Listen "Make:cast -- Makerspaces in Schools with Sarah H Chung"
Episode Synopsis
Sarah H Chung is the manager of Maker Learning at Center City Public Charter Schools in Washington DC. Sarah shares her journey into maker education, starting with her diverse interests in hobbies and previous positions in teaching computer science and making at Lighthouse Charter Schools in Oakland. She discusses her experience setting up a makerspace during her time in Scandinavia and then moving back to the US. Sarah took a job to develop a new 20,000-square-foot makerspace for this charter school network of five urban schools. She talks about the challenges of integrating making into the curriculum, and her efforts to connect staff and students with maker-centered learning. She emphasizes the importance of experiential learning, community building, and the benefits of fostering creativity and practical skills. https://make.co/make-cast/
More episodes of the podcast Make:cast
A Maker's Life - a generational perspective
11/06/2025
Making Electronic Music with Kirk Pearson
23/04/2025
TCF: Fun with Technology
09/04/2025
The Creative Potential For AI in Education
19/03/2025
Make: Turns Twenty and We're Still Going
14/02/2025
Upskilling with Steph Piper
21/11/2024
Talking about Tinkering with Ryan Jenkins
14/10/2024
Moon Makers of Mexico
13/09/2024
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.