Karen Cator in Medium:
...At Digital Promise, a national organization dedicated to accelerating innovation in education, our work is focused on discovering and developing new models of student engagement and achievement. That’s why a few of us attended the World Maker Faire in New York a few weeks ago; we were hoping to take a peek into the future of education in America, and we were not disappointed.More here
In the borough of Queens, we saw the vibrancy of the maker movement up close. At the Maker Education Forum, I talked with dozens of inventors, entrepreneurs, funders, thought leaders, teachers, and makers who gathered together to showcase their work. There is nothing quite like hearing about the culture of invention and invigoration that mobile maker labs can spark in schools, libraries, and even in children’s hospitals. It’s incredible to hear what 3D printers can do for amputees looking for enhanced prosthetics — or to witness a middle-school girl as the realization strikes her that she too can build many of the products that infuse the world around her.