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8 maker tools to inspire next-gen innovation and design

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The “maker movement” can play an important role in getting kids interested in innovation and design, and littleBits —which makes easy-to-use electronic building blocks—is finding itself at the center of this movement. Nova Labs is a free digital platform that engages teens in games that foster scientific inquiry.

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Teacher: Know Thyself – School Culture Shift is About the People

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4 [ Game-Based Learning Yields Empathetic Understanding ] Adopters You can take a personality test, a learning style inventory, or even a which-character-are-you quiz, but I would argue the power of meaningful self-perception. Accessed 17 Apr. Accessed 17 Apr. & Latané, B. 8 : 377–383. 1999, Sept).