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Peter Wardrip @peterwardrip.bsky.social · 25d

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

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Peter Wardrip @peterwardrip.bsky.social · Aug 20

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

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Deborah Fields @stareyes.bsky.social · Jul 25

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

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...

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Peter Wardrip @peterwardrip.bsky.social · Jun 29

a poster for ferris bueller 's day off shows a man laying under a blanket

ALT: a poster for ferris bueller 's day off shows a man laying under a blanket

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Nathan Holbert @snowdaylearninglab.org · Jun 25

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!

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Peter Wardrip @peterwardrip.bsky.social · Jun 4

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

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Peter Wardrip @peterwardrip.bsky.social · Jun 4

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

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Peter Wardrip @peterwardrip.bsky.social · May 14

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

Peter Wardrip @peterwardrip.bsky.social · Apr 14

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.

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Peter Wardrip @peterwardrip.bsky.social · May 21

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

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Peter Wardrip @peterwardrip.bsky.social · May 14

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

Peter Wardrip @peterwardrip.bsky.social · Apr 14

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.

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Peter Wardrip @peterwardrip.bsky.social · Apr 30

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

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Peter Wardrip @peterwardrip.bsky.social · Apr 30

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

Peter Wardrip @peterwardrip.bsky.social · Apr 14

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.

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Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social · Apr 11

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

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...

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Peter McDonald @pdmcdonald.bsky.social · Apr 7

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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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.

www.geeawards.com

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Peter Wardrip @peterwardrip.bsky.social · Mar 21

Thanks to Highland Middle School for hosting Agency By Design Pittsburgh. Fun to codesign new positive behavior policies with students. @jeffevancho.bsky.social #makered

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Rust Belt Lab @rustbeltlab.bsky.social · Mar 15

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

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Peter Wardrip @peterwardrip.bsky.social · Mar 6

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

Peter Wardrip @peterwardrip.bsky.social · Feb 28

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

Peter Wardrip @peterwardrip.bsky.social · Jan 31

Call for Proposals is Still Open!
Join educators, designers, researchers, and funders exploring the intersection of play, making, and learning.
Share your creative work! #makered #tinkering #makerspace

Deadline: March 7, 2025
Submit proposal: go.wisc.edu/PMLsubmit

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Peter Wardrip @peterwardrip.bsky.social · Feb 28

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

Peter Wardrip @peterwardrip.bsky.social · Jan 31

Call for Proposals is Still Open!
Join educators, designers, researchers, and funders exploring the intersection of play, making, and learning.
Share your creative work! #makered #tinkering #makerspace

Deadline: March 7, 2025
Submit proposal: go.wisc.edu/PMLsubmit

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Peter Kirschmann @pkir.bsky.social · Mar 4

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

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Peter Kirschmann @pkir.bsky.social · Mar 4

Grateful for monthly making with other educators at Teacher Studio. Here is my how-to zine from our February workshop.

Cover of single sheet zine titled "How to plan a dol." Dol is in bubble letters with colored stripes.

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alecia 🍁🌿 @aleciamarie.bsky.social · Mar 4

Help improve literacy support! The Paraeducator Experience Project is conducting a research study (UNH IRB: IRB-FY2025-73) to better understand how paraeducators support learners & teachers. NH paras & educators, we'd love your input: ~10 mins. #EduSky

Link: unh.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Peter Wardrip @peterwardrip.bsky.social · Feb 28

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

Peter Wardrip @peterwardrip.bsky.social · Jan 31

Call for Proposals is Still Open!
Join educators, designers, researchers, and funders exploring the intersection of play, making, and learning.
Share your creative work! #makered #tinkering #makerspace

Deadline: March 7, 2025
Submit proposal: go.wisc.edu/PMLsubmit

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Peter Wardrip @peterwardrip.bsky.social · Feb 27

Educators and students worked together to build representations of thinking. @jeffevancho.bsky.social

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Peter Wardrip @peterwardrip.bsky.social · Feb 27

Thanks to South Park School District for hosting Agency by Design Pittsburgh. We shared student work, looked for learning in the wild and worked with students. #remakelearning #makered. @jeffevancho.bsky.social

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