eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

schools will give way to an increased focus on STEM and coding in schools, reinvigorating the “maker movement.” As the maker movement continues to make its way into the mainstream, a growing number of K-12 schools in the U.S. This trend is already being experienced globally.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 30, 2016

To introduce and reinforce ideas, concepts, and skills associated with maker education, STEM, and STEM. Here is one student group’s example: To work as a small group to craft a story about their scene. Standards addressed during this lesson included: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Maker culture is going mainstream. The maker industry is projected to grow to more than $8 billion by 2020, and with the maker movement infiltrating classrooms, after-school clubs and homes, it’s no wonder. But where is the maker movement strongest?

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2016

Hailing from the East African nation of Wakanda, Black Panther and his homeland are an example of a sub-genre of fiction in which Africans and African Americans display a prowess and understanding of technological and scientific advancement. In Secret Wars #9, Black Panther meets with Wakandan scientists to develop a space program.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2018

But Pauline, today you have for us five ways to amp up STEM in middle school. At the middle school level, teachers tend to become more isolated as content experts, and in order to make your STEM activities more powerful and engaging, I would highly recommend that you connect in any way possible with those expert colleagues.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2018

Aligned with the maker movement—which focuses on using hands-on activities like building, sewing, assembling and computer programming for learning—the kits provide a foundation that teachers can use for guided projects both in and out of the classroom.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts that by 2022, California will have the largest STEM workforce in the nation. Four Makers and Their Innovations. Traffic lights, heating and cooling systems, and ATM machines are just a few examples of the mechatronic systems that help make many of our everyday activities safe and seamless.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 23, 2016

What are the real benefits of a maker-centered approach to learning? It’s often described as a way to incubate STEM skills or drive technical innovation — and it is probably both of these. offer more maker-related professional development experiences for educators. Who are the people connected to the system?

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 27, 2014

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. Even the White House has hosted a Maker Faire.) ” Agency by Design: In Action.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 29, 2016

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I plan on providing sessions that integrate PBL with STEM, Makers, Differentiated Instruction, Inquiry, Deeper Learning, and Technology Integration. 16 Resources to Build and Support a Maker’s Culture.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 22, 2021

For example, things like “taking students on field trips vs. hosting classroom parties” or “fire drills derailing your lesson vs. a broken air conditioner.” Sponsor : Advancement Courses’ Tournament of Teachers bracket challenge is back again for the fourth year in a row and voting is now open from March 22 to March 31.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

So, for example, if there’s a math concept and you can bring in geometry shapes, creating artwork that uses the concepts, fractions, all the time observing proportions, and point out how much math they’re using in art, just by making the art. So each grade level, each classroom at each grade level, picked a content area.

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

See Halloween Wars: An Interdisciplinary Lesson with a STEM, STEAM, Maker Education Focus for more about this. Here is an example from one of my 6th grade students: Artifacts for the Day of the Dead Displays. Images of decorated Day of the Dead skulls can be projected via a whiteboard so students can see examples.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 11, 2019

Relevant and Authentic Learning: Physical computing is often perceived by learners of all ages are relevant to their lives especially with the current push towards learning STEM and coding. Here is the example I used to get them started: [link]. ( A Cornucopia of Multidisciplinary Teaching ).

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Examples of Integrated coding projects: [link] (Genetics and Microbits). Here are a few… Teaching Python Resources Mentioned in this Show. teachingpython.fm – Kelly and Sean’s Show. Twitter: @ teachingpython. kellypared. link] (Big Data). link] (Calculating Pi). Kelly Schuster-Paredes – Bio as Submitted.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Assessment in AR including classroom examples Effective ways to get started with AR Predictions on where AR will be in 5 years Who? Register Now AR Topics Some of the topics we will be discussing include: How teachers are teaching with augmented reality in the classroom Device configurations (does every student have to have one?)

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

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. For example, if we’re going to be combining the videos, it just makes sense to have their settings be the same. Here’s how.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 15, 2017

Some example learner work follows: Hoverchair 1.0. This game, which I first introduced in the Maker Education Card Game , is a card game that ends with the makers making something based on selected cards. Each maker picks a card from each of the three categories: The Thing or Process. Bearded Flask. The Product.

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 31, 2017

Here are some examples of building projects, and what students can learn from them. Punahou School campus in Minecraft: an example of students building something that already exists. An example of students building as a form of creative expression. Building to Recreate Something. Building as a Form of Creative Expression.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Example Lesson: Using Minecraft to Teach Science. Give us an example. Vicki: So Jeff, how did the teacher that you worked with in this particular example feel about what these kids understood about Mars? You know, lots of teachers listen, and they will say, “Sure, they want to play Minecraft a whole period. Of course they do.”.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

When Diana first started her position at Stewart Middle Magnet School, a public STEM magnet school, there was almost nothing in the library for hands-on STEM learning. She is an international speaker on the Maker Movement and learning space design.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 5, 2017

For example, if you have a faucet in the bathroom that has a sensor, and you put in your hands, water comes out. That’s just an example of one of the SMART objects that we have all around us. For example “Move Forward” or “Move Backward” or “Turn the Red Light On” or “Turn the Blue Light On” or “Sing” response to a sound.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 23, 2016

I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on Professional Learning Communities! I plan on providing sessions that integrate PBL with STEM, Makers, Differentiated Instruction, Inquiry, Deeper Learning, and Technology Integration. Let me provide an example below….

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 24, 2018

Vicki: Give me an example. What would be an example of a video you’ve seen in math or in history? Give us an example of a video in an unlikely subject. Vicki: Joe, take us through an example of how you’ve coached a teacher recently through this process of making videos with their class, and the objectives that you covered.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 30, 2017

Vicki: Can you think of an example that you’ve seen lately? He is an expert in STEAM and STEM and science. [They’re] using all the skill they need to solve it with a real audience and finding experts in that field – because kids can do that, and they get excited about what they’re learning because they’re solving a real problem.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

Give me an example. Lindsey: For example, one student was interested in the history behind mathematics and has been researching how math started out with the cavemen and women and there is actually mathematical writing on caves. Vicki: This is intriguing. You said they are figuring out how to use math in their passion projects.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Wednesday, November 12th at 7pm ISTE Webinar: Maker Movement: Pathway to Innovation for STEM Learners , Give students the power to learn by making. The maker movement fosters a mindset and culture that can create a profound shift in K-12 STEM learning. Details to join at live.classroom20.com.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2018

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.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2017

Hannah’s experience reflects the innovative ways educators across the country are drawing students into the Maker movement. For example, in one of our tech classes Mr. Moredock was explaining why in a simple circuit, the resistor can be placed on either side of the actuator and it will have the same effect. .

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

So what’s an example of something it might look like? They had to give some examples. Karen’s website called “Creative APP-titude: iPad Multimedia Tools for Creativity” contains a wealth of iPad resources and student project examples. Karen: It doesn’t. Vicki: It could like like all different kinds of things.

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

They used their Chromebooks to go on a scavenger hunt both inside and outside of the school to take photos of example simple machines. Learners were given a worksheet that contained several examples of Rube Goldberg Machines and asked to sketch their own cartoon versions.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Vicki: Steve, you’ve given us one example of a seventh grade girl. Do you have an example for us where the light bulb went on? So when they’re doing tasks on paper or something, that involves X-Y coordinates — having constructed that knowledge with the robot — does that lead to greater success?

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

A practical example of a way to use Jamboard. So let’s say we’re studying Andrew Jackson, just to throw an example out there. It’s really fun and new and different and exciting, for sure. Vicki: OK, You’ve talked a lot about Jamboard. Tom, if you had a teacher who said, “I teach history. How can I use it?” What would you say?

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 3, 2018

Santha is a great example of using drones in the English classroom. They will be up by the new year, so I will make sure that you get a copy of that on January 1st. Vicki: Awesome. OK, well, educators, just remember that you can use technology in any classroom. That’s amazing. You can use technology in any classroom. Thanks, Santha!

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

“We’re seeing that making really helps kids with that STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) piece of things if that’s something they’re excited about,” Vanderwerff said. The Creativity Lab has lots of project guides on its website, along with examples of student work.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

Example of Tip #1 Use Minecraft to Scaffold Story Writing. Jacqui: I do it even more than that. I focus on what I want them to get out of the writing — which is examining ideas or providing evidence — and then I might do it through Minecraft. Who are the characters in your made up world?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

For example, we use in my 8th-grade science class Book Creator for students to develop everything from science lab reports to personal studies that they do — like individual investigations — and even just topic research. Tools to build eBooks to demonstrate understanding.

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