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A Perfect Storm for Maker Education

User Generated Education

Maker Movement: The maker movement, as we know, is the umbrella term for independent inventors, designers and tinkerers, a convergence of computer hackers and traditional artisans. Why the Maker Movement Is Important to America’s Future ). The Maker Movement Is About the Economy, Stupid ).

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What Will It Take to Push the K-12 Maker Movement to Be More Inclusive?

Edsurge

Two times zones over, Knikole Taylor is a blended learning specialist in a Dallas, Texas suburban school district, where she supports Pre-K to 12th-grade teachers and students with all things digital teaching and learning. What does it really take, for example, to diversify the communities of maker educators and mentors out there?

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5 Ways to Reach Even Resistant Writers with Writer’s Workshop

The CoolCatTeacher

Today Angela Stockman @AngelaStockman gives our writing workshop a makeover. The author of Make Writing , Angela is passionate about creating writing workshop experiences that are relevant to today’s learners and accessible to even the most resistant writers. 5 Ways to Reach Even Resistant Writers with Writer’s Workshop.

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The ‘Maker’ Movement: Understanding What the Research Says

Marketplace K-12

Cross-posted from the Digital Education blog. Few trends in K-12 ed tech are as hot–or as under-researched–as “Makereducation. There is growing interest in whether Maker education can help boost student learning outcomes, including test scores. But that’s changing fast.

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The Perfect Storm for Maker Education

User Generated Education

Maker Movement: The maker movement, as we know, is the umbrella term for independent inventors, designers and tinkerers, a convergence of computer hackers and traditional artisans. Why the Maker Movement Is Important to America’s Future ). The Maker Movement Is About the Economy, Stupid ).

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My 2019 Highlights

User Generated Education

Too often educators feel too timid or undeserving to publicly acknowledge their accomplishments believing that others will perceive them as braggarts. I had a book on maker education published by ASCD. I really love the maker movement. Often, we don’t get the recognition we deserve. Here is my list.

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Organize and Motivate Your Local Maker Community

Digital Promise

What are examples of maker learning projects in my subject area? Where can I learn about what making is from someone who is doing it? As the maker movement continues to expand, more and more educators are asking these questions. Educators building circuits with Circuit Arcade kit at an ELA Edcamp.

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