My Paperless Classroom

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Learn how you can get your students involved in STEM Education and the Maker Movement in this great podcast featuring a fantastic New Jersey Educator. Learn how you can get your students involved in STEM Education and the Maker Movement in this great podcast featuring a fantastic New Jersey Educator.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

If this is how the makerspace is set up in your school, then your kids may not have access to the resources, materials, and tools when they need them, especially for STEM or STEAM. We adapted the Design Thinking Process to include additional phases based on our own experiences in schools with educators and kids.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 27, 2016

Cross-posted from the Digital Education blog. Few trends in K-12 ed tech are as hot–or as under-researched–as “Maker” education. There is growing interest in whether Maker education can help boost student learning outcomes, including test scores. The Maker Movement in Education (Erica R.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Pioneering districts in the League of Innovative Schools are at the forefront of incorporating computer science education in K-12, leading large-scale initiatives to integrate coding and computational thinking into their curricula. From this group, we’ve gathered insights on what the computer science movement looks like in these districts.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 3, 2016

I’ve had a lot of questions in the last few months about STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Math) in the classroom. STEM is the acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, and covers an immense range of subject areas. Labs Lost to Educational Rigidity. The Maker Movement In Education.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Welcome to number two in a series of four posts bringing you over 150 amazing resources for STEM education. I hope you enjoyed my thoughts of STEM being a Verb a few posts back, along with the 40 resources geared toward STEM Science in the last pos t. Technology – STEM Resources. Check out my Booking Page.

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Digital Promise

MAY 7, 2019

This blog post is the first in a series where participating districts share why they are committed to providing maker learning opportunities to their students. Maker learning is more than just making “stuff.” Maker learning is a highly collaborative process that embraces a team approach to learning.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 30, 2016

To introduce and reinforce ideas, concepts, and skills associated with maker education, STEM, and STEM. For this Halloween Wars lesson, the goals included the following: To work in a small group to create a Halloween scene using food items, cooked goods, LED lights, and miscellaneous materials. 21st Century Skills).

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

You know the maker movement has hit the big leagues when even the President is talking about it. Earlier this year, for the National Week of Making, President Obama issued a call to action to educators, designers, and makers of all stripes. Where do the maker movement and history intersect? history lesson?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

This makes looking ahead at 2018 exciting because there is so much opportunity for districts and educators to elevate their curriculum with innovation right at their fingertips. Let’s examine four key trends that are expected to shape the education industry this coming year: 1. This trend is already being experienced globally.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Debuting as the brand’s first device for education, the Dremel 3D Idea Builder empowers students to master key STEM concepts through hands-on learning and creativity. A common challenge when educators are asked to use a new device is understanding its practical classroom application.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

“These spaces strengthen community-based learning, particularly for problem solving, creative thinking, innovation, collaboration, and engagement in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math),” IMLS says. “Our primary interest is equitability and access,” said Steve Davee, director of education at Maker Ed.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The grassroots Maker Movement has, and continues to, impact entrepreneurship, education, economic and workforce development, manufacturing, community revitalization and technology inclusion in the U.S.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 25, 2019

First… I hope you enjoyed the over 150 STEM Resources in the last few posts. I am excited about learning with thousands of other educators at this amazing conference. Inclusion & Special Education. I also have also provided those over 150 STEM Resources. Thanks for learning with me. January 27 – 30.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 21, 2017

A global search in education blog post From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Often schools who have arts, STEM or other enrichment choose to take one enrichment period and have a “genius hour” where students explore their talents to make and create. Maker Movement.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 22, 2017

My entire class was elated for the rest of the day,” reflected Jonelle Lorantas, the educator directing the Learning Studio at Mundaring Primary School. She added, “The students in my class who did not take part in the exchange are looking for an opportunity to talk to the students at Skyline after our next STEM project.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 18, 2016

Welcome to this fifth post in a series that brings STEM, STEAM, and Maker Space together with Project Based Learning and proper technology integration in the classroom. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. Check out my Booking Page.

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Digital Promise

JULY 27, 2018

They are most often associated with STEM education (science, technology, engineering and math). But really, they’re interdisciplinary, promoting important educational principles such as inquiry, play, imagination, innovation, critical thinking , problem solving and passion-based learning. Makerspaces in Ontario Schools.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 27, 2018

Join me and other education speakers at Woodward Academy in Atlanta this summer From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. STLinATL is an exciting education conference hosted at Woodward Academy in Atlanta this summer July 26-27. STEM/STEAM Integration. Assessment for Learning.

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eSchool News

JULY 6, 2016

To recognize educators pioneering the maker movement in STEM education, Dremel , manufacturer of tools for life and learning, announces 10 Dremel Idea Builder Ambassadors for the 2016-17 school year. have a variety of backgrounds and skillsets in K-12 education: Thrisha Bautista, Adlai E.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2018

As a whole, STEM fields experience significant gender imbalances and makerspaces are no exception—despite being a relatively recent adoption for many schools. Among their findings: a troubling lack of women in makerspace leadership and a pronounced tendency to see boys as more tech-proficient.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Many say the presidential candidates’ debates and discussions lack a focus on education—here are the issues the candidates should research. Dremel 3D printer fuels Maker Movement. The Dremel 3D Idea Builder empowers students to master key STEM concepts through hands-on learning and creativity.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Though makerspaces are becoming more mainstream, creating and maintaining one could overwhelm educators who are starting from scratch. Why the maker movement? People who want to make things and share those ideas and creations, Smith said.

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

See Halloween Wars: An Interdisciplinary Lesson with a STEM, STEAM, Maker Education Focus for more about this. I have the privilege of working with gifted kids at two elementary schools with over 80% Hispanic students. For the past two years, I did Halloween Wars – based off of the Food Channel show.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 27, 2014

This post originally appeared at Usable Knowledge at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The maker movement — think of it as “smart DIY,” a high- and low-tech approach to tinkering that turns users into inventors — is spurring excitement about the power of ingenuity in fields as disparate as robotics and design and agriculture.

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My Paperless Classroom

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

S cience T echnology E ngineering and M athematics illustration by Sam Patterson What I like most about the STEM education movement is the co-mingling of disciplines and the emphasis on real world project based learning. At its best STEM education engages students in a process of design, implementation and revision.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

California’s community colleges sit at the intersection of higher education, regional economies, and workforce development. the statewide network will be positioned as a strategic educational pipeline for high-value jobs. the statewide network will be positioned as a strategic educational pipeline for high-value jobs.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As I travel the nation’s schools I see wonderful experiences provided to students as educators provide opportunities for thinking and doing. We are now past the initial way of thinking, and the Makers movement allows people to finally use the technology to create and make. CC0 Creative Commons.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Toyota Dream Car Art Contest From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter STEM, STEAM, and design thinking are buzzwords in education today. In addition to true STEM projects, we also work to include the arts in all subjects. Help Your Students Enter the U.S. How to Use the U.S.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Maker culture is going mainstream. The maker industry is projected to grow to more than $8 billion by 2020, and with the maker movement infiltrating classrooms, after-school clubs and homes, it’s no wonder. But where is the maker movement strongest?

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User Generated Education

JULY 8, 2017

This is my third summer offering maker education summer camps as part of a bigger program at a local school. During mornings (9 to 12 with a half hour recess), campers, grades Kindergarten through 6th grade, can choose from one of four enrichment classes: art, drama, games, foreign languages, computers, and in my case, maker camps.

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Educator Innovator

JULY 17, 2017

For the past 17 years, Techbridge Girls has been working to break down barriers that often keep young women, particularly those of color from low-income communities, out of STEM careers and the maker movement. We’ve found that it can be especially empowering for our girls to share their STEM expertise with their community.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 23, 2016

This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. What are the real benefits of a maker-centered approach to learning? It’s often described as a way to incubate STEM skills or drive technical innovation — and it is probably both of these. Expanding the Circle.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2017

Sylvia Libow Martinez is a co-author of Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering the Classroom helping teachers bring the exciting tools and technology of the Maker Movement to classrooms worldwide. Previously, Sylvia was President of Generation YES, evangelizing student leadership through modern technology.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2018

Aligned with the maker movement—which focuses on using hands-on activities like building, sewing, assembling and computer programming for learning—the kits provide a foundation that teachers can use for guided projects both in and out of the classroom. The kit isn't going to do the teaching for you.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2018

But Pauline, today you have for us five ways to amp up STEM in middle school. At the middle school level, teachers tend to become more isolated as content experts, and in order to make your STEM activities more powerful and engaging, I would highly recommend that you connect in any way possible with those expert colleagues.

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2016

STEAM not only fosters do-it-yourself or DIY practices involving computers, electronics, and fabrication, but also a trans-disciplinary approach to artistic, cultural and academic production in digital media, and mutual concerns of the arts with STEM disciplines. Nettrice Gaskins, Ph.D. is director of the STEAM Lab at Boston Arts Academy.

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