Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
These days, schools are trying to figure out how to bring making into every facet of the school day, with mobile kits, clubs and more. But despite the work of on-the-ground educators like Day and Taylor, the maker movement in K-12 schools is far from perfect. It’s not solely about having a “makerspace” anymore.
Marketplace K-12
APRIL 27, 2016
The Maker Movement has its roots outside of school, in institutions such as science museums and in the informal activities that everyday people have taken part in for generations. The Maker Movement in Education (Erica R. Often, such work is guided by the notion that process is more important than results.
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Digital Promise
JUNE 12, 2019
Having a school-based team participating in this cohort has helped the administration and faculty better understand how to use all available maker tools and skill sets. Ashli Detweiler, Duquesne Elementary’s STEAM coach, believes that focusing so deeply on maker learning has shifted mindsets in and around Duquesne.
Digital Promise
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
As the maker movement continues to expand, more and more educators are asking these questions. Over the last few years we have seen a few different forms of community events that have helped to spread and catalyze maker learning in regions across the US. Where can I learn about what making is from someone who is doing it?
Digital Promise
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
Integrating with the Maker Movement. Districts are also finding a natural integration between computational thinking and maker learning. For instance, Indian Prairie School District held a four-hour Maker Day to garner community support for computational thinking and maker learning in elementary schools.
The CoolCatTeacher
APRIL 8, 2020
Each audience member will have a limited number of movie tickets they can use to “purchase” to see the movies pitched at the event. Milestone 6: Oral presentation to Potential “Movie Goers” Students will present to an audience of peers. This integrates the project with the writing curriculum as well.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
But it nonetheless embodies what Dale Dougherty, the “father” of the movement, sees as literally the “moral imperative” of the maker movement: “to use our creative freedom to make the future better, to be hands-on in making change, and to get everyone participating fully in that future.”. Free to Make ($11.50
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