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Seven Things That Happen When Kids Embrace a Maker Mindset

The Principal of Change

He has spent the last two months interviewing experts throughout the maker movement with the goal of creating a self-paced course for anyone who wants to design a makerspace. Global connectivity will continue to allow companies to outsource labor to other countries. They will need to have a maker mindset.

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Bringing Literature to Life in Open Sim

The CoolCatTeacher

We hear a lot of talk now in Ed Tech circles about how we can get these students engaged and speak a language that they’re speaking. We bring these students into a virtual world. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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5 Ways to Improve STEAM Learning at Your School

The CoolCatTeacher

STEM Idea #1: Teach with Passion. Vicki: Yeah, you know, teacher engagement comes before student engagement, doesn’t it? And I think that sometimes as adults, especially when we start talking about STEM or STEAM or whatever buzzword it is that your school uses, we muddy the learning. Aaron: Yes. Aaron: It is.

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Maker Monday: Start the Week with Creativity and Purpose

The CoolCatTeacher

They want to know that students engagement is high. But they also want to know that students are going to do well on a test. The big thing that they’ll say is, “Ooh, I’m only a student teacher. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend.

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