article thumbnail

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

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

In order to do so, I believe there are several ideas and concepts we must acknowledge in order to achieve the genuine education possibilities that the Maker’s culture can bring a classroom. We are now past the initial way of thinking, and the Makers movement allows people to finally use the technology to create and make.

Resources 112
article thumbnail

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. Doug, as we finish up, could you give us a 30-second pep talk about personalizing learning for the students in our classroom today? And the other thing is. A lot of teachers….

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What Education Technology Could Look Like Over the Next Five Years

MindShift

In a fast-moving field like education technology, it’s worth taking a moment to take stock of new developments, persistent trends and the challenges to effective tech implementation in real classrooms. BYOD/Maker Movement: In just one or two years, experts predict Bring Your Own Device policies and makerspaces will be commonplace in schools.

article thumbnail

The Stories We've Been Told (in 2017) about Education Technology

Hack Education

The Maker Movement. The Flipped Classroom. Khan Academy. The Battle for “Open” What Counts “For Credit” The Business of Ed-tech. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2012. The Business of Ed-tech. Learning to Code. The Battle to Open Textbooks. Education Data and Learning Analytics. Text-messaging.

article thumbnail

Top Ed-Tech Trends: A Review

Hack Education

The Maker Movement. The Flipped Classroom. Khan Academy. The Battle for “Open” What Counts “For Credit” The Business of Ed-tech. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2012. The Business of Ed-tech. Learning to Code. The Battle to Open Textbooks. Education Data and Learning Analytics. Text-messaging.

Trends 40