A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 16, 2018

The connections above to the maker movement are indiscernible. He goes on to share the following synopsis of constructionism penned by Kafai, Peppler, & Chapman (2009). How Pappy approached making is an excellent example of this. It is out there. Constructionism is based on two types of construction.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 7, 2015

In addition to sharing other people’s work–Grant Wiggins, for example–this is part of our effort to illuminate what’s possible in teaching and learning. Models like these embed certain (new?) ideas in certain contexts.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

Vicki: Give us some examples. After her death in March of 2009 I decided to see how I could use my expertise to help busy educators and parents hone their skills and knowledge. There are just so many challenges to this. So, Doug, have you seen any schools or organizations that are doing this right? Who is doing this right?

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JUNE 20, 2015

For example, Make Your Own Country is a project that casts students as explorers of a new world. For example, MakerBot recently launched five Thingiversity Summer STEAM Challenges on MakerBot Thingiverse, the world’s largest 3D design community, to encourage students, teachers and librarians to try 3D modeling at home over the summer.

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