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Rebuilding a School Community with Maker Learning

Digital Promise

As the leadership team of Duquesne City School District balances its budget, impactful maker learning spaces and experiences for all students are serving as the cornerstone of what can be called the district’s rebirth. It is obvious that students agree with Detweiler’s assessment. In 2012, students in Grades 7-8 followed suit.

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Teaching isn’t Rocket Science – It’s Way More Complex

The CoolCatTeacher

Doug: Well, the people that started this back in about 2007… They just started recording their lessons. You want to make sure that your formative assessments are based on where the student is at, not some kind of standard that every student in your classroom has to jump through. And it just sounds overwhelming. Doug: Yeah.