The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Today , October 19th, is our third annual teacher-librarian pre-conference event, “ Teacher Librarian Day ,” which kicks off at 4:00pm US-Eastern Daylight Time. Sampling of Comments from Last Year’s Events: “Great conference!” I think it's great that an event like this is being offered for free for librarians. See you online!

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Libraries Conference Maker Movement Blackboard 28

techlearning

JULY 17, 2018

As was most of the world, I was recently gripped by the events surrounding the Thailand Cave Rescue. As an educator, particularly one who is quite invested in the maker movement, I was captured by his conversations and transparency.

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Learning Social Media Maker Movement Trends 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 26, 2014

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Common Core Libraries Conference Google 44

EdTechTeacher

APRIL 11, 2016

On March 18th and 19th, we celebrated New Jersey Makers Day, and I had the opportunity to visit a number of different Maker events in various communities. Every child in the school was also awarded a Certificate of Achievement for their participation in the Straw Tower Maker Day Event. Big Idea #4 Make It STEAMY.

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How To Libraries Chromebook STEM 60

Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

One of my favorite suggestions was the idea of holding different types of “Large Scale Events” like: Family Nights. Maker Faire. What makes this conversation even more important, is that lately many of us in the maker movement have been stressing the importance of process over product. Exhibition.

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Meeting Maker Movement Classroom Libraries 28

NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 3, 2017

At conferences, librarians share with me that their administrators insist they devote significant library real estate to 3D printing and a variety of other maker equipment. Knowledge Quest maker posts. Stager, The Ultimate Guide to Bringing the Maker Movement to Your Classroom. Martinez and Gary S. Report (PDF).

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Libraries Robotics Maker Movement Mobility 61

RafranzDavis.com

MAY 25, 2016

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. Making has been the fabric of mankind since we existed. It’s not about devices.

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Robotics Learning Maker Movement Accessibility 70

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

Instead of relying on textbooks and teacher direction, these students had to think critically about unfolding events, collaborate with peers and adults, and make creative use of digital tools to communicate their ideas. The story offers a good example of how education is shifting as we wrap up two decades of the 21st century.

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Assessment Gamification Digital Citizenship Social Media 166

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2017: The Stories We’ve Been Told. At the end of every year since I founded Hack Education in 2010, I’ve reviewed what I think are the most important and influential trends in education technology. No, fidget spinners were not a “top ed-tech trend” this year. Wishful Thinking.

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Technology MOOC Trends Khan Academy 58

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 4, 2014

This online and free event provides an opportunity to share strategies, practices, and resources for those who are involved with homeschooling, unschooling, free schools, democratic schools, and other forms of alternative, independent, and non-traditional education. Our 2014 Homeschool+ Conference start tonight! author R.E.A.L.

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Conference Maker Movement Common Core Strategy 63