User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

If there is a makerspace in your school, it may be down the hall, in the library, or in another building. Idea Generation: Learners, typically working in small groups, generate lots of ideas and questions to ask to solve the design thinking problem or challenge. This design can be pitched to another group for constructive feedback.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 18, 2016

Before reading, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. As you are probably already aware, there is a growing Maker Movement across the nation. It can be in a dedicated space, or room, or in the library. The idea of making is really not a new concept.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 4, 2015

You’re in the library! As the great-granddaughter of a librarian, I was brought up to know that the quiet of the library was sacred space. For her little ones, she groups the materials into kits that students may check out after they attend a mini-class for training. Fast-forward 30 years. Ask for grant money. MAKE it great!

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Before investigating these resources, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. Scratch is a project of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. Take a look at the library and get set to Make! This post is dedicated to Technology. Welcome to the Future!

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 8, 2017

Each time I see this I am impressed by the educator, or group of educators, trying to make such a space possible for their school. Embracing a Maker Culture can take the standards in our curriculum and make them come alive as students practice the 4 C’s, venture to the top of Blooms, and experience the real depth found in Webb’s.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 27, 2014

In Los Angeles , that might mean kids joining at libraries and the Getty Center to hone their art and computer coding skills. In Pittsburgh, kids might join the growing Maker Movement or pick up some engineering skills while making robots. In Dallas, it might mean exploring community action with digital storytelling.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

events , the real party takes place in the volunteer moderator lounge, where a devoted, energetic, and highly beloved group of volunteer moderators keeps the conference running and humming. Our Twitter hashtag is #stemx13, and we have some resources for publicizing at [link]. Volunteering : as with our other conference 2.0

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