Makers Take Capitol Hill

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Makers Take Capitol Hill

By Dale Dougherty

Dale Dougherty

DALE DOUGHERTY is the leading advocate of the Maker Movement. He founded Make: Magazine 2005, which first used the term “makers” to describe people who enjoyed “hands-on” work and play. He started Maker Faire in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2006, and this event has spread to nearly 200 locations in 40 countries, with over 1.5M attendees annually. He is President of Make:Community, which produces Make: and Maker Faire.

In 2011 Dougherty was honored at the White House as a “Champion of Change” through an initiative that honors Americans who are “doing extraordinary things in their communities to out-innovate, out-educate and out-build the rest of the world.” At the 2014 White House Maker Faire he was introduced by President Obama as an American innovator making significant contributions to the fields of education and business. He believes that the Maker Movement has the potential to transform the educational experience of students and introduce them to the practice of innovation through play and tinkering.

Dougherty is the author of “Free to Make: How the Maker Movement Is Changing our Jobs, Schools and Minds” with Adriane Conrad. He is co-author of "Maker City: A Practical Guide for Reinventing American Cities" with Peter Hirshberg and Marcia Kadanoff.

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On Thursday, June 10, members of the Congressional Maker Caucus and IMLS organized the Capitol Hill Maker Faire. The day consisted of four panels on topics such as education and manufacturing followed by a group of 40 makers set up to do demos a room that normally serves as the cafeteria. Members of Congress and their staff along with the public attended the Capitol Hill Maker Faire and interacted with makers. I selected some of the tweets that highlight the conversations that took place on this day.

https://twitter.com/AesahJ/status/609025185937764353

https://twitter.com/sandraatoro/status/609034977108459521

https://twitter.com/HendricksonKA/status/609035273926799360

https://twitter.com/activelearning/status/609036178357129216

https://twitter.com/thegenesherman/status/609059917933211648

https://twitter.com/activelearning/status/609061863280750592

https://twitter.com/Regallium/status/609067320116396032

https://twitter.com/Regallium/status/609078364880707584

https://twitter.com/CLPFCASD/status/609079143976857600

https://twitter.com/sandraatoro/status/609082467815989248

https://twitter.com/sandraatoro/status/609083115626225664

https://twitter.com/ImaMadLibrarian/status/609110765296062465

https://instagram.com/p/3zjiq4LqRF/

https://instagram.com/p/3z2oppvfCP/

https://instagram.com/p/30RoqogM8m/

 

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By Dale Dougherty

Dale Dougherty

DALE DOUGHERTY is the leading advocate of the Maker Movement. He founded Make: Magazine 2005, which first used the term “makers” to describe people who enjoyed “hands-on” work and play. He started Maker Faire in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2006, and this event has spread to nearly 200 locations in 40 countries, with over 1.5M attendees annually. He is President of Make:Community, which produces Make: and Maker Faire.

In 2011 Dougherty was honored at the White House as a “Champion of Change” through an initiative that honors Americans who are “doing extraordinary things in their communities to out-innovate, out-educate and out-build the rest of the world.” At the 2014 White House Maker Faire he was introduced by President Obama as an American innovator making significant contributions to the fields of education and business. He believes that the Maker Movement has the potential to transform the educational experience of students and introduce them to the practice of innovation through play and tinkering.

Dougherty is the author of “Free to Make: How the Maker Movement Is Changing our Jobs, Schools and Minds” with Adriane Conrad. He is co-author of "Maker City: A Practical Guide for Reinventing American Cities" with Peter Hirshberg and Marcia Kadanoff.

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