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The Maker Movement In Education

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are his thoughts on ‘the Maker Movement': With so much of the emphasis in today’s education world focusing on the need for education reform, it can be easy to forget just what this means.

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Making is a Process

A Principal's Reflections

For all intensive purposes most of these students could care less about the curriculum, Common Core Standards, or standardized tests (i.e. The premise was simple; allow students to utilize guided inquiry in an informal learning environment that was facilitated by the use of real-world tools to do real-world work.

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The ‘Maker’ Movement: Understanding What the Research Says

Marketplace K-12

The Maker Movement has its roots outside of school, in institutions such as science museums and in the informal activities that everyday people have taken part in for generations. The Maker Movement in Education (Erica R. What Exactly Is the Maker Movement? White House Hosts Its First Maker Faire.

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This Amazing South Bronx School Grows 50,000 Pounds of Vegetables a Year

The CoolCatTeacher

For information on the guests and items mentioned in this show, scroll down to the bottom of this post. Aligns to content area, instruction, and Common Core Next Generation Science Standards. They support single sign-on with Google and Clever. Listen Now. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher. Stream by clicking here.

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

User Generated Education

Many of those same qualities are goals of the Common Core State Standards. Multiple Means of Representation ( What ) is the recognition network how content is represented and how learners process information. What Does ‘Design Thinking’ Look Like in School? ).

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5 Ideas for Writing with Technology

The CoolCatTeacher

I try to focus in on the standards of the writing curriculum I’m using — augmented with Common Core or whatever other standards I’m using — and focus on those, rather than sitting there with a paper and pencil and doing it that way. But I try not to do that. I think that there’s handwriting without tears.

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Conference Volunteering - Libraries! - Google Excitement - Common Core Film

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Our founding partners at the San José State University School of Information have lined up excellent Keynote Speakers for this two-day conversation about the future of libraries. More information at [link]. For more information, click here. Library 2.014 - October 8th + 9th. Interested in becoming a Learning Revolution Partner?