Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 27, 2014

This post originally appeared at Usable Knowledge at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The maker movement — think of it as “smart DIY,” a high- and low-tech approach to tinkering that turns users into inventors — is spurring excitement about the power of ingenuity in fields as disparate as robotics and design and agriculture.

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The Daring Librarian

APRIL 13, 2019

You can take baby steps into the Maker Movement. I'm not 100% sold, even after 7 years of talking about the Maker Movement, that it's something that's here to stay and not just a fad. But what if we spend thousands of dollars on 3D printers, robotics, and other ephemera and it just ends up collecting dust?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Welcome to number two in a series of four posts bringing you over 150 amazing resources for STEM education. Before investigating these resources, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. FETC 2019 – How does Orlando in January sound for an educational conference?

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Steve Floyd on episode 249 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Calculating those X and Y coordinates — which really kids of most ages can do — and then realizing that they can make the physical robot go here or there based upon their program.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2017

5 Ways to Teach Students to Think From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Others built robots or drove my Dash Wonderbot. Too many educators are playing to the wrong audience. It’s time for educators to start approaching school differently — and many of us already are.

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The Electric Educator

JANUARY 26, 2015

I had the opportunity to attend the Future of Educational Technology Conference (FETC) in Orlando Florida this past week. The maker movement is growing I can''t tell you how many sessions there were on 3D Printing, makerspaces, tinkering, hacking, etc. Swivl is a rotating "robot" that follows you while capturing video and audio.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 18, 2016

Before reading, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. As you are probably already aware, there is a growing Maker Movement across the nation. It allows students to explore the world of electronics while increasing the investment and ownership in education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

Micah Brown on episode 237 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Twitter is just as easy as posting a picture of your students’ Valentine. He’s the robot there. in Elementary Education. Twitter: @mbrownedtech. The “Mobi” Effect. Micah: Yes.

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My Paperless Classroom

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

S cience T echnology E ngineering and M athematics illustration by Sam Patterson What I like most about the STEM education movement is the co-mingling of disciplines and the emphasis on real world project based learning. At its best STEM education engages students in a process of design, implementation and revision. pedagogy'

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 27, 2014

But we also know that for many educators summer is a time to collaborate, try new tools, and come up with ideas. Studies have shown that the gap between what high- and low-income families spend on education enrichment has tripled in the last 40 years. Join kids and adults in Mozilla’s Maker Party (July 15th to September 15th).

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Sponsored by Samsung Solve for Tomorrow From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. public schools can refer their educator colleagues to complete a contest submission and they will be entered for a chance to win a Samsung Galaxy Note8 or Samsung 65” TV. Project Overview. Beebe Junior High School.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

I have discussed educators as model learners before: The educator’s role has or should change in this age of information abundance or Education 2.0-3.0. Educator as Model Learner ). Educator as Model Learner ). It is a mistaken assumption that educators know how to do so. Educators as Lead Learners ).

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RafranzDavis.com

MAY 25, 2016

My mother was and is a “maker” and more than likely, so are you. Being a “Maker” Isn’t New or Necessarily Tech. In education, we have a way of taking a “thing” and reframing it to be something else…to fit our ideas or the latest trend of the moment but making isn’t new.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 2, 2016

I assumed they'd be thrilled about a $200 Dash and Dot robot set. We have library Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat accounts. 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. Ready to start?

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Graphite Blog

MAY 2, 2016

I assumed they'd be thrilled about a $200 Dash and Dot robot set. We have library Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat accounts. 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. Ready to start?

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

But as successive refinements improve them to the point that they start to steal customers, they may end up reshaping entire industries: classified ads (Craigslist), long distance calls (Skype), record stores (iTunes), research libraries (Google), local stores (eBay), taxis (Uber) and newspapers (Twitter).” Maker Movement.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The end of the day today is the final deadline to get in a proposal to speak at next week''s free and online 2013 Global STEMx Education Conference (STEMxCon.com) , September 19 - 21. Our Twitter hashtag is #stemx13, and we have some resources for publicizing at [link]. This is a great opportunity to share your work or ideas!

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