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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 ). Is the Maker Movement About Hacking Society—Or Just Hardware? ).

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Minecraft in the Classroom

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Example Lesson: Using Minecraft to Teach Science. But how would you teach a science lesson? Give us an example. They were in this world together, and they basically – it was a simulated world – had to learn to work together on how to survive Mars. There are a lot of those practices about how to really engage kids.

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Design Thinking Process and UDL Planning Tool for STEM, STEAM, Maker Education

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Some makerspace activities may be focusing on how to use the resources available and may not be connecting the activities to the curriculum or around a real world problem. The educator can assist learners in the interview process including how to develop interview questions. Universal Design for Learning® (UDL).

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5 Ways Adobe Premiere Rush Encourages Creativity in the Classroom

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Here’s how. Teach Camera Use and Shot Composition First, before teaching video making, Adobe Premiere Rush can teach students how to compose a shot. For example, since I started teaching moviemaking with my students in 2006, I have used a Storyboard Dictionary of shots that I originally adapted from the American Film Institute.

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22 Top Tips for Better Classroom Management

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How To Start The School Year By Building Relationships Lesson Plan Idea: For example, I kick off the year in “Masterpiece Theater” (the name of my classroom) by having students create a masterpiece in Play-Doh representing something that’s essential to the masterpiece of their life. I want them to join Google classroom.

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Merge Cube Mania in Middle School

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So what’s an example of something it might look like? So how did this Merge Cube mania start? Karen: About a month ago, I started seeing stuff on social media. How did you do that?” They were just totally engrossed in learning how to use the cube, just exploring all the depths of it. Karen: It doesn’t.

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5 Ways to Bring Sustainable Food Understanding into Your School

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Julie: For example, my students took a picture of an apple orchard, and it was their kids picking apples in an apple orchard. So, for example, here in Maine, we have one that provides free summer training to teachers about how to better integrate food production into their classroom. Blog: Julie Willcott.

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