Maker Spotlight

We highlight different makers from our broad community to show you the faces and stories behind the projects. Meet all the amazing people featured in Maker Spotlight below.

Maker Spotlight: Ruth Amos and Shawn Brown of Kids Invent Stuff

Maker Spotlight: Ruth Amos and Shawn Brown of Kids Invent Stuff

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. You can find me on twitter at @calebkraft

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Who are you? We are Ruth Amos & Shawn Brown and we run ‘Kids Invent Stuff’ the YouTube channel that brings to life kids’ invention ideas. We set invention challenges on our website and kids aged 4-11 send in their invention ideas as pictures and videos then each month we bring to life at least […]

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Maker (Educator) Spotlight: Emily Burk

Maker (Educator) Spotlight: Emily Burk

By Jennifer Blakeslee

Jennifer Blakeslee

Jennifer Blakeslee keeps the Global Maker Faire program running smoothly and has been a maker at Maker Faire since 2011. Among other things, she really likes to travel, write, cook, hike, make big art, and swim in the ocean.

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Emily Burk brings “big learning” to life for students and colleagues in the high school makerspace she helped found in Anna, TX.

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