making

For Elaine

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

4 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…

6 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…

6 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…

7 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.…

8 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…

8 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…

9 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…

9 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…

9 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…

9 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…

9 years ago

The MakeSTEAM Solution

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

11 years ago