Maker Corps

May 30th, 2014 - May 30th, 2014 | PROJECT

Maker Corps increases the capacity of youth-serving organizations nationwide to engage youth and families in making. Diverse Maker Corps Members expand the current network of makers, mentors, and community leaders poised to lead creative experiences for youth. In the Maker Corps' second year evaluation report, we address the following questions: 1. How does Maker Corps impact the Maker Corps Members, participating Host Sites, and the audiences they serve? 2. In what ways can the Maker Corps program improve to better serve these participants and their audiences? We developed an evaluation plan with two primary methods: surveys and case studies. We surveyed all Maker Corps Members and Host Sites at multiple points during their service year. This method allowed us to get a broad look at Maker Ed's impact across the Maker Corps program. We balanced this approach by conducting case studies at three Host Sites, which allowed us to get a deeper, more specific look at Maker Ed's impact.

Project Website(s)

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Project Products

http://makered.org/makercorps/
Maker Corps 2014 Evaluation Report Executive Summary
Maker Corps 2014 Evaluation Report
Maker Corps Case Study: Millvale Community Library
Maker Corps Case Study: Science Museum of Minnesota
Maker Corps Case Study: REM Learning Center
Maker Corps 2015 Evaluation Report Executive Summary
Maker Corps 2015 Evaluation Report
Maker Corps Case Studies: 2016 Evaluation Report

Team Members

Science Museum of Minnesota, Contributor
Alice Anderson, Evaluator, Science Museum of Minnesota
Al Onkka, Evaluator, Science Museum of Minnesota
Joseph Schantz, Evaluator, Science Museum of Minnesota

Tags

Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Evaluators | Families | General Public | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum | ISE Professionals | Pre-K Children (0-5) | Youth | Teen (up to 17)
Discipline: Computing and information science | Engineering | Technology
Resource Type: Project Descriptions
Environment Type: Making and Tinkering Programs | Professional Development | Conferences | Networks | Public Programs | Resource Centers and Networks