Maker Education

When students are given space to tinker, overcome challenges, and explore independently and joyfully, opportunities to build up resilience and perseverance abound.

By turning a plain old hallway into a destination that every class visits regularly to tinker and play, a school made limited resources go further and saw student enthusiasm soar.

Makerspaces build students’ cognitive abilities while fostering independence, perseverance, and self-regulation.

When students have the freedom to tinker and explore, their curiosity leads to perseverance—and the mastery of technical tools and skills.

When kids collaborated on making a sensory path for their school, what started as an occupational therapy zone became a welcoming, playful space that benefited all students.

Origami, the ancient art of paper folding, has applications in the modern-day classroom for teaching geometry, thinking skills, fractions, problem solving, and fun science.

Combining science and literature can help students engage more deeply with both subjects.

An approach to defining and designing the right space for your school.

A school district uses monthly missions in its design studios to increase student and teacher engagement and foster self-directed learning.

Third graders designed a makerspace for their school. Then they got their budget approved and built it.

All points of arts integration -- from benefits and implementation to linking the arts with core curriculum -- are covered in this roundup of useful Edutopia blog posts, articles, and videos.

Turning abstract concepts like symbolism and imagery into 3D representations develops deeper understanding and engagement.

Hallway bulletin boards are often created by teachers, but giving students more control nurtures their sense of belonging.

By designing learning experiences with a wide variety of loose parts, teachers make room for conversations—and relationships—to flourish.

Books that inspire students to turn materials like cardboard, wood, and fabric scraps into feats of engineering and resourcefulness.