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Why Making and the Arts Need Each Other to Survive and Thrive in Schools

Edsurge

My answer to you is this: We must bring more arts programming—and blend it with the maker movement—into our schools. So then… how are “making” and the maker movement uniquely powerful as avenues of learning—and where might it come up against resistance?

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9 Fine Ways to Do Better 20% Time

The CoolCatTeacher

Second, I’ll give you an example from my classroom happening right now. Maker Movement. Many schools are creating maker spaces or “ Fab Labs ” so students have a space and place to invent. MAD About Mattering: Compassion-Based Engineering in My Classroom. Or passion projects.

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How to Set Goals for Your Library This Summer

The CoolCatTeacher

A 2015 graduate of Mary Baldwin College with a degree in English with minors in education, coaching & exercise leadership, and history, Amanda went on to receive a Masters in Library and Information Science (MLIS) from Louisiana State University in 2018.

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How to Teach Coding in the Elementary Grades with Sam Patterson

The CoolCatTeacher

Teachers don’t have to be experts or “geeks” to use coding to improve literacy, use higher order thinking skills, and excite students in their classrooms. My role as a MakerSpace Teacher is to reward my students for exercising their own learning tools and skills. Elementary and primary students can learn to code.

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Educating Kids for Life not for Tests

The CoolCatTeacher

Secondly, four examples of virtual reality programming in the classroom. Third, why creativity is important and a little bit of an upsetting story from one of her middle school teachers about what testing was actually doing to harm students in his classroom. Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in the Classroom ”.

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Two Great Library Events - GlobalEdCon Deadline - UNC's Amazing World View

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Participatory, hyperlinked library services; DIY and maker movements; emerging technology in academic and research libraries; Google Glass—our Library 2.014 conference covered a broad range of topics and these were among the most notable. Do you co-learn with a classroom across the globe? More information here.

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The Classroom or Library as a Maker Space

User Generated Education

Problems occur when administrators, educators, learners, and communities come to believe that maker education is synonymous with these tools and spaces. Second, the regular classroom teacher or librarian may be intimidated with these advanced tools and technologies. Removal of Archaic, Non-Flexible Classroom Desks.

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