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Cross Curricular Maker Education Activity That Addresses Common Core Standards

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It combines geometry concepts with a language arts activity while addressing several common core standards. Common Core State Standards Addressed. Learning is assessed through learner self-reflections using the Google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1H0Q3rTERUuylntFbaa1tZrxVAwTSYIIReo99ow7p8uc/viewform?usp=send_form.

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In Love with Space? Here are Great Websites to Take You There

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This can be played online or as an app through Google Play. This realistic webtool is an excellent scaffold for MS and HS students connecting STEM to their curiosity and excitement about space. Grammaropolis is aligned with both national Common Core standards and Texas Expected Knowledge and Skills Objectives for grades K-6.

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Design Thinking Process and UDL Planning Tool for STEM, STEAM, Maker Education

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If this is how the makerspace is set up in your school, then your kids may not have access to the resources, materials, and tools when they need them, especially for STEM or STEAM. Many of those same qualities are goals of the Common Core State Standards. What Does ‘Design Thinking’ Look Like in School? ).

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Part 4: Over 150 STEM Resources for PBL and Authentic Learning… Math

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Welcome to number four in a series of four posts bringing you over 150 amazing resources for STEM education. I hope you enjoyed my thoughts of STEM being a Verb a few posts back. You will also find posts filled with resources including Science , Technology , and Engineering in STEM. Math STEM Resources.

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PD for Writing Teachers: STEM Workshops, Rockstar Camps, Twitter and More!

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At various Rock Star camps, I have learned such things as: Google Apps for streamlining my workflow and collaborative writing among students. One of my favorite PD experiences ever was as one of the few English teachers at a STEM workshop. Engaging problem-solving and collaboration for students and staff with BreakoutEDU.

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Part 1: Facilitating Inquiry in the Classroom… The Driving Question and PBL

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

As we begin this series I dedicate this post to the writing of that Driving Question which is so important in STEM and PBL. If the question is Google-able then it probably is not deep inquiry. Now, using advanced Google skills to find answers that create more questions fits the bill for common core skills.

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Integrating Maker Education into the Curriculum

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” For subjects like science, this is a little easier as the labs that often accompany science lessons often have a hint of STEM or maker education. Live Guest Speaker (in person or via Skype/Google Hangout): __. It simply becomes, “How can I add a making element to my lessons to reinforce concepts being learned?”

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