edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

In a recent edWebinar, Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, and Donna Burns, Technology Integrator, both from New Canaan High School in Connecticut, showcased the transformation of the NCHS library from a collection of used reference and biography books into a living, breathing makerspace. Impact of Transformation.

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User Generated Education

MAY 20, 2015

Maker education (often referred to as “Maker Ed”) is a new school of educational thought [at least in terms of having an “official” educational label – JG] that focuses on delivering constructivist, project-based learning curriculum and instructional units to students. 9 Maker Projects for Beginner Maker Ed Teachers ).

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Chun’s district is at the forefront of a national movement to turn K-12 librarians into indispensable digital mavens who can help classroom teachers craft tech-savvy lesson plans, teach kids to think critically about online research, and remake libraries into lively, high-tech hubs of collaborative learning — while still helping kids get books.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

APRIL 15, 2015

Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Analog Tools – In referring to analog I include tools that have been in existence long before the first vacuum tube. Check out my Booking Page.

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eSpark

APRIL 6, 2016

You may not roller skate anymore, but you know that running a school, district, or classroom takes the same perseverance and practice you put into your after school hobby. Before students share their work with an audience outside of the classroom, they should edit their work in writing workshops with their peers.

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 11, 2016

After being handed a folder of case studies and escorted to the first classroom, I pulled out my iPad and prepared to take notes. References. Dancing with robots: Human skills for computerized work. She will be leading a pre-conference workshop on PBL and presenting a number of sessions. Levy, F., & Murnane, R.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 6, 2015

The saying, “If you build it, they will come” may have been referring to baseball stadiums, but it may also be the favorite mantra of makerspaces across the country. I needed to bring this love of learning into my classroom and into my school! Technology in Elementary Classrooms. HExpo ‘15 will be the first of many to come.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

She also likes that while kids are exploring they’re working together, helping each other and building a visual reference point. He runs workshops for teachers designed to give them the experience of learning through making and inquiry, so they understand how the framework can help their students. Turtle Art demo (Turtle Art).

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 28, 2021

Write a story about spending a day with a robot, a dog, and a cow. Write a letter to the principal explaining why all kids at school must move from classroom to classroom on skateboards or rollerblades. Describe the perfect classroom setup and decor for an elementary, middle school, or high school student.

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Educator Innovator

JANUARY 6, 2014

The 3-day workshop introduced teachers to the tools in the FabLab through a project-based approach, and I met many teachers who had concerns about the FabLab’s relevance to their own curricula. The workshop helped to alleviate many of their concerns, and enabled them to see how the FabLab could be used as a tool to enhance their classroom.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

March 20th - March 22nd in Palm Springs, CA CUE Annual Conference + Invent to Learn Workshop , The CUE Conference is the largest and oldest education technology conference in California, and among the largest in the United States. Sylvia Martinez will lead a pre-conference Invent To Learn workshop, plus a conference session.

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

I was there for a few reasons, starting with having the fine opportunity to lead a pre conference workshop, followed by presenting on two panels, helping out with a Twitter component, and reconnecting with dozens of friends and colleagues. Preconference workshop. Conferences, like classrooms, are no longer closed spaces.).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 10, 2013

While makerspaces can include cutting-edge technology, it takes more than 3D printers, computers, and robotics equipment to define them. It includes tips and tools on static (vodcasts and online pathfinders) and interactive online (wikis, quizzes, live classrooms) presentations. Hope you''ll join us! See you online!

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 27, 2016

The term generally refers to using a wide variety of hands-on activities (such as building, computer programming, and sewing) to support academic learning and the development of a mindset that values playfulness and experimentation, growth and iteration, and collaboration and community. Cross-posted from the Digital Education blog.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

CIRCUITRY Name: Circuit Scribe Maker Classroom Kit Made by: Electroninks Writeables, Inc. Website: circuitscribe.com/ Cost: Classroom bundle of 10 Maker Kits for $899.99 Add-Ons: Several craft kits, add-ons, and classroom kits are available on the Lectrify website. Some cost as little as $2.50 per student. per student.

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EdTechTeam

JUNE 20, 2017

So when “toys” are brought into the classroom, students think it is one of the greatest things to have happened since fidget spinners and slime. Teaching coding with robotics allows for that perception; toys in the classroom. They have reached out to the COE, though, to incorporate robotics and coding.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Instead, each team member spent a few minutes sketching out how one part — a marble run, say, or a Lego Robotics kicking foot — would operate within the machine. They’re in the center of each floor, with regular classrooms on either side, a layout that reflects a philosophy transforming the entire district. Go forward five.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

It is designed to significantly increase opportunities for connecting classrooms while supporting cultural awareness and recognition of diversity and educational access for all. Maker Thinking is related to the DIY mindset and refers to a process of thinking through making, emphasizing tinkering resourcefulness.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 17, 2023

This works for the “average” reader, but teachers know that classrooms do not merely comprise grade-level readers. While I would personally say the task of curating a classroom library has been easier as a 2nd-grade teacher, I still have students spanning kindergarten-4th grade reading levels. I love my classroom library.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Kids work alone and in small groups; they sit at tiny desks and on beanbags and sofas scattered around the classroom. I kept thinking how much the physical setup of the classrooms resembled a Silicon Valley workspace — or is it that Amazon, Google and Facebook have tried to replicate grammar-school life?

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User Generated Education

JULY 7, 2016

The creations, born in cluttered local workshops and bedroom offices, stir the imaginations of consumers numbed by generic, mass-produced, made-in–China merchandise. ( Students working on designing and building furniture for their classroom use algebra and geometry to figure out the dimensions. Information Access and Abundance.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 16, 2015

The creations, born in cluttered local workshops and bedroom offices, stir the imaginations of consumers numbed by generic, mass-produced, made-in–China merchandise. ( Students working on designing and building furniture for their classroom use algebra and geometry to figure out the dimensions. Information Access and Abundance.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

” Via Chalkbeat : “Can in-house child care keep young teachers in the classroom? politician roils USC , which referred case to federal prosecutors.” I wish some of these stories about this would reference the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 signed by one Ronald Reagan. These districts want to find out.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Flipped Classroom". It was probably Sal Khan’s 2011 TED Talk “Let’s Use Video to Reinvent Education” and the flurry of media he received over the course of the following year or so that introduced the idea of the “flipped classroom” to most people. WTF is Unizin ?! Collared Dove. Ban Laptops" Op-Eds. They’re distracted.

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