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A Maker Education PD Workshop

User Generated Education

I had the privilege of presenting a day long maker education workshop at Edutech Asia on November 7, 2019. As they arrived in the morning, I asked them to access the workshop slides and create a name card lit up with an LED. What follows are some details and highlights. and here are the slides provided to the participants:

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3 Reasons Teachers Should Use the Playlist Model

Catlin Tucker

As students work through the playlist, teachers can gather formative assessment data to identify those who might benefit most from one-on-one attention. Writing Workshops: Conduct writing workshops that focus on specific aspects of writing, such as thesis development, paragraph structure, or editing and revising.

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15 Questions to Ask when Creating a STEM Culture in Education

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

As you might know, I am very excited about STEM education! In fact, get ready even more STEM posts. For consultations and presentations at schools across the country I have developed these 15 questions you may want to ask as you develop or assess STEM possibilities for students. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com.

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Collaboration: Facilitating and Assessing the 21st Century Skills in Education

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Welcome to a series of posts dedicated to 21st skills and assessment. It seems educators and industry are all talking about the importance of student collaboration, but how are we facilitating and assessing this skill. I have a workshop and session entitled “STEM is a Verb”. In fact… the Workshop is also a Verb!

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Communication: Facilitating and Assessing the 21st Century Skills in Education

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

It is filled with thoughts on Student Communication Skills including “I can” statement(s), classroom attributes, and assessment rubrics. Communication: Facilitating and Assessing the 21st Century Skills in Education. Often, this practice can be seen in STEM and PBL classrooms. Make assessment of Communication an ongoing effort.

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Part Two… Transforming STEM Education from Noun to Verb… 15 Steps

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Read about my 15 ways you can turn STEM from a noun to a verb! Welcome to the second of two articles as I relate the importance of making sure STEM is considered a verb. There are a lot of definitions that relate to STEM education usually in regards to the nouns including Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

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Critical Thinking: Facilitating and Assessing the 21st Century Skills in Education

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Welcome to a series of posts dedicated to 21st skills and assessment. I have a workshop and session entitled “STEM is a Verb”. In fact… the Workshop is also a Verb! i also have a new one day workshop “Preparing for PBL”. Critical Thinking: Facilitating and Assessing the 21st Century Skills in Education.