Digital Promise

MARCH 4, 2016

They’re part of the Maker Movement, a revolution that’s unleashing digital design tools (like 3D modeling software) and production devices (like 3D printers), and letting citizens design and make almost anything they can dream. Still, we think more schools have a role to play in fostering the next generation of American makers.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Amy believes this pedagogical shift is a game changer in the music classroom Learn more. She is the recipient of the 2005 TI:ME Teacher of the Year, 2016 NJ Master Music Teacher, 2016 Governor’s Leader in Arts Education, and the 2017 NJ Nonpublic School Teacher of the Year Awards. Maarten, and Australia. Blog: amymburns.com .

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District Administration

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Strategies to design rooms, develop a curriculum and identify sources of funding District Administration, December 2016 The maker movement is poised to transform K12 learning.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 4, 2016

They’re part of the Maker Movement, a revolution that’s unleashing digital design tools (like 3D modeling software) and production devices (like 3D printers), and letting citizens design and make almost anything they can dream. Karen Cator is President & CEO of Digital Promise. You can follow her on Twitter at @kcator.

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Reading By Example

DECEMBER 1, 2016

I had never seen students more engaged in learning than during this experience. Halverson and Sheridan tease out the complex nature of the maker movement in education (2014). The kids direct the learning. The maker movement in education. I could understand the rationale. Foreign Aff. , Halverson, E.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 29, 2016

As you are aware there is an amazing and powerful Maker Space movement going throughout the education landscape. This is a concept that I and many others want to see sustained because of the amazing learning opportunities it provides. Join me, the Institute of Play, and PBS Learning Media.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 10, 2016

Learn from Jon Schwartz and Rockademix or read Simple Ways to Use Mood Music to Amp Up Learning. 3 – Rio 2016 Olympics. The Rio 2016 Olympics kick off on August 5, 2016. See How the Maker Movement is Moving into Classrooms.). 1- Enroll in a class to learn something new. Happy June!

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eSchool News

JULY 6, 2016

Ten Dremel Idea Builder Ambassadors selected to document and share classroom 3D printing experiences during the 2016-17 school year. To recognize educators pioneering the maker movement in STEM education, Dremel , manufacturer of tools for life and learning, announces 10 Dremel Idea Builder Ambassadors for the 2016-17 school year.

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Reading By Example

DECEMBER 1, 2016

I had never seen students more engaged in learning than during this experience. Halverson and Sheridan tease out the complex nature of the maker movement in education (2014). The kids direct the learning. The maker movement in education. I could understand the rationale. Foreign Aff. , Halverson, E.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Palmer High School, in Colorado Springs District 11, was named the 2017 Colorado Teacher of the Year by Interim Education Commissioner Katy Anthes at an assembly on October 11, 2016. He engages students in meaningful projects and encourages exploration of a variety of topics, bringing learning to life for students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

And I was describing to them that, “We got here with a long-term commitment to stay on a course of — really, if you want to call it, progressive education, but trying to really stay focused on trying to educate kids for lifelong learning, not just simply to build a transcript to take some test and to be able to walk across a stage.”

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The Principal of Change

JULY 17, 2017

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. Seven Things That Happen When Kids Embrace a Maker Mindset. They learn to distinguish between fail-ure (permanent) and fail-ing (temporary).

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 23, 2016

I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on Professional Learning Communities! Making Learning Happen…New York PBL – Join me in Syracuse, New York in August for some exciting PBL workshops. Join me, the Institute of Play, and PBS Learning Media. What Would Dewey Do?

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

His piece stand out due to his belief that this approach to learning is about more than just electronics. Building poems, art, music, mathematical solutions and so on are all part of the ‘maker movement’ in my mind. At its best, it involves caring adults designing and guiding learners through rich learning tasks.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

What does Virtual Reality have to offer to the learning process? I was a science educator, so I’m pretty comfortable and confident using technologies of all kinds, although the kids have really surpassed me when we start to get some of the newer tools that their using, particularly as part of their Maker Work. I like technology.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

Students can co-create curriculum and their classrooms with teachers for powerful learning experiences. Learn how students are teaching each other drone piloting and other examples from Albemarle County, Virginia with Superintendent Pam Moran. Learn more at coolcatteacher.com/guide. Listen Now. Stream by clicking here.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

A successful school makerspace needs an enthusiastic maker community, school-wide participation, and staff support. Challenge-based learning projects in the makerspace have many benefits for students, and can engage and get them excited about new projects. She is an international speaker on the Maker Movement and learning space design.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2016

That was a key area of focus at the 2016 South by Southwest Education ( SXSWedu ) conference in Austin, Texas, March 7-10, and a number of ed-tech companies and organizations demonstrated possible solutions. Every week was a new project, a new learning challenge. We need to find ways of approaching STEAM education differently.”.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 18, 2016

Welcome to this fifth post in a series that brings STEM, STEAM, and Maker Space together with Project Based Learning and proper technology integration in the classroom. As you are probably already aware, there is a growing Maker Movement across the nation. Keep in mind that the final product should demonstrate learning.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 15, 2017

Last semester I introduced a series of activities to have them explore, learn about, and interact with design thinking principles and strategies. For a description of those activities, see https://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2016/09/25/introducing-design-thinking-to-elementary-learners/.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

Legends of Learning has awesome free science games and activities to celebrate earth day on April 22. They also have interactive — more learning type games — called Mr. Body, where you see a human body, and as you tap on different parts of the body, the organs will open up, and there will be some information about it.

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2016

In March 2016, Digital Promise and Maker Ed issued a call-to-action for school leaders around the country to commit to growing the next generation of American makers. school leaders have answered the call by signing the Maker Promise. Over 1,400 U.S. Baltimore County Public Schools. Albemarle County Public Schools.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 30, 2017

From Project based learning, global projects and steam to the biggest heartbreaks of second-grade teachers, Carol shares it all. Even if you don’t teach second grade, you’ll learn a lot. 2nd Grade Trend #1: Project Based Learning. She gives a pep talk for second-grade teachers that will get you excited to innovate!

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 30, 2016

For Halloween 2016, I did a version of Halloween Wars (a Food Network show) with my two classes of gifted elementary learners. I am sharing this lesson through my blog post as it reinforces how I approach lesson planning and teaching. Background Information. Principles that drive my instructional approach.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Engage kids of all ages with these STEM and coding learning toys. This year is no different and fortunately, the latest STEAM push has made many of the learning tools very desirable as holiday gifts. Best of all, they’ll help students focus on higher-order thinking skills as they make, design, create, and code their way into 2016.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Librarian and maker Colleen Graves recaps a lively and learner-driven session on makerspaces and embracing making as teachers of writing at the 2016 NWP Annual Meeting. In our interactive session for “ Makerspace in the Library: What it means for your Classroom ,” we really let our participants drive the learning. Session Info.

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Library makerspaces, including members of the YOUmedia Learning Labs Network, offer students a chance to design, tinker, and build critical thinking skills. Exploratory, hands-on learning is also known as “maker education.” A library is a safe space for students to learn and explore their own interests,” Jopeck said.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2017

Trevor was hesitant to tag along with a class he didn’t know for the field trip, but was quickly persuaded by the promise of learning about new technology. In 2016, our district won $3.8 Though somewhat ironically, the local unemployment rate was soaring and kids were abandoning the region in search of work.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

FlexPath – only at Capella University – lets teachers work at their own pace to earn their MEd in a competency-based learning format. Brent Johnson: My student’s views on learning and teaching. Using Humor to Hook Students into Learning. But of course you took the things you learned on the Nacho app to the Overty app.

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User Generated Education

APRIL 8, 2016

I believe in and promote learning-by-doing and hands-on learning. I approach experiential learning from a cycle of learning which includes reflecting on and analysis of things done through learning-by-doing. https://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2016/01/13/a-natural-and-experiential-cycle-of-learning/.

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User Generated Education

JULY 2, 2017

A classroom or library can be transformed into its own makerspace, a space for powerful student learning by doing the following realistic and workable actions: Removal of Obsolete, Non-Flexible Classroom Desks (including the traditional teacher’s desk). An Agile and Nimble Learning Environment. Scavenged Materials.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

How can we condense down what we need to learn in coding to such a short period of time? So the whole point of learning programming — it just sounds so daunting because people have to understand the logic as well as the syntax. Programming is daunting when you have to learn logic as well as syntax. Aditya: Hi Vicki.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

This series is meant to serve in-depth exploration of the events of the past year and an analysis of how these events shape the way in which we imagine and prepare for the future of teaching and learning. Stories From Previous Years: Here are some of the stories that got us to where we are today: The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2016.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

This year feels different too than the previous years in which I’ve written these reviews because education technology – as an industry – sort of floundered in 2016, as I think my series will show. The Maker Movement. Learning to Code. Education Data and Learning Analytics. Online Learning.

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