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The ‘Maker’ Movement: Understanding What the Research Says

Marketplace K-12

It began exploding about a decade ago, thanks in large part to the enthusiastic audience of Make magazine and the popularity of public events such as Maker Faires (the most well-known of which was hosted by President Barack Obama at the White House in 2014.) Popular ‘Maker Movement’ Incompatible With Common Core, Authors Contend.

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2016 Global Education Conference Starts Sunday - Important Information!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

GlobalSpeedChat--A Worldwide Collaboration of Students - Jennifer Hesseltine & Kim Preshoff, Teachers in New York A Case Study in Global Business Awareness - Connecting Students to the World Marketplace - Penny Lorenzo, JD Agentes De Cambio - Pedro Aparicio M.S. Barrios, Ed.D.; Beebe, Ph.D.,

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Will Virtual Reality Lead More Families to Opt Out of Traditional Public Schools?

Edsurge

Emma Green, a staff writer for the New Yorker, has been spending time visiting these VR classrooms and researching the company for the magazine. She's a big school choice advocate going back all the way to the anti-Common Core movement. That’s kind of a surprising contrast. Why use VR instead of other forms of virtual education?

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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

But, as New York Magazine quipped , “Laurene Powell Jobs is undaunted by these facts.” In part, their struggles are a result of controversies surrounding the Common Core State Standards, which were supposed to streamline and procurement the development of curriculum and assessment.