Liza Veto is the Program Officer for Mass IDEAS.

Mass IDEAS’ first School Design Institute kicks off Saturday in Norwood, and we are excited! Teams across Massachusetts applied to participate, and we are looking forward to welcoming the following eight teams on Saturday morning:

Liza Veto is the Program Officer for Mass IDEAS.

This is the fourth post in a series about my experiences implementing my resolution throughout last year. Unlike the three previous posts, this one describes my experience with a class that didn't work out well. Reflecting on why it wasn't as satisfying as my other courses, I came to understand how important the learning environment can be. Below, I share some insights that I gained through my creative hand lettering class, along with providing additional resources about using time and space to support learning effectively.

Liza Veto is the Program Officer for Mass IDEAS.

This is the third post in a series about my experiences implementing my resolution throughout the year. In my first post, I talked about how making provides a different type of learning than most traditional schools provide; in the second, I reflected on the sense of accomplishment that comes with making. This post describes what I learned about where learning can happen, offers some insights I gained by reflecting on my needle felting and block printing experiences, and provides additional resources.

Liza Veto is the Program Officer for Mass IDEAS.

This is the second post in a series about my experiences implementing my resolution throughout last year. While I knew I would learn a bunch of crafts, I didn't anticipate all of the understanding about next generation learning I would gain along the way. This post describes the second lesson I learned, offers some insights I gained by reflecting on that lesson, and provides additional resources about maker learning and building your own Year in the Making.

Liza Veto is the Program Officer for Mass IDEAS.

I never liked New Year's resolutions. They felt like homework I didn't want to do, and--like many people--I started the year with feelings of failure when I wasn't 100% on track. A few years ago, I decided to set fun resolutions to prompt myself to make time for joyful things. It was in that spirit that I determined to take a creative class each month in 2017.