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Debbie Lenz, Berkeley Unified School District STEM / Makerspace Teacher

Debbie Lenz, Berkeley Unified School District STEM / Makerspace Teacher

Learn about how BUSD middle-school Science, Math, and STEM/Makerspace teacher Debbie Lenz has brought repair into the classroom, and her vision for repair in the classroom. 

Hazel Lutzker and Anna Williams, Berkeley High School Robotics Team

Hazel Lutzker and Anna Williams, Berkeley High School Robotics Team

Anna and Hazel write about how the high school robotics team’s participating in the school district’s community repair events, Fix-it Fests, enables team members to deploy the skills and knowledge they develop for competition to serve the community, address environmental issues, and further the global repair movement.

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Chromebook Rescue Program

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Chromebook Rescue Program

Berkeley Unified School District involves students in repairing and refurbishing obsolete Chromebooks for redistribution to under-resourced students and families in the community.

Sam Berg, Oakland Unified School District Computer Science Coordinator

Sam Berg, Oakland Unified School District Computer Science Coordinator

Sam writes about Oakland Tech Repair, a program in Oakland Unified School District where student interns have repaired some 10,000 Chromebooks over the last five years. They’ve learned technical skills, earned industry certification, gained workplace skills, and saved the school district $2.4 million along the way.

Julie York, South Portland High School Department Chair: Career Preparation & Technology

Julie York, South Portland High School Department Chair: Career Preparation & Technology

Julie describes the origins and growth of the terrific Riot Refurb program. High school students refurbish and repair scavenged obsolete and broken devices — addressing e-waste, technology equity, technical and workplace training, and more.

Connor Bassolino and the iFixit EDU Team

Connor Bassolino and the iFixit EDU Team

The iFixit Education Team writes that teaching our youth about repair is a critical channel for advancing repair. iFixit offers considerable support for K-12 educators and runs a robust Technical Writing Program for university students.