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Making MAKEing More Inclusive

User Generated Education

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. 9 Maker Projects for Beginner Maker Ed Teachers ). 9 Maker Projects for Beginner Maker Ed Teachers ).

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Maker Education Camp: Circuit Crafts

User Generated Education

This is my third summer offering maker education summer camps as part of a bigger program at a local school. During mornings (9 to 12 with a half hour recess), campers, grades Kindergarten through 6th grade, can choose from one of four enrichment classes: art, drama, games, foreign languages, computers, and in my case, maker camps.

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Why Making and the Arts Need Each Other to Survive and Thrive in Schools

Edsurge

My answer to you is this: We must bring more arts programming—and blend it with the maker movement—into our schools. So then… how are “making” and the maker movement uniquely powerful as avenues of learning—and where might it come up against resistance? What about the visual arts like photography and graphic design ?

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The Classroom or Library as a Maker Space

User Generated Education

Makerspaces, Maker Education, STEM, and STEAM are gaining lots of traction in Kindergarten though college level education. Articles, resources on social media, and conference presentations on these topics are proliferating at a rate that most educators are now familiar with maker education.

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The Stories We Were Told about Education Technology (2019)

Hack Education

Several months ago, I started to jot down ideas about what I'd cover in my annual review of what's happened over the course of the past 12 months in the field / industry /promotion of education technology. That's what a decade of ed-tech social media and PR have wrought: hashtag gurus and fake news.

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Stop Thinking and Start Doing -- A Makerspace Is Within Your Reach!

Graphite Blog

I assumed they'd be thrilled about a $200 Dash and Dot robot set. This is a great way to integrate some of your social media tools. Check out these great resources: Edutopia : Edutopia is an all-around great website, but I'm particularly fond of their Maker Education section. Start a conversation.

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Stop Thinking and Start Doing -- A Makerspace Is Within Your Reach!

Graphite Blog

I assumed they'd be thrilled about a $200 Dash and Dot robot set. This is a great way to integrate some of your social media tools. Check out these great resources: Edutopia : Edutopia is an all-around great website, but I'm particularly fond of their Maker Education section. Start a conversation.