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Building a Makerspace Culture to Support Standards and Learning … 10 Ideas and 16 Resources

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

The idea behind the Maker movement includes allowing students to imagine, envision, create, innovate, play, learn in a formative manner, experiment, collaborate, share, and most of all dream of possibilities. As you set up or evaluate the Maker movement in your school or district I ask you to think about the ten ideas I have below.

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Teaching isn’t Rocket Science – It’s Way More Complex

The CoolCatTeacher

You know, if I taught math, I’d be harvesting videos from the Khan Academy or places like that, rather than creating my own. You want to make sure that your formative assessments are based on where the student is at, not some kind of standard that every student in your classroom has to jump through. And the other thing is.

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What Education Technology Could Look Like Over the Next Five Years

MindShift

As with other education buzzwords, many schools believe they are providing authentic learning, but they don’t offer the apprenticeships, vocational training and portfolio-based assessments that often characterize work that carries larger life lessons. DEVELOPMENTS IN ED TECH.