MakerEd RI !! 

On this site, you will find information related to Maker Education in Rhode Island and also general maker information. 

Maker Education is the use of lessons that require creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills centered around the making of things. It developed from and is part of STEAM (science technology engineering art math).

This site is a FuseRI Project.  It has been developed as a part of the Highlander Institute's Fuse Fellowship as a resource for educators interested in Maker Education. 

This site information is being transferred from its' current LibGuide Site. 

Maker Resources Specific to RI

• FabNewport
  FabNewport provides Newport County residents with alternative pathways to science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) through mentoring and personalized education. We offer:
  Classes and workshops for students during the school day
  After school programs for middle and high school students
  Evening workshop for adults
  Facility rentals for local companies and entrepreneurs

• RI STEAM Center at RI College
  The Rhode Island STEM Center was established as a centralized, focused, and coordinated hub for statewide science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education efforts. The creation of the STEM Center followed a statewide initiative that identified the need for improving STEM education.

• AS220 Industries
  PUBLIC HOURS
  wed 10am to 10pm
  thu 10am to 10pm
  fri 10am to 6pm
  sat 10am to 6pm
  sun 10am to 6pm
  
  Must reserve a time on their website.

• Studio55
  STUDIO 55 is a small Micro Creative Fabrication Space Used By DIY Makers, Hackers, Artists, Crafters and Fabricators to construct ideas, build projects, offer workshops, share skill sets and creative concepts.
  
  15 Warren Avenue / 30 Boston St
  East Providence, RI 02914
  
  (401) 663-5971

• URI Maker Space
  Open to URI community in Carothers Library.

• Ocean State Maker Mill
  Ocean State Maker Mill is a membership-run organization with the mission of helping encourage the usage of arts, engineering, and science to help make ideas become reality. We provide a workshop for our members to build their dreams, and educational space for the greater New England community to learn new skills.
  
  We are located at 80 Fountain Street in Pawtucket, RI, in unit 318. Contact us at info@oceanstatemakermill.org to find out more or to arrange a visit.

• Warwick Public Library Maker Space
  Renamed Tech Lab - VR, 3d printing, and more.

• RI Mini Maker Faire
  Celebrate New England D.I.Y: Rhode Island Mini Maker Faire features hands-on making, building & hacking, crafting, garage technology, arts and creativity for sale, and robots on August 13th, 2016. The Providence edition of the RI Mini Maker Faire is embedded in AS220’s Foo Fest street festival. The East Bay Edition of the Faire will be held in Newport.

• Resources for Rhode Island Education
  Low- or no-cost materials that allow you to provide virtually limitless creative opportunities for your students.

• Rhode Island Office of Innovation
  The Rhode Island Office of Innovation inspires and accelerates innovations in our state's largest systems, from state government to education to infrastructure, with the goal of redesigning government to be more user-centered, efficient, and responsive.

• The MET Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship