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#FETC 2015 Recap

The Electric Educator

Here are my top take-aways from the 2015 conference: 1. The maker movement is growing I can''t tell you how many sessions there were on 3D Printing, makerspaces, tinkering, hacking, etc. The 2015 Keynotes included the COO of Makerbot, designers of one of the top 3D printers in schools today.

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A Key to Education Reform.

My Island View

The flipped classroom, maker movement, project-based learning, blended learning, student centered learning, hour of code, collaboration, direct instruction, and lecture, there are passionate teacher advocates supporting each of these methods as the best way for kids to learn. Teach adults as adults.

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A Key to Education Reform.

My Island View

The flipped classroom, maker movement, project-based learning, blended learning, student centered learning, hour of code, collaboration, direct instruction, and lecture, there are passionate teacher advocates supporting each of these methods as the best way for kids to learn. Teach adults as adults.

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A Key to Education Reform.

My Island View

The flipped classroom, maker movement, project-based learning, blended learning, student centered learning, hour of code, collaboration, direct instruction, and lecture, there are passionate teacher advocates supporting each of these methods as the best way for kids to learn. Teach adults as adults.

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The Top 50 Best Books for Teachers – Professional Development

Fractus Learning

Winner of the 2015 Grawemeyer Award in Education! From there, authors Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams began the flipped classroom. Amazing new tools, materials and skills turn us all into makers. Professional Capital: Transforming Teaching in Every School – Andy Hargreaves, Michael Fullan.

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The Stories We've Been Told (in 2017) about Education Technology

Hack Education

The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2015. The Maker Movement. The Flipped Classroom. . “Free” and “Open” For-Profit Higher Education. The “New Economy” Credentialing. Data Insecurity. Personalization. Inequality. The Politics of Education Technology. Standardized Testing. Learning to Code.

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Top Ed-Tech Trends: A Review

Hack Education

You can decide for yourself with how much my criticism has been heeded (hell, even acknowledged): The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2015. The Maker Movement. The Flipped Classroom. Here’s what I’ve written in previous years. The Politics of Education Technology. Standardized Testing. The Business of Ed-tech.

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