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Making is in Our DNA

A Principal's Reflections

Now we have 3D printers, Arduino’s, Raspberry Pi’s, Little Bits, Makey-Makey’s and an array of other innovative technologies to unleash the maker in all kids. The connections above to the maker movement are indiscernible. It is out there. Constructionism is based on two types of construction.

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The Perfect Storm for Maker Education

User Generated Education

Maker Movement: The maker movement, as we know, is the umbrella term for independent inventors, designers and tinkerers, a convergence of computer hackers and traditional artisans. Why the Maker Movement Is Important to America’s Future ). The Maker Movement Is About the Economy, Stupid ).

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Top 4 microtrends in e-learning

Neo LMS

Try some of these resources to boost your entrepreneurial education modules, try also exploring the Maker Movement. Peer-to-Peer learning. This trend can sometimes be found in concepts such as social learning, or collaborative learning, but in a K-12 context the phrase “peer-to-peer” makes it simpler to grasp.

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The Philosophy Behind Maker Success

A Principal's Reflections

Her vision and subsequent plan resulted in a collaborative learning space open to all students where they could come to tinker, invent, create, and make to learn. When I hired Laura Fleming in 2013 to take over the traditional library she was tasked with giving it a reboot and was given complete autonomy to do so.

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Parent/Educator EDU

My Island View

This Edcamp model will get parents and educators talking about learning.

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What Education Technology Could Look Like Over the Next Five Years

MindShift

Educators have long known learning is a social process — when teachers and students create meaning together, often the results are much more effective. BYOD/Maker Movement: In just one or two years, experts predict Bring Your Own Device policies and makerspaces will be commonplace in schools. DEVELOPMENTS IN ED TECH.