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The ‘Maker’ Movement: Understanding What the Research Says

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The Maker Movement has its roots outside of school, in institutions such as science museums and in the informal activities that everyday people have taken part in for generations. There is growing interest in whether Maker education can help boost student learning outcomes, including test scores.

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

Hack Education

Stories From Previous Years: Here are some of the stories that got us to where we are today: The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2016. The Common Core State Standards. The Maker Movement. STEM Education’s “Sputnik Moment” The Higher Education Bubble. Wishful Thinking. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2014.

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Top Ed-Tech Trends: A Review

Hack Education

This year feels different too than the previous years in which I’ve written these reviews because education technology – as an industry – sort of floundered in 2016, as I think my series will show. The Common Core State Standards. The Maker Movement. Investment dollars were down, if nothing else.

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