Excited to share a new article about our work, published this month in National Science Teaching Association's Connected Science Learning journal. nsta.org/connected-scie… #Maker #STEM #designthinking #a11y #tactile

Join us this year for #3DGivingDay & help create more accessible picture books!

Interested in building collaborative relationships with partners in the Blind & low-vision community? Join us for a panel discussion facilitated by BBB network partners tomorrow (10/21) at 1 pm MT. RSVP here for connection info: bit.ly/2Hj2NUu

Planning to attend #iste20LIVE this week? If so, join Project Makerspace, aprilpc & the BBB team at our poster this Friday, 2:30-3:30pm MT, to hear about BBB in a range of formal & informal #Maker & #STEM settings- from summer camps to library programs to AP Computer Science!

Today is National 3D Printing Day, or as we like to think of it... #3DGivingDay! Put your 3D printers, 3Doodler & other #maker tools to use to create #tactile books & games for kids! Visit our website for ideas: colorado.edu/project/bbb/3d…

Our #iste20LIVE session is coming up soon! Join us today at 2:30pm MT to learn about #empathy-driven design in school & library #Makerspaces, and hear about the exciting work of our partners aprilpc & Project Makerspace.

We love seeing how partners across the country have sustained their BBB programs throughout the pandemic. Check out this SchoolLibraryJournal story to see what teens working with Project Makerspace have created this fall: slj.com/?detailStory=f…

Tues 4/6 (3pm ET), talented teen & BBB partner, Rishika Kartik, will share her experience running a virtual #tactile art club for youth & adults who are #blind/visually impaired. Visit bit.ly/31Lp9EY to register; check out her blog here: rishikastudio.com/blog #a11y

Get ready for game night! Create your own Tactile Memory Game to promote inclusion of children who are blind, visually impaired, or deafblind, including those with multiple disabilities. Practice tactile discrimination and #braille! pathstoliteracy.org/technology/mak… #GameNight

Interested in learning how to bring Build a Better Book to your school, #library or #makerspace? Join us for a free virtual conference 9/13-14 to learn from other #makers & #stem educators in our network! Learn more & register here: bit.ly/bbbconf21 #a11y

Help send our Imagine AI project to #SXSWEDU next year! We'll dive into critical issues such as deep fakes, misinformation and algorithmic bias through a hands-on workshop about AI-generated art. Vote here on #PanelPicker: panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/117415

Kits are in the mail & we’re excited to meet some new partners at next week’s #buildbetterbook21 virtual conference! Join us online Sept 13-14 to bring inclusive #making to your school, #library or #makerspace. #STEM #a11y Info & free registration here: bit.ly/bbbconf21

So many awesome ideas being shared today by BBB partners at #buildbetterbook21 virtual conference! We’re so inspired by the amazing creativity & dedication of our educator partners!

We're excited to share Build a Better Book at this year's virtual Make: Education Forum (Sept 24-25)! Join us for two days of fantastic workshops about projects & resources that you can use to enhance your #Maker program. Register here: make.co/educationforum/

We’ve been having a fantastic month with our first cohort of BBB Teen Interns! We can’t wait to see how their final projects come together, and to share their products with their community clients. U.S. National Science Foundation @STELAR_CTR #ITEST #empathy #a11y #STEM

Shout out to Dr. Shalom Ruben from CU Boulder Engineering 🦬 for giving our interns a fantastic tour of the Integrated Teaching & Learning Lab (ITLL). Thanks, Shalom, for giving them a glimpse of life as an engineering undergrad at CU Boulder 🦬! #ITEST

We’re so proud of this awesome group of interns who spent the last four weeks designing products for community clients & then shared their work today at @ScienceDisco’s High School STEM Expo at CU Idea Forge! Thanks for all your hard work this summer! #ITEST

Thanks, @AssemblingIncl1, for featuring our program on your new podcast!

We’ve missed this crew! It was great to get our 2022 summer interns back together for a morning of making! #ITEST

We're already looking forward to summer and welcoming our next round of BBB Teen Interns! Boulder/Denver area teens: our online app is now live! Program runs June 19-July 20, 2023; apps due Apr 2. colorado.edu/project/bbb/te… #STEM #maker