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FETC Future of Educational Technology… Orlando Florida… Please Join Me!

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

$W021 | Making Makers Mainstream … Connecting Curriculum Standards and the 4C’s. The makers movement across education has made a significant impact, allowing students to do and create. Discover ways to establish not just a space but a culture connecting authentic learning and standards to making. Room: NORTH 220F.

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What Motivates Maker Educators?

Edsurge

Another challenge for teachers is the need for more professional development and help in connecting maker activities to curriculum and academic standards. The tools and resources required don’t come cheap: 92 percent of educators said information about grants were somewhat or very important.

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13 Ways Education Could Change In The Next 13 Years

TeachThought - Learn better.

Academic standards could be supplanted by “other content” As access to information increases and social chatter reaches a never-ending crescendo, the need—and impact of—hundreds and hundreds of academic standards changes. Personalized learning will disrupt how we think of curriculum. Which is bad.