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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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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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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. Best of all, they’ll help students focus on higher-order thinking skills as they make, design, create, and code their way into 2016. Makey Makey. Ozobot Bit. Dash and Dot.

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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. Selected 2016-2017 National Finalist Schools and Projects.

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Part 5: STEM, STEAM, Makers: 35 Resources For A Makerspace

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

As you are probably already aware, there is a growing Maker Movement across the nation. In fact, you can see Maker Spaces finding room to serve the surging Maker population in both small and large towns alike. You are bound to get some awesome Maker’s ideas. 35 Resources For Makerspace. Chibitronics.

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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. Our first step was to build an ecosystem that included higher education partners and professional advisors. In 2016, our district won $3.8 Trevor’s teacher pulled me aside, concerned and frustrated.

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The Classroom or Library as a Maker Space

User Generated Education

Makerspaces, Maker Education, STEM, and STEAM are gaining lots of traction in Kindergarten though college level education. Articles, resources on social media, and conference presentations on these topics are proliferating at a rate that most educators are now familiar with maker education.

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