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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.

“You can’t flunk at a museum,” says Jane Werner. The executive director of the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh sees museums as labs that can inspire the next generation of artists, scientists, engineers and their teachers.

Dave Faulkner returns with a second guest post reporting on his presentation at Sandbox Summit 2013 about his work building SMALLab learning experiences.

Media scholar Henry Jenkins says engaging in stories across different media can help kids better understand narrative and deepen learning.

What role might museums, libraries, and other cultural institutions in a city play in the Common Core movement? Can they help students become deeper thinkers?

First held in 2011, the White House Science Fair invites about 100 students from across the country to share their science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) projects with their peers, with educators, and senior policymakers. The 2013 Science Fair featured 100 students showcasing a range of STEM projects from alternative energy to computer science to medical science.

Educational video game designer and Entertainment Technology Center grad Dave Faulkner shares his Sandbox Summit experience