 2014

It's not every day that you get to paint with an internationally renowned artist. But that was just one of…

10 years ago

The MakeSTEAM Solution

I've been playing with making visuals for the design thinking process. Here's the latest.

11 years ago