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The ‘Maker’ Movement: Understanding What the Research Says

Marketplace K-12

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. ” 2.

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Futurizing the Stacks: How Makerspaces Can Modernize College Libraries

Edsurge

The answer, in part, lies in the so-called maker movement, a trend studded by hobbyists, inventors, students and even entrepreneurs who creates products or gadgets for educational or industrial purposes. In a report that analyzed the state of the maker movement in 40 U.S.

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Launching a New Phase of Research for Agency by Design: Exploring Documentation and Assessment Strategies for the Maker-Centered Classroom

Educator Innovator

Project Zero’s Agency by Design team is developing documentation and assessment tools for maker-centered learning and “maker empowerment”, which they see as the key to ensuring that the maker movement secures a long-term place in education and pedagogy.

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7 Ideas for Student Genius Hour and Passion Projects

The CoolCatTeacher

While I go into the full pitch process in the blog post, “ 7 Strategies I Use When Students Make Apps (or Do Any Genius Project) “, I have a “red light – yellow light – green light process.” However, the secret to preventing uniformity and spark creativity, I’ve found, is in the pitch process.

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#FETC 2015 Recap

The Electric Educator

The maker movement is growing I can''t tell you how many sessions there were on 3D Printing, makerspaces, tinkering, hacking, etc. The vendor hall was filled with products and companies supporting and connected with the maker movement. Here are my top take-aways from the 2015 conference: 1. We need them; they need us.

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A Framework for Meaningful Technology Integration – SULS003

Shake Up Learning

15:06] – We hear some strategies for going beyond the bell. [16:50] 29:52] – Kasey talks about some strategies for going beyond the tools. [31:50] 36:15] – Kasey explores some strategies for helping kids to continue their work and learning beyond the due date. [38:23] Join the Shake Up Learning Book Study!

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Seven Things That Happen When Kids Embrace a Maker Mindset

The Principal of Change

He has spent the last two months interviewing experts throughout the maker movement with the goal of creating a self-paced course for anyone who wants to design a makerspace. Work hard, study hard, go to college, and climb the corporate ladder. They will need to have a maker mindset. The Old Formula is Failing.