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Make:cast -- Makerspaces in Schools with Sarah H Chung

Update: 2025-11-04
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Sarah H Chung is the manager of Maker Learning at Center City Public Charter Schools in Washington DC. Sarah shares her journey into 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 and then moving back to the US. Sarah took a job to develop a new 20,000-square-foot makerspace for this charter school network of five urban schools.  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. 

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Make:cast -- Makerspaces in Schools with Sarah H Chung

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