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She has authored three books on how to integrate technology into the elementary music classroom. She is the recipient of the 2005 TI:ME Teacher of the Year, 2016 NJ Master Music Teacher, 2016 Governor’s Leader in Arts Education, and the 2017 NJ Nonpublic School Teacher of the Year Awards. Maarten, and Australia.
Of all the learning trends of the past 20 years, one of the most sweeping and impactful has been the rise of the makermovement. After 15 years of inspiring millions of people to be creative and “make” something out of just about nothing, Maker Media, the company behind much of momentum, shut down due to financial shortfalls.
The makermovement 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. The two I discuss in this post are: Makermovement initiatives are often driven by more affluent white males.
But it nonetheless embodies what Dale Dougherty, the “father” of the movement, sees as literally the “moral imperative” of the makermovement: “to use our creative freedom to make the future better, to be hands-on in making change, and to get everyone participating fully in that future.”.
Through training and outreach, maker programs aim for greater diversity among future innovators. The makermovement is everywhere it seems. Kids tinkering with sewing machines or laser cutters, designing their own cookie cutters to “print” in a 3D-printer at libraries, museums, maker camps, or classrooms across the country.
Through training and outreach, maker programs aim for greater diversity among future innovators. The makermovement is everywhere it seems. Kids tinkering with sewing machines or laser cutters, designing their own cookie cutters to “print” in a 3D-printer at libraries, museums, maker camps, or classrooms across the country.
This text originally appeared in Make: Education, a monthly newsletter exploring the intersection of education and the makermovement. Notably, it’s a timeframe that matches the launch and growth of the makermovement. Sign up for more at [link]. There was a space where there was nothing, and then there was an object.”.
This text originally appeared in Make: Education, a monthly newsletter exploring the intersection of education and the makermovement. Notably, it’s a timeframe that matches the launch and growth of the makermovement. Sign up for more at [link]. There was a space where there was nothing, and then there was an object.”
While you may take up the role of champion as a general way of perceiving your fit within your school system, we may find ourselves identifying with one adopter category or another when discussing emergent technology. Read through the descriptions below with one type of emergent technology and see how you fit.
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