Graphite Blog

MAY 16, 2016

Despite claims made by some, the maker movement is no fad -- it's just a new name for something lots of people have been doing for a long time. I had my first "maker moment" at 4 years old. " The maker movement is about creating and problem-solving, not purchasing and consuming.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 24, 2018

Vicki: Give me an example. What would be an example of a video you’ve seen in math or in history? Give us an example of a video in an unlikely subject. Vicki: Joe, take us through an example of how you’ve coached a teacher recently through this process of making videos with their class, and the objectives that you covered.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2018

Julie: For example, my students took a picture of an apple orchard, and it was their kids picking apples in an apple orchard. You definitely want to look at those enhanced Shownotes over on the blog. I often ask them to take pictures themselves, but anybody can find pictures of food and talk about its production in a very artistic way.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

I think this whole passion project was definitely more about the process than the product. Give me an example. Lindsey: For example, one student was interested in the history behind mathematics and has been researching how math started out with the cavemen and women and there is actually mathematical writing on caves.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 14, 2016

These definitions have evolved to reflect teacher practices. PAH within a Maker Education Framework. The following chart distinguishes and describes maker education within the PAH framework. All teaching styles have a place in Maker Education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 15, 2017

Vicki: Now you’ve authored the Google Cardboard book, so I’m assuming this is one of many examples. or a national park — definitely take that opportunity first, but you know school budgets are, you know, not always the (especially in a public school district like I teach) sometimes you’re kind of limited. And vice versa, too.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Vicki: Steve, you’ve given us one example of a seventh grade girl. Do you have an example for us where the light bulb went on? But it’s definitely beyond the jobs. That would be really interesting to see. You just realized, “Perhaps we’re underestimating the abilities of our elementary kids.”.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

For example if the topic was gaming in the classroom: who do you think you are? For example, an Innovator can inspire Early Adopters and potentially some Early Majority, but would be hard pressed to motivate a Laggard. Innovators, by definition are risk takers, they accept failure in a ways that make some people uncomfortable.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

We know, for example, say we did portfolios. I’m definitely going to be asking some of these agency questions, Scott! So we’re talking about wanting to scale creativity. If lawmakers or policymakers ask us, how do we measure that? How can we adopt creativity standards that are scalable and translate between schools? Scott: Cool.

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MindShift

JUNE 29, 2015

Some problems are already being solved in creative ways by educators setting an example of the way forward, while others are more difficult and haven’t yet been solved. If this more radical and child-centered definition of “personalized” is to be achieved, the role teachers play also need reimagining. DEVELOPMENTS IN ED TECH.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 23, 2016

Of course, there is still Flipped Learning, 1 to 1 Programs, Blended Learning, Maker Movements, Genious Hours, SAMR, Learning Targets, 21st Century Learning, the 4C’s, Personalised Learning, Digital Textbooks, and OER! Let me provide an example below…. This is done through reflection and listing of verbs and nouns.

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Some examples: Participative culture and the Learning Commons movement : For many years, school and academic libraries have been rethinking learner space to support participative culture. Knowledge Quest maker posts. Stager, The Ultimate Guide to Bringing the Maker Movement to Your Classroom. Report (PDF).

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Educator Innovator

APRIL 30, 2015

As the maker movement continues to build in numbers, I’ve been particularly interested in the critical research that is scrutinizing the dynamics of interaction and learning within spaces of making. For example, working to solve a problem while an adult is observing might feel supportive or evaluative.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Translating that to a virtual environment has been a little challenging but definitely doable. ” Here are some student examples of this activity: Chandelier for a Time Traveler Music Player for a Wizard. I will add some examples of their projects after their completion. I have always been an experiential educator.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

laughs) Definitely not. Brent: Well, the way I see it, education is definitely changing every day. You have to work much harder, stay up later at night, and that’s definitely one of the things that I’ve learned. Definitely perseverance. ” then you are definitely going to feel a lot better.

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User Generated Education

JULY 2, 2017

The maker education and maker spaces movements are way too often symbolized by the machines; 3D printers, laser cutters, high tech components (Raspberry Pi and Arduino) and way too often it is white males who are attracted to these machines. The same seems to be true for the maker movement these days.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom. This post is actually intended to supplement the “Cycle of Learning Innovation” model that will be publishing tomorrow (7.7.2015), which means this is less about analysis and context and more about the examples. 30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom . Maker Movement.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

With high-energy examples and tips, improve STEAM at your school. It is a good example of what Aaron is talking about. Aaron Maurer on episode 140 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today’s Sponsor is TeacherVision. He has lots of exciting ideas.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

But also, I just remember for example, when Flat Classroom happened. There are a lot of definitions of fairness. If you look at enough people, if you talk to them, you can just see it. You can just see it there. Vicki: Now, you’ve been teaching for more than thirty years, and you love kids. What makes a great teacher?

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User Generated Education

JULY 7, 2016

Maker Movement: The maker movement, as we know, is the umbrella term for independent inventors, designers and tinkerers, a convergence of computer hackers and traditional artisans. Why the Maker Movement Is Important to America’s Future ). The Maker Movement Is About the Economy, Stupid ).

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Maker Movement: The maker movement, as we know, is the umbrella term for independent inventors, designers and tinkerers, a convergence of computer hackers and traditional artisans. Why the Maker Movement Is Important to America’s Future ). The Maker Movement Is About the Economy, Stupid ).

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

And neither neuroscience nor brain scans, for example, move us any closer to that. The “maker movement.” ” These are all examples of how ideologies are embedded in ed-tech trends and technologies – in their development and their marketing. Take the flight simulator, for example.

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