Oct. 20, 2014 11:41 am
An Update on Philadelphia School Makerspaces Funded by Crowdfunding
Last May, Generocity.org interviewed two Philadelphia-based teachers about how they were using crowdfunding to create makerspaces for students in their schools. Here’s an update on how both teachers have gone on to create successful maker spaces: Klint Kanopka at the Academy at Palumbo High School Klint Kanopka, a physics teacher at the magnet school Academy […]
May 2, 2014 11:00 am
Philadelphia Science Teachers Use Crowdfunding Campaigns to Start Makerspaces in Schools
The makerspace at Academy at Palumbo Klint Kanopka, a physics teacher at Academy at Palumbo, a magnet school in Philadelphia, has always learned best by doing. In his classroom, he has his students build and design things in order to learn different concepts. “My goal has always been to make it [physics] accessible and applicable to what […]