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Teaching makers: unraveling the maker movement

Neo LMS

I think that hands-on experimentation, design, invention and creating is one of the most stimulating things you can engage students in, and I lap up anything I can on the thriving maker movement. Beyond the overly complex nomenclature of the Maker Movement (what exactly is the difference between a FabLab and a HackerSpace?

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Leading the Maker Movement

A Principal's Reflections

This phenomenon trickled into schools as the Maker Movement became more popular and natural connections to learning became quite evident. To begin to understand the educational value of making we must look at the roots of this movement. Change Digital Leadership Laura Fleming Maker Movement Makerspace Opinion'

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The Maker Movement In Education

Ask a Tech Teacher

His knowledge of and interest in both the EdTech world and the importance of a STEM education highlight the importance of inquiry-based education, DIY cultures and technology for enhanced learning as crucial 21st century activities. Education used to be thought of as the 8-2 in a child’s day with maybe an hour or so of homework.

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The Next Phase of the Maker Movement? Building Startups

Edsurge

He’s talking about the next wave of the Maker Movement, big news buzzing amongst makers in the inner circle. Rabuzzi is the executive director of Mouse , a national nonprofit that encourages students to create with technology. Throughout the years, Rabuzzi has seen the movement evolve. Still, Rabuzzi imagines more.

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Educational Technology is at a Fork: Instruction vs Construction

The Journal

There are some that use technology to support construction-oriented pedagogies — maker movement, project-based learning — and some that use technology to support instruction-oriented pedagogies — personalized learning.

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The Epic E-Book of WebTools

The CoolCatTeacher

Holzweiss is a high school educational technology enrichment specialist on Long Island, New York. She is also the winner of the 2015 NYSCATE Lee Bryant Outstanding Teacher Award and 2015 Long Island Technology Summit Fred Podolski Leadership and Innovation Award.

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

Edsurge

But despite the work of on-the-ground educators like Day and Taylor, the maker movement in K-12 schools is far from perfect. What does it really take, for example, to diversify the communities of maker educators and mentors out there? To discuss and debate these questions and more, Day and Taylor came onto the EdSurge podcast.