Making Spaces

Free resources on our website NOW!
Researching equitable practices and social justice in makerspaces for young people.
Team @IOE_London, funder @LR_Foundation.

[Making Spaces @m4kingspaces]

We are now on Blue Sky and LinkedIn! Hope to see you over there.
https://t.co/i0m75YWD1U
https://t.co/i0yeRW9Lj5

[Making Spaces @m4kingspaces]

We're moving to LinkedIn! Hope to connect with you there 🫶 https://t.co/TS7IvgBjFq
#makerspace #equity #youngpeople #Inclusion

[Drake Music @Drake_Music]

We're back at @SODAmcr soon for DMLab NW!

Disabled or Non-Disabled musician, technologist or hacker? Join us for more accessible music-making. No booking required.

⏰ 6pm
📆 Tues 19 November
📌 School of Digital Arts, SODA, Man Met Uni, 14 Higher Chatham St, Manchester, M15 6ED

[Drake Music @Drake_Music]

🎶 Paid opportunity for Disabled musicians! Co-design an accessible instrument w/ Hugh Aynsley.

💸 £168/workshop + travel.

♿️ Wheelchair accessible space, visual support + quiet room provided.

📅 Apply by Nov 15: https://t.co/zqQ4xeNsfs
Questions? [email protected]

[MadLab @madlabuk]

Our half-term digital adventures continue with Save the World with Minecraft!

Over 40 families have signed up for our beginner-friendly workshops, where kids build essential skills while having a blast.

Watch this space for more digital fun!

#DigiKnow #Digitober #Stockport

[STEM Participation & Social Justice @_ScienceCapital]

✨Delighted to welcome students to @IOE_London on 9th January for our annual #ALevel #Sociology conference.
📢Speakers include Professor Louise Archer, Professor Stephen Ball, Professor @CarolineJOliver Dr Ozan Aksoy and Dr. Dylan Kneale.
⏰Register now!
https://t.co/4bVUuP0NJv

[Making Spaces @m4kingspaces]

Exciting event from @Drake_Music for Disabled and Non-Disabled musicians, technologists, hackers and makers to come together to explore new methods of accessible music-creation. Sign up below 👇

[Drake Music @Drake_Music]

🧿 Join Lou Barnell, Chris Ball and Calina de la Mare at our November DMLab London session: New Perspectives.

📅 Monday 25 November
⏰ 6pm - 8.30pm
📌 Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Rd, LND, E1 6LA OR live stream

📎 FREE tickets: https://t.co/CfilT0RXIo

[STEM Participation & Social Justice @_ScienceCapital]

Sign up to see our team researcher Dr Meghna Nag Chowdhuri @meghnanc keynote on the Science Capital Teaching Approach!

[Lloyd's Register Foundation @LR_Foundation]

Our current small grants scheme is still open, offering #funding up to £10,000 GBP for organisations interested in advancing our mission of engineering a safer world. This round of small grants applications will close on November 25th. Find out more: https://t.co/dlGuemwwyA

[Making Spaces @m4kingspaces]

Free half term STEM activities delivered by our partners @madlabuk in Stockport - places going fast! Be sure to sign up soon and not miss out 🤖 #makerspace #STEM

[MadLab @madlabuk]

Keep the ‘I’m bored’ moments at bay this #halfterm at our FREE children's workshops.

Learn how to code on @microbit_edu, save the world in @Minecraft and build your own robot 🤖

📅 23-25 October
📍Stockport Museum
🔗Book here: https://t.co/EL4266ol4m

#DigiKnow #Digitober

[Lloyd's Register Foundation @LR_Foundation]

📣 @m4kingspaces has recently announced winners of its inaugural Making Good prize! This celebrates young people’s innovation in makerspaces and aims to encourage diverse youth engagement with #STEM and community engagement. Explore the winning programmes: https://t.co/uT3xx5BfhS

[Making Spaces @m4kingspaces]

🏆In the last year, we launched the 'Making Good Prize' to celebrate #young people’s #innovation in #makerspaces and encourage diverse youth engagement with #STEM.
Find out more:
https://t.co/22TqC5uhDJ
And explore all the winners in our digital gallery: https://t.co/z3Bctrpuxh

[Knowle West Media Centre (KWMC) @knowlewestmedia]

We have two exciting free opportunities for young people under 17 during October half-term! 💫

🔗 https://t.co/hL8oHMF0nZ
🔗 https://t.co/MvCi9fgAw8

Photo credits: Ibi Feher

[STEM Participation & Social Justice @_ScienceCapital]

How can we increase diversity in computing❓
Infographic poster by Dr Qian Liu (2024 Early Career Impact Fellow) and Prof Louise Archer based on roundtable discussions explores this:
https://t.co/X9mUyHmvxG
@IOE_EarlyCareer @Doraliu1229
#STEM #computing #youngpeople #diversity

[Making Spaces @m4kingspaces]

Interesting blog in @BERANews about the possibilities of STEAM education.

As many makerspaces mobilise STEM education through the arts/ making and vis-versa, they can be interesting sites to explore this relationship and the benefits of cross-disciplinary learning.

[BERA @BERANews]

📝 NEW BLOG POST

The possibilities of STEAM education
By @JoTrowsdale, Rory McDonald, Amanda McCrory

Read here: https://t.co/cD8TT7QooP

[Meghna Nag Chowdhuri @meghnanc]

I wrote a blog to help teachers and educators think about equity in maths! You can listen to the full podcast here: https://t.co/uSxtMDaZWO

[STEM Participation & Social Justice @_ScienceCapital]

🚨New paper alert! 🚨
@ASPIRESscience project members @helensclegel and Louise Archer explore 'the role of capital in the development and mediation of mathematics identity and degree trajectories'
Read now 👇
https://t.co/YjBNOLg0sp

[Making Spaces @m4kingspaces]

On June 18th 2024, we launched new resources for the makerspace and informal STEM education sectors.

Find out more by watching our event video below!
https://t.co/Cm0lg8YG0N

#makerspaces #resources #launch #STEMeducation

[Knowle West Media Centre (KWMC) @knowlewestmedia]

We’ve loved seeing Maci take off in our Soundwave programme 🤩 

Who’s next? There are just a few spots remaining for 2024-25! We also offer several other FREE after-school activities for young people (ages 10-17) living in BS4, BS3 5, BS13 & BS14…

https://t.co/KYvVQvAgvr

[Making Spaces @m4kingspaces]

Wow over 400 total downloads of our guidebook since we launched just over 2 months ago! 🫶
https://t.co/BEg7alCTRH

❤️What's your favourite part so far? ❤️

Let us know in the comments or send us a DM!

#makerspaces #STEM #youth #youngpeople