Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
But despite the work of on-the-ground educators like Day and Taylor, the maker movement in K-12 schools is far from perfect. What does it really take, for example, to diversify the communities of maker educators and mentors out there? Knikole Taylor: Oh, I'll definitely say Cicely. I've reached out to Cicely a lot.
A Principal's Reflections
DECEMBER 16, 2018
Besides the outdoors, both of my grandfathers had an interest in making things in a world that had yet to experience the types of disruptive changes that we are now seeing thanks to the exponential evolution of technology. Has it evolved – definitely! The connections above to the maker movement are indiscernible.
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Edsurge
AUGUST 7, 2017
She is not alone, as educators around the United States get ready to start the 2017-18 school year, supplies—particularly technology—can cost classrooms hundreds of thousands of dollars. The platform allows educators to fund everything from technology supplies to professional development trips. (In This is a process.
User Generated Education
MAY 20, 2015
The maker movement and maker education, in my perspective, are such great initiatives – really in line with what student-centric education should be in this era of formal and informal learning. The two I discuss in this post are: Maker movement initiatives are often driven by more affluent white males.
The CoolCatTeacher
APRIL 21, 2017
Some definitions: 20% Time. Maker Movement. Many schools are creating maker spaces or “ Fab Labs ” so students have a space and place to invent. Some students will choose hands on activities while others will embrace technology. We have kids using technology but that really isn’t the focus.
The Web20Classroom
MARCH 12, 2014
This was a great piece that definitely has me thinking. The Maker Movement-Just in the last 6-12 months there has been a movement towards MakerED. And since the technology, specifically 3-D printers have come way down in price more and more educators are embracing this movement.
Edsurge
AUGUST 10, 2018
Aligned with the maker movement—which focuses on using hands-on activities like building, sewing, assembling and computer programming for learning—the kits provide a foundation that teachers can use for guided projects both in and out of the classroom. I used all of those materials to build our maker lab,” says Howell.
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