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Futurizing the Stacks: How Makerspaces Can Modernize College Libraries

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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. Look off-campus for recommendations.

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9 Fine Ways to Do Better 20% Time

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A global search in education blog post From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. A student is allowed to select a project in a course of study that is of personal interest. Maker Movement. Other Articles I’ve written on 20% Time, Genius Hour, and the Maker Movement.

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Integrating the Arts into Every Subject

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Catherine Davis-Hayes on episode 153 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Or, exploring areas of social studies with the arts is a very, very easy way. They were studying magnets in science. Twitter: @cdhayes13. These are third graders.

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7 Things to Know About Coding in the Early Childhood Classroom

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Marina Umaschi Bers on episode 202 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Try to integrate into math, into science, into social studies, into language. Twitter: @marinabers. Children as young as four can start coding, but not in ways you might think.

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Minecraft in the Classroom

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Jeff Gearhart on episode 162 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Are you studying Mars? There’s tons of information on there, and if you want to know anything about it, please feel free to reach out to me on social media, through Twitter or my e-mail address.

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Change One Simple Thing to Start Your Journey to Remarkable Teaching

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Pam Moran on episode 246 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. I hope that we will continue to connect on Twitter and around there. Twitter: @pammoran. You can change one simple thing to help transform your classroom. So, Vicki, thank you!

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7 Ideas for Student Genius Hour and Passion Projects

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From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Genius hour and passion projects are transformational. Now, I strive to have personal interest projects for just about everything. The winning teams get to Skype their solutions to real experts in the field the following day.”