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Why Making and the Arts Need Each Other to Survive and Thrive in Schools

Edsurge

Just consider the constructs of grade levels, attendance and seat time, school days and class periods, final exams and grade reports, and standardized testing. My answer to you is this: We must bring more arts programming—and blend it with the maker movement—into our schools.

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22 Top Tips for Better Classroom Management

The CoolCatTeacher

First, I work hard on social media to share my attitude and love toward the students I teach. While it would be nice to think that social media is just for personal use, this is the only communication that some parents may read from their child’s teacher. Parents will read and cherish these.

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5 Ways Adobe Premiere Rush Encourages Creativity in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Create Engaging Projects The third way Adobe Premiere Rush promotes creativity is the interest students have in YouTube, Instagram, and social media style videos. VIDEO STREAMS (B-ROLL) When students create a news report, adding “b-roll” makes the report look more professional. Be proactive with your project.

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Learning Revolution Free PD - It's All About the GEC (GlobalEdCon) - Amazing Keynotes - Announcing the Student Technology Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

This year''s strands include Making, Design and Innovation , Student Technology Clubs , Technology in Schools – Projects and Collaborations , Educational Technology Tools , Students and Social Media , and Entrepreneurship. The maker movement fosters a mindset and culture that can create a profound shift in K-12 STEM learning.

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Merge Cube Mania in Middle School

The CoolCatTeacher

Karen: About a month ago, I started seeing stuff on social media. I’ve seen people using the solar system as part of clips where they’re, you know, giving reports on planets. Because you can record media with the apps, there are just a lot of different ways that you can use that to smash it together. What happened?

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Makerspaces: On Scanning the Road & Gently Easing the Brakes

NeverEndingSearch

business teachers (my school recently added a Social Media Class!), Knowledge Quest maker posts. Stager, The Ultimate Guide to Bringing the Maker Movement to Your Classroom. uTEC Maker Model (Bill Derry, David Loertscher, Leslie Preddy). NMC/CoSN Horizon Report K12 for 2017. Report (PDF).

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Conference Volunteering - Libraries! - Google Excitement - Common Core Film

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Math educator, Kyle Pearce, has added another dimension to the ALS #icebucketchallenege which has flooded social media channels this August, and raised more than $70 million dollars for ALS research. Three Steps for Improving Students'' Self-Reliance in Learning. What do you think the future of public education will look like?