Remake Learning

How one young maker is taking her education into her own hands and gaining national attention. Check out Sylvia’s Super Awesome Maker Show.

At Pittsburgh’s Saxifrage School, educators say everything they need to operate their college campus already exists in the community. Is this the future of higher education?

New “fab labs” give today’s students the chance to tinker with high-tech tools and 3D printers. Some say they are preparing today’s students for the next economic revolution.

Experts say communities need broad educational infrastructure to support and sustain success for all students. In Pittsburgh, the city’s programs and public schools are working together to make sure what kids learn afterschool supports in class learning as well.

Writing for his blog on Education Week, learning innovator Tom Vander Ark surveys the scene of Pittsburgh’s learning landscape, where Hive Pittsburgh and the Kids+Creativity Network play an important part in turning Pittsburgh into and “EdTech Hive.”

Hive teens are reinventing summer learning throughout Pittsburgh. They’re invading museums, taking over parks, hacking the web, turning libraries inside out, making their own spaces, and energizing life in their communities. It’s Hive Days of Summer and learning will never be the same.

Mozilla wants you to help teach the world the web (and maybe learn a bit about it yourself!)

Museum professionals from around the country gather in Pittsburgh this week to explore the future of children’s museums in the 21st century. The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh’s MAKESHOP, where kids and adults can experiment with the latest physical and digital tools, is one exciting model. Lisa Brahms, the museum’s director of learning and research, explains.