Making trolleys with second graders. Or tell me your educator pd is happening in Pittsburgh without telling me it's happening in Pittsburgh.

Thanks to South Fayette School District for hosting Agency by Design Pittsburgh today. Lots of fun discussions and making with students. And really cool student work everywhere. @jeffevancho.bsky.social #makered #tinkering #edusky

Registration is open and call for proposals is open. Share your work with other creative educators in Madison, WI at the Play Make Learn conference, July 8-9. playmakelearn.org #makered #tinkering #edusky

Registration is open and call for proposals is open. Share your work with other creative educators in Madison, WI at the Play Make Learn conference, July 8-9. playmakelearn.org #makered #tinkering #edusky

Thanks to Northgate School District for hosting ABD Pittsburgh. Really inspiring teachers and principal. And the students started the day dancing to Dave Brubeck! @jeffevancho.bsky.social

Era Postbac Fellowship | CLAD Lab | University of Notre Dame

We invite apps for our postbac fellowship in educational research and action. Postbacs engage in research on learning & learning environments, receive close mentorship from scholars across disciplines, and gain hands-on experience through community-based programs. See cladlab.nd.edu/era-fellowsh...

Last call to join our 2026 cohort. Join the amazing group of creative educators already registered. Learn and practice ways to build a culture of making with your learners, your colleagues and/or your partners. go.wisc.edu/makereducator #makered #tinkering #makerspace. @jeffevancho.bsky.social

Great day for @AbDPittsburgh at Aliquippa Jr/Sr. High School. Thanks to Dr. Woods and his team for hosting. Great day sharing practice, looking at learning in their classrooms and designing with students. @jeffevancho.bsky.social #makered #remakelearning

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Learn how to design, document, and discuss meaningful maker-based learning with a supportive cohort of educators.
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Thanks to @jeffevancho.bsky.social and @projectzerohgse.bsky.social for a great conference yesterday in Pittsburgh. It’s energizing to be around creative and joyful educators. #makered

New year of Agency by Design Pittsburgh is starting at @carnegieart.bsky.social with @jeffevancho.bsky.social #makered

Wisconsin Maker Summit is in full swing. A preconference workshop at the Play Make Learn conference

Joan Ganz Cooney Center Sandbox for Literacy Innovations The Joan Ganz Cooney Center Sandbox for Literacy Innovations aims to help developers incorporate evidence-based research and co-design methods with kids to create more effective literacy products. Wit...

Amazing opportunity:
Friends at @cooneycenter are opening applications for their Sandbox for Literacy Innovations. Tech and media companies focused on children’s literacy learning are invited to apply by 8/29. Learn more: cooneycenter.org/sandbox-literacy
@cooneycenter.bsky.social

On this point, Haeny, @lmv.bsky.social, and I recorded a short Pop & Play episode recently on the GOP & DOGE cuts to science funding. We hope you'll share with friends, family, neighbors, or whoever might not understand why cutting scientific research matters!

Come Play and Make with us in Wisconsin this summer. There are still spots to join other creative and inspiring educators, researchers and designers in preconference workshops. playmakelearn.org #makered #tinkering #museums #libraries #edusky

Come Play and Make with us in Wisconsin this summer. There are still spots to join other creative and inspiring educators, researchers and designers in preconference workshops. playmakelearn.org #makered #tinkering #museums #libraries #edusky

Registration for PML pre-conference workshops is filling up. Join other creative educators, researchers and designers. #makered #edusky #tinkering playmakelearn.org

Great conference in Pittsburgh led by @jeffevancho.bsky.social and his partners at @projectzerohgse.bsky.social. Great opportunity for tinkering and documentation. #makered #edusky. @uwmadison.bsky.social

Registration for PML pre-conference workshops is filling up. Join other creative educators, researchers and designers. #makered #edusky #tinkering playmakelearn.org

Examples of teacher-generated activity prompts today at AbDPGH. @jeffevancho.bsky.social @projectzerohgse.bsky.social

Bad weather can’t stop Agency by Design Pittsburgh. It’s happening now. @jeffevancho.bsky.social #makered #tinkering

Pre-conference Workshops for Play Make Learn are live! Take a deep dive with amazing colleagues in half-day workshops around games, maker-based learning and arts learning. We also have a full-day Makerspace workshop at a local school. playmakelearn.org Hope to see you in Madison, WI in August.

Save the Chicago Reader - Leor Galil's Fundraiser on Donorbox I published my first Reader story in the summer of 2010. It concerned a Logan Square DIY space called Strangelight, which operated out of a storefront in the Congress Theater. I was 24 at the time. Be...

We’re $101.72 away from $29k! donorbox.org/save-the-chi...

2025 Gee Learning Games Award The GEE! award recognizes excellence in educational game design. The award is judged by international leaders in the field. Winners are announced at the Play Make Learn conference in Madison, WI.

Submissions for the 2025 GEE! Awards are now open. There are categories for formal learning, informal learning, analog games, and games by small studios. I've judged the analog games in past years and love seeing the variety and experimentation that people develop.
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Thanks to Highland Middle School for hosting Agency By Design Pittsburgh. Fun to codesign new positive behavior policies with students. @jeffevancho.bsky.social #makered

Getting our swag ready for our Rust Belt Symposium at #ursulinecollege! Our bags are from Found Surface "Manufacturing eco-friendly soft goods in Cleveland, Ohio." Our event is sold out but you can learn more about our work: www.rustbeltlab.org. @katietrostel.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social

Crack open the bubbly. The deadline has been extended by a week. Add your work to the amazing proposed sessions we already have. See you in Madison in August. #makered #tinkering

Deadline for workshop and presentations is Match 7th. Come for the inspiration. Stay for the cheese curds. Playmakelearn.org #makered #makerspace

With @peterwardrip.bsky.social and others. Join us next month! go.wisc.edu/teacherstudio