Agency by Design Oakland works at the intersection of teacher leadership, inquiry-based practice, and maker-centered learning. The project grew out of a collaboration with the Agency by Design research project—an exploration of the promises, practices, and pedagogies of maker-centered learning—based at Project Zero, a research center at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Agency by Design Oakland participates in action research and dissemination of research findings, through professional development and grants for educators, with a focus on equity and sustainable change.