Makey Makey Activity PlacemAts

By Lynne Ramsey / May 23, 2023

Project SYNCERE loaded their mobile makerspace with the coolest educational technology. When they visited libraries around Chicago, they laid out...

Sphero BOLT Activity Placemats

By Lynne Ramsey / May 2, 2023

Project SYNCERE loaded their mobile makerspace with the coolest educational technology. When they visited libraries around Chicago, they laid out...

Stories from the Maranyundo Makerspace

By Lynne Ramsey / March 23, 2023

During her recent trip to Rwanda, Professor Linda Beardsley sat down with Leslie Isaro, a recent graduate of Maranyundo Girls...

Navajo School Spotlighted at U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Tour

By Elizabeth Christopher / February 28, 2023

Little Singer Community School was selected to present its dynamic, bilingual MakerPlace vision. Read more on the KARMA blog linked...

Djamila Khamisi Visits Tufts University

By Lynne Ramsey / February 28, 2023

Rwandan engineer and educator, Djamila Khamisi, is the PEBL Fellow for the Rwanda Makerspace Consortium. In this role, she is...

PEBL Tip Sheet

By Lynne Ramsey / February 24, 2023

Our friends at WMSI created a tip sheet for folks interested in incorporating playful engineering-based learning (PEBL) in informal learning...

Karkhana Samuha PEBL Toolkit

By Lynne Ramsey / February 24, 2023

The PEBL Toolkit is an open source resource to bring playful engineering based learning to your classrooms and your homes....

More than words: There was no word for “robot” in their native language, so this Navajo group created one. Here’s why.

By Elizabeth Christopher / February 13, 2023

How do you teach 21st century concepts while upholding the values and worldview of a centuries-old culture? This question is...

Top STEM School for Girls Sparks 20 New Student Makerspaces in Rwanda

By Elizabeth Christopher / February 1, 2023

Collaborating organizations–Maranyundo Initiative, Maranyundo Girls School, and Tufts University–with a grant from the LEGO Foundation, provide support. Students at 20...

Project SYNCERE STEM in Motion Video

By Lynne Ramsey / January 17, 2023

As part of their LEGO Foundation PEBL work, Project SYNCERE expanded their reach by outfitting two vans to be mobile...

Supporting and Amplifying Local Organizations Engaged in Playful Engineering-Based Learning Post-COVID is a grant funded by LEGO Foundation awarded to Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach, Tufts DevTech Research Group, and Tufts Department of Education to support a diverse group of outreach organizations.