Digital Promise

MAY 7, 2019

This blog post is the first in a series where participating districts share why they are committed to providing maker learning opportunities to their students. Maker learning is more than just making “stuff.” NCASD students have joined the maker movement, and they are doing more than just making “stuff.”

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Books remain an important centerpiece of the library system, but new tools give the institutions opportunities to help young people develop and learn in fresh ways. Teens can visit those spaces to play around with digital tools and collaborate on creative projects. For many, the library sites have become refuges.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 16, 2018

With all the hoopla in regards to maker education and makerspaces I wanted to take a minute to share that this is not a new concept. The process of making has been in our DNA since the dawn of human civilization to create tools for hunting and survival. The connections above to the maker movement are indiscernible.

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User Generated Education

MAY 20, 2015

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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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

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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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Dremel, a manufacturer of tools for life and learning, announced a 3D printer designed to support teachers and demystify 3D printing technology in the classroom. Debuting as the brand’s first device for education, the Dremel 3D Idea Builder empowers students to master key STEM concepts through hands-on learning and creativity.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2016

My answer to you is this: We must bring more arts programming—and blend it with the maker movement—into our schools. So then… how are “making” and the maker movement uniquely powerful as avenues of learning—and where might it come up against resistance?

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 21, 2017

For our beginning of the year passion projects, some students chose to teach others about our robotic filming Swivl tool and app. Maker Movement. Many schools are creating maker spaces or “ Fab Labs ” so students have a space and place to invent. 3 – Provide a variety of tools to spur creativity.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Aside from the technology tools and other resources that make up the space, it’s wise to have a plan in terms of when students will use the space, how it will be shared, where funding will come from, and how students will demonstrate what they are learning. Why the maker movement? Leonardo DaVinci was a maker.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

If this is how the makerspace is set up in your school, then your kids may not have access to the resources, materials, and tools when they need them, especially for STEM or STEAM. This is why we decided to create a planning tool for makerspaces in the classroom for you using the Design Thinking Process and Universal Design for Learning®.

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The Web20Classroom

JULY 31, 2014

Maker Movement 20% Time Genius Hour The idea of students looking away from ridged content focus all throughout the school day and giving them back some time to explore and make is gaining a foothold in many classrooms. First, Maker Spaces. The idea is that we provide the tools, resources and time to see what can be created.

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The Web20Classroom

MARCH 19, 2017

Being an inquisitive kid and generally looking for mischief I found some tools in a closet and decided something in my house needed taking a apart. Educators are turning towards ideas like the Maker Movement and tinkering to foster creativity and innovation in their classrooms and to get their kids thinking and doing more.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

New non-profit organization will ensure that more Americans have access to the spaces, communities, and tools that enable them to make things, not just consume things. who have already experienced the positive impact of the Maker Movement locally, and are committed to continuing to foster the growth and inclusivity of the maker community.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 5, 2020

embracing the maker movement as part of the Future Ready Librarians initiative, it was only natural to work with Digital Promise, a leader in national conversations about maker education and micro-credentials , to create an innovative professional learning tool for librarians. With teacher librarians across the U.S.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2017

The risks of using reflection as your only tool for assessing making. Sylvia Libow Martinez is a co-author of Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering the Classroom helping teachers bring the exciting tools and technology of the Maker Movement to classrooms worldwide. Click here. . Sylvia Martinez.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2017

In response to Nation of Makers’ call to action for Week of Making, Digital Promise would like to share the following commitments: For school and district leaders, this fall we will publish a Maker Learning Leadership Framework. We will be offering special access to this course for Maker Promise signers.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2017

The most popular topics, based on number of sessions, focused on creativity and productivity tools (113), innovative learning environments (108), online tools and resources (82), constructivist learning and the maker movement (77), and programming and robotics (70). and 72 countries.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 29, 2019

I had a book on maker education published by ASCD. I really love the maker movement. The description of the book is: Transferring this innovative, collaborative, and creative mindset to the classroom is the goal of maker education. A makerspace isn’t about the latest tools and equipment. Here is my list.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

The embracement of the maker movement is being seen in K-12 schools and districts across the world. A makerspace can best be defined as a physical place where students can create real-world products/projects using real-world tools in a shared work space. Initially, planning will cost some money and that is unavoidable.

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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. Some of the Alexandria, La.,

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 8, 2020

Adobe Spark is a powerful tool that underlies what happens in this project and makes it simple. The tool is a web and smartphone tool that is simple to use as you teach more complex topics. This project can be adapted for many ages. Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored post.”

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Digital Promise

MARCH 4, 2016

They’re part of the Maker Movement, a revolution that’s unleashing digital design tools (like 3D modeling software) and production devices (like 3D printers), and letting citizens design and make almost anything they can dream. Still, we think more schools have a role to play in fostering the next generation of American makers.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 22, 2017

Collaboration, especially cross-culturally is an essential tool that needs to be developed in today’s digital world!”. Learning Studios support advanced blended learning, international collaboration, and the maker movement in education.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Heather says that as a working mom, she would not be able to access the cutting-edge fabrication tools and materials without the Hacker Lab. When a space has a reputation of inspiring innovation, ingenuity, and creativity, it is not uncommon to witness makers reciprocate with attention to and upkeep of the space. Maker Media.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

This post is part of a series in which we frame maker learning in terms of three core values — Agency , Authenticity , and Audience — as the key components to creating the highest quality making experiences for learning.

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Digital Promise

JULY 27, 2018

They arise from the wider maker movement and they are emerging now in formal education settings globally. As the founder of MAKE magazine Dale Dougherty states in his 2011 TED Talk: “ We are all makers. ”. Makerspaces in Ontario Schools.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2018

Maker Mindset While makerspaces are often thought of as a monolithic concept, the authors actually found several distinct types, including artisanal and tech-focused spaces. Some makerspaces opted for open-curriculum models, where student activities were more self-directed; others used pre-constructed lesson plans, such as Fab Labs. “For

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Neo LMS

JUNE 15, 2017

Starting a Genius Hour in your class needn’t be intimidating, and with a bit of preparation – like finding online tools and LMS s to help you manage 20 or 30 differing student processes – it should be a rewarding and surprising journey for both you and your students. Maker Spaces.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 4, 2016

They’re part of the Maker Movement, a revolution that’s unleashing digital design tools (like 3D modeling software) and production devices (like 3D printers), and letting citizens design and make almost anything they can dream. You can follow her on Twitter at @kcator.

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District Administration

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Strategies to design rooms, develop a curriculum and identify sources of funding District Administration, December 2016 The maker movement is poised to transform K12 learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 1, 2021

Stay in the Boat has been the top book off and on since Sunday in its category, so I thought I’d share a little bit about the book and the tools and resources that helped us create it. Then we pulled the text into Vellum , an excellent tool for producing ebooks. Why Write a Book? Why Did We Self Publish?

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

We even went to Mr. South’s house on weekends so that we could use the many different tools he had in his garage. It was controlled learning chaos that involved tools, wood, paper mache, collaboration, communication, black lights, and so much more. Countless hours were spent outside of school working on this project. South had us do.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2016

The “maker movement” can play an important role in getting kids interested in innovation and design, and littleBits —which makes easy-to-use electronic building blocks—is finding itself at the center of this movement. Teachers are extremely busy, and they have the hardest job in the world,” Bdeir said.

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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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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2015

This year is no different and fortunately, the latest STEAM push has made many of the learning tools very desirable as holiday gifts. The following are six ed-tech tools that will undoubtedly spark the creative and innovative side of kids of all ages (parents and teachers included). Makey Makey. Make some magic this holiday season.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 18, 2019

Urkund: Today’s Sponsor Urkund is great as a plagiarism prevention tool and connects with most common Learning Management Systems like Google Classroom, Moodle, and Canvas or as a stand-alone web tool or by email. Michael has three sessions at ISTE 2019. Information below.) Students just turn in work.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 23, 2016

Empowerment is a key goal of maker-centered learning — helping young people feel that they can build and shape their worlds. That sense of “maker empowerment” arises when students learn to notice and engage with their physical and conceptual environments, the report states. Expanding the Circle.

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