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The ‘Maker’ Movement: Understanding What the Research Says

Marketplace K-12

Cross-posted from the Digital Education blog. Few trends in K-12 ed tech are as hot–or as under-researched–as “Makereducation. 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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#FETC 2015 Recap

The Electric Educator

I had the opportunity to attend the Future of Educational Technology Conference (FETC) in Orlando Florida this past week. Here are my top take-aways from the 2015 conference: 1. The maker movement is growing I can''t tell you how many sessions there were on 3D Printing, makerspaces, tinkering, hacking, etc.

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6 STEAM tinkering tools for the holidays

eSchool News

Each year, as parents look to celebrate the various holidays with our kids, many of us rack our brains trying to find gifts that are both fun and educational. Inspired by the Maker Movement, this JoyLabz created invention kit for all ages combines computer programming and hands-on maker tools limited only by imagination.

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Seven Things That Happen When Kids Embrace a Maker Mindset

The Principal of Change

He has spent the last two months interviewing experts throughout the maker movement with the goal of creating a self-paced course for anyone who wants to design a makerspace. We live in an era where robotics and artificial intelligence will replace many of our current jobs. They will need to have a maker mindset.

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Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Applications Open Now #steam

The CoolCatTeacher

One of the national winners from the 2015-2016 program was a group of middle school students from Colorado. public schools can refer their educator colleagues to complete a contest submission and they will be entered for a chance to win a Samsung Galaxy Note8 or Samsung 65” TV. Colorado Students Engineer a Prosthetic for a Veteran.

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Gaming in Ed Now! - #YouMatter Special Offer - Connected Librarian Day

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. It also provides tools and resources to youth, families and educators to help kids change the world and themselves through service.

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As Factories Fade, Rural District Builds Makerspace to Fill Talent Gaps

Edsurge

At the time, I was the homeless education program manager for Paducah Independent Schools District in Paducah, Kentucky. In 2015, as the program was launching, I began to have in-depth conversations with emerging industry leaders in our community. Understandably, his grades were beginning to suffer and he was missing class regularly.

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