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Teaching makers: unraveling the maker movement

Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

I think that hands-on experimentation, design, invention and creating is one of the most stimulating things you can engage students in, and I lap up anything I can on the thriving maker movement. Beyond the overly complex nomenclature of the Maker Movement (what exactly is the difference between a FabLab and a HackerSpace?

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Making an Impact with Problem / Project Based Learning

Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Instructional methods like Genius Hour , the Maker Movement, and STEAM allow teachers to meet high learning standards while supporting innovation. We have the opportunity to implement problem/project based learning and teach our students how to use web tools and social media to solve real world problems.

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The Epic E-Book of WebTools

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 26, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Kristina Holzweiss shares plain and simple terms some of the most timesaving, enriching online resources available to teachers today. Sponsor: Wipebook Flipchart Wipebook is an excellent solution for educators, no matter where you’re teaching.

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The Maker Movement In Education

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 4, 2015

His knowledge of and interest in both the EdTech world and the importance of a STEM education highlight the importance of inquiry-based education, DIY cultures and technology for enhanced learning as crucial 21st century activities.

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Rebuilding a School Community with Maker Learning

Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

In July 2018, Digital Promise launched a new Maker Learning Leadership Cohort dedicated to professional learning, peer connections, and school transformation in the Pittsburgh region. Today, step into any of Duquesne Elementary’s shared learning spaces and you will see students immersed in hands-on design work.

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Foster Social-Emotional Learning through Making

Digital Promise

MAY 7, 2019

In July 2018, Digital Promise launched a new Maker Learning Leadership Cohort. This cohort program is dedicated to professional learning, peer connections, and school transformation in the Pittsburgh region. Maker learning is more than just making “stuff.” Maker learning is more than just making “stuff.”

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Making an Impact with Problem / Project Based Learning

Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Instructional methods like Genius Hour , the Maker Movement, and STEAM allow teachers to meet high learning standards while supporting innovation. We have the opportunity to implement problem/project based learning and teach our students how to use web tools and social media to solve real world problems.

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What Really Engages Students

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Heather Wolpert-Gawron talks about current research From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Heather Wolpert-Gawron surveyed over two thousand students from every US state and type of school to find out what engages them in learning. Subscribe to the Show Get Credit!

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Teaching Python: How Children Can Learn Python Programming

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Episode 720 with Kelly Schuster-Paredes and Sean Tibor From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Kelly Schuster-Paredes and Sean Tibor host the Teaching Python Podcast where they share how to help kids of all ages learn this valuable language. link] (Big Data). link] (Calculating Pi).

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4 Ready to Go tips for Project Based Learning and Maker Spaces

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Nicholas Provenzano gets us started From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter How do you get started with project-based learning (PBL) and Maker spaces? Never stop learning! She’s also learning to use CNC machines, @dremel. Subscribe to the Show Get Credit! This is Evee.

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Let's Build Something Together-Maker Spaces and 20% Time

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. Be sure to check out the post on the Maker Tools and how Problem-Based Learning can be enhanced through a Maker Lens.

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5 Ways to Participate in the Mars Rover Landing on Thursday, February 18

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Recently, I was able to participate in a Q&A Session with a few of the hundreds of people involved in this incredible undertaking to find out ways that you and your students can participate and also to learn their messages to students about this process.

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Things That Have Me Thinking-March 12

The Web20Classroom

MARCH 12, 2014

Superintendent ) He was regularly blogging for his staff and at the end of his weekly posts of updates, things to remember and such he had a list of things that had him thinking. It might have been a video, blog post, article, something, that had piqued his interest and he wanted to share. He has since moved up in the world to Asst.

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9 Fine Ways to Do Better 20% Time

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 21, 2017

A global search in education blog post From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Maker Movement. Many schools are creating maker spaces or “ Fab Labs ” so students have a space and place to invent. Some libraries are putting these in a Learning Commons. (See

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My Amazing Movie Poster: Free Project Plan to Teach Graphic Design

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 8, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Students can be filmmakers in this fun, engaging project that teaches graphic design, photography, the prototyping process and more. Each audience member will have a limited number of movie tickets they can use to “purchase” to see the movies pitched at the event.

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Augmented Reality Lessons You Can Use Now

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 22, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Do you need safe, fun ways for students to connect and learn while keeping their distance in the classroom? Visit coolcatteacher.com/tournament to learn more and start voting! Blog: [link]. Augmented reality apps might be for you!

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5 Ideas for Friday: Ideas for Teachers In and Out of School to Try Today

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 10, 2016

A sample Cool Cat Teacher newsletter From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Five idea Friday isn’t online in a blog post. Blog posts. I post my blog posts and shows here on Cool Cat Teacher. See How the Maker Movement is Moving into Classrooms.). Newsletter.

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Learning in the Making: The Role of the Educator as a Maker Educator

User Generated Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

I have been working with ASCD for the past few years to publish my book, Learning in the Making: How to Plan, Execute, and Assess Powerful Makerspace Lessons. Below is an except – Chapter 5: The Role of the Educator as a Maker Educator. It has finally been released for sale!

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How to Design the Classroom for Effective Education #notatiste19

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 18, 2019

Michael Cohen "The Tech Rabbi" and author of Education by Design From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Michael Cohen, aka the Tech Rabbi, and author of Education by Design talks about classroom design. We should design the classroom environment for learning. Information below.)

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STEM and Makerspaces in the Language Arts Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 28, 2020

Kate Hodges, English Teacher from Ohio From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Language arts classrooms can use more than books to teach. Kate Hodges, a language arts teacher in Ohio, shares how she uses project-based learning (PBL), making, and more to help students learn language arts.

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Top 4 microtrends in e-learning

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Last week I introduced three megatrends affecting e-learning. My research revealed a couple more exciting trends and emergent ideas in e-learning, so I promised another four for this week. Let’s call them micro-trends as they are smaller in scale, but nonetheless likely to have an impact on how and what we learn. Microlearning.

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Documenting Learning

User Generated Education

APRIL 8, 2016

I believe in and promote learning-by-doing and hands-on learning. I approach experiential learning from a cycle of learning which includes reflecting on and analysis of things done through learning-by-doing. https://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2016/01/13/a-natural-and-experiential-cycle-of-learning/.

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Learning Studio Makers Connect to Learn and Play

Digital Promise

JUNE 22, 2017

What happens when students on different sides of the world connect to learn and play? We explored how students can “Play to Learn” in the most recent Learning Studios design challenge, which asked students to design a game of any format that helps the player learn something new. the answer: a Cygnet).

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Organize and Motivate Your Local Maker Community

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

What are examples of maker learning projects in my subject area? Where can I learn about what making is from someone who is doing it? As the maker movement continues to expand, more and more educators are asking these questions. Educators creating light up badges at Edcamp: Maker Promise.

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Sylvia Martinez: 3 Mistakes Teachers Make About Tinkering (and more)

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2017

Episode 49 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Sylvia Martinez @smartinez co-author of Invent to Learn talks about tinkering today. Today’s giveaway contest is Sylvia’s book Invent to Learn. Blog: [link]. Click here. .

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Supporting self-directed learning in the classroom

Neo LMS

JUNE 15, 2017

“Self-directed learning” is a major catch-phrase of 21st Century educationalists, and undeniably a critical skill in the labor markets of the future. Whether they learned it at school or not – these individuals are required to have massive amounts of daily drive, discipline and time management. Maker Spaces. Genius Hour.

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Using Games to Help Reluctant Readers and Writers (and More)

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Lee Graham on Episode 569 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Dr. Lee Graham is working with teachers to teach them principles of game-based learning to teach writing. Learn more. Her anecdotes of classroom behavior-changing results are – pardon the pun – game-changing.

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What Is Your Why?: The Importance of Computer Science Education

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Integrating with the Maker Movement. Districts are also finding a natural integration between computational thinking and maker learning. For instance, in East Irondequoit Central School District , students learn coding vocabulary and algorithms in the second grade and programming in the fifth grade.

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3D Printing in a STEM Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 10, 2018

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. David Ternent, a teacher in a middle school STEM classroom in Ohio, shares how he has used his 3D printers to transform and excite kids about learning STEM concepts.

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A Primer on Maker Learning: Audience

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. The post A Primer on Maker Learning: Audience appeared first on Digital Promise.

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7 Hot Edtech Topics #iste19 #notatiste19

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 22, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Stacey Roshan, the author of Tech with Heart , talks about seven edtech topics that are sparking conversation this summer both online and at ISTE19. See Stacey’s presentation at ISTE19. See Stacey’s presentation at ISTE19.

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Making MAKEing More Inclusive

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 ).

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3DBear Review: The Augmented Reality Classroom Pro

The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 30, 2018

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Teaching in augmented reality (AR) for the past several years has been a bit of a challenge, in my opinion, as is often the case with new technologies. This blog post is sponsored by 3D Bear. You can use it and learn. All opinions are my own.

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Seesaw in the Elementary Music Classroom with Amy Burns

The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Episode 392 with Amy Burns on the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Amy believes this pedagogical shift is a game changer in the music classroom Learn more. Blog: amymburns.com . Twitter: @ awillis2.

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The New Self Published Book That I Co-Authored That is Trending on Amazon

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 1, 2021

About the book and how (and why) we published it From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Admittedly, I write more about the spiritual aspects of life on my Cool Cat Christian blog and focus here squarely on edtech and teaching. The book launch has been fun as people connect and learn.

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Webinar: Teaching with Augmented Reality with #ARVRinEDU Classroom Enthusiasts

The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 13, 2018

The post Webinar: Teaching with Augmented Reality with #ARVRinEDU Classroom Enthusiasts appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher Register This webinar is sponsored by 3D Bear.

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My 2019 Highlights

User Generated Education

DECEMBER 29, 2019

I believe and include in the bio I share for conference presentations and PD consults that one of the major responsibilities of the modern day educator is to share resources, learning activities, thoughts, and insights with other educators. I do so through this blog and my Twitter account. I really love the maker movement.

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Maker Monday: How Start the Week with Creativity and Purpose (ENCORE)

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 19, 2018

The top Monday Motivation episode of 2018 so far with John Spencer 276 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. John Spencer, coauthor of two different best-selling books, Launch and Empower , talks about the creativity (and test score) boosts his classes experienced when he began Maker Mondays.

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5 Ways to Improve STEAM Learning at Your School

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Aaron Maurer on episode 140 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. FutureFit aligns social emotional learning and character education with your traditional subjects of math, language arts, sciences and more for grades K-12. Today’s Sponsor is TeacherVision.

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Design Thinking Process and UDL Planning Tool for STEM, STEAM, Maker Education

User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

In deciding what resources you need based on the learners you have, you may first need to determine how your learners learn best, what projects you plan to do, how you can set up a makerspace in your classroom, and much more. Share Out: A goal of the design thinking process is sharing learning out to a broader public.

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Virtual Valentines and 2 Other Cool, Easy Collaborative Ideas for Teachers

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 21, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Dyane Smokorowski talks about Virtual Valentines, the Awesome Squiggles Project, and a fun trip with teachers to the San Diego Zoo this summer. You’ll exchange Valentines and learn geography! You’ll exchange Valentines and learn geography!

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Getting past STEM Labels into real STEM Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Taylor Ryan on Episode 577 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Lots of things are labeled “STEM” these days but many of them are just rote instructions for students to follow. Is this truly STEM learning? Challenge Have conversations about the STEM learning at your school.

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3 Ways to Lead Project-Based Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Erin Murphy on episode 164 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Erin Murphy, the co-author of Hacking Project Based Learning , talks about leading project-based learning. Hacking Project Based Learning Book Giveaway. Thursday, October 5, 2017.

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Holistic Learning: Where Students Work Problems That Matter

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 30, 2018

A Global Search for Education Post From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. They are in the midst of an app building project that will require not only technical skills but will develop individual agency, development of new competencies and learning how students want to interact with the world.

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Teaching makers: unraveling the maker movement

Making an Impact with Problem / Project Based Learning

Trending Sources

The Epic E-Book of WebTools

The Maker Movement In Education

Rebuilding a School Community with Maker Learning

Foster Social-Emotional Learning through Making

Making an Impact with Problem / Project Based Learning

What Really Engages Students

Teaching Python: How Children Can Learn Python Programming

4 Ready to Go tips for Project Based Learning and Maker Spaces

Let's Build Something Together-Maker Spaces and 20% Time

5 Ways to Participate in the Mars Rover Landing on Thursday, February 18

Things That Have Me Thinking-March 12

9 Fine Ways to Do Better 20% Time

My Amazing Movie Poster: Free Project Plan to Teach Graphic Design

Augmented Reality Lessons You Can Use Now

5 Ideas for Friday: Ideas for Teachers In and Out of School to Try Today

Learning in the Making: The Role of the Educator as a Maker Educator

How to Design the Classroom for Effective Education #notatiste19

STEM and Makerspaces in the Language Arts Classroom

Top 4 microtrends in e-learning

Documenting Learning

Learning Studio Makers Connect to Learn and Play

Organize and Motivate Your Local Maker Community

Sylvia Martinez: 3 Mistakes Teachers Make About Tinkering (and more)

Supporting self-directed learning in the classroom

Using Games to Help Reluctant Readers and Writers (and More)

What Is Your Why?: The Importance of Computer Science Education

3D Printing in a STEM Classroom

A Primer on Maker Learning: Audience

7 Hot Edtech Topics #iste19 #notatiste19

Making MAKEing More Inclusive

3DBear Review: The Augmented Reality Classroom Pro

Seesaw in the Elementary Music Classroom with Amy Burns

The New Self Published Book That I Co-Authored That is Trending on Amazon

Webinar: Teaching with Augmented Reality with #ARVRinEDU Classroom Enthusiasts

My 2019 Highlights

Maker Monday: How Start the Week with Creativity and Purpose (ENCORE)

5 Ways to Improve STEAM Learning at Your School

Design Thinking Process and UDL Planning Tool for STEM, STEAM, Maker Education

Virtual Valentines and 2 Other Cool, Easy Collaborative Ideas for Teachers

Getting past STEM Labels into real STEM Learning

3 Ways to Lead Project-Based Learning

Holistic Learning: Where Students Work Problems That Matter

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