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5 must-haves for school makerspaces

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These days, school libraries often include makerspaces and librarians are becoming well-versed in the coding, robotics, engineering, and tinkering skills necessary to help students bring their ideas to fruition. Curriculum is developed in partnership with teachers to align with standards including ISTE, Common Core, and NGSS.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update August 26th, 2014 If a child can''t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn. Ignacio Estrada The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions.

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Sphero Makes a Big Acquisition in littleBits to Bring Hands-On STEAM Learning to Life

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Today, the robotic toymaker is following through by adding a big building block to its educational offerings. We are both pursuing the same goal,” says Sphero CEO Paul Berberian, which he describes as providing students with playful tools that nurture creativity as they learn to use and build with technology.

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Guest post: 15 EdTech Resources to Use in Classroom

EdTech4Beginners

The website gives you videos, images, and articles related to the questions and aligned with Common Core standards. PBS Learning Media. This is a great resource to explore in the classroom, but you can also suggest it to parents who want to motivate the development of learning habits at home. Then, show them the answer.

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Check out… Robotical!

EdTech4Beginners

I’ve researched and tested a lot of EdTech tools and for me Marty the Robot is an integrated STEM solution that covers all bases. What you might not think is that children, even these days, are pretty traditional in their views of how a robot should look. Robotical’s quick-start guide explains the set-up process in clear, easy steps.

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Discovering the “Ultimate Classroom”: A Student Led Project Based Learning Inquiry

EdTechTeam

I never imagined that the final course on learning space design would launch my students and I into the most exciting and rewarding project based learning experience of my career. As I met with my students, many who volunteered to come in at recess, we reworked our classroom library and opened up new areas for the students to work.

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Websites for Hour of Code by Grade

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Kindergarten — Human Robot. Besides Math Standards, Alice supports these Common Core writing skills: 8.3a Here’s a collection that goes across grade levels: It’s designed to show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, and an innovator. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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