MakeCast on Maker Education with Sarah H Chung

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Sarah H Chung, the manager of Maker Learning at Center City Public Charter Schools in Washington DC, shares her journey in maker education, starting with her diverse interests in hobbies and previous positions in teaching computer science and making at Lighthouse Charter Schools in Oakland. She discusses her experience setting up a makerspace during her time in Scandinavia. Subsequently she moved to the East Coast where she undertook the development of a new 20,000-square-foot makerspace for the charter school network in Washington, DC. She talks about the challenges of integrating making into the curriculum, and her efforts to connect staff and students with maker-centered learning. She emphasizes the importance of experiential learning, community building, and the benefits of fostering creativity and practical skills.