The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Nicholas Provenzano, the author of the book, Beyond the Poster Board , gives us four tips to get started with effective PBL and Maker space use in your school and classroom. Today’s sponsor: Advancement Courses. Go to advancementcourses.com/coolcat and save 20% off each course by using the code COOL20.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2019

Of all the learning trends of the past 20 years, one of the most sweeping and impactful has been the rise of the maker movement. 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.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

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The Web20Classroom

MARCH 19, 2017

I spent a while taking it a part looking at all the pieces and, of course not knowing how any of it worked. 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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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? None of these ways or reasons for making are wrong or objectionable.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2017

For maker educators, particularly those just getting started with maker learning, we will host an online course called “Deeper Learning through Making.” We will be offering special access to this course for Maker Promise signers. Sign the Maker Promise here and get involved with the National Week of Making here.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Dr. Lee Graham – Bio As Submitted Dr. Lee Graham teaches courses in educational technology and pre-service teaching at the State University of New York, College at Oneonta. Just make a copy and adapt it for your use or print it. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 16, 2015

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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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 7, 2016

In our particular case not having trade-based courses was devastating as one third of our population was classified special needs. I say original architect as after the space was initially established she empowered the students to chart its course going forward. This was the reality for many schools in the Northeast.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 3, 2018

Some sort of obstacle course? The next day they came in to pre-designed obstacle courses, where they had to find the golden statue with the roving jumping droids, or fly through hula hoops with the flying droids. I was coming in, putting up obstacle courses, making this and making that. But droids are for computer programming.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

While being an entrepreneur may not be everyone’s destiny, the skills required to succeed as an entrepreneur are useful for almost any student, regardless of what career or course of study they choose. Try some of these resources to boost your entrepreneurial education modules, try also exploring the Maker Movement.

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eSchool News

JULY 18, 2016

Librarians in the Shawnee Mission School District are making way for “ the maker movement ,” and some worry where that story is going. Reading stories, of course, has been a big part of what Jan Bombeck does with children. The movement, taking place nationwide, is more about robotics than reading.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 27, 2016

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. Often, such work is guided by the notion that process is more important than results.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

They naturally gain insight about whether or not to keep going in the direction they have been, or whether they should change course due to lack of significant progress. It gives them information about the degree of success or lack of success about the actions they took.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

This subscription-based tuition model doesn’t limit the number of courses you can complete during each 12-week period, enrolling in up to two courses at once, for one flat tuition rate. But of course you took the things you learned on the Nacho app to the Overty app. Brent: Of course, of course. Vicki: Yeah.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

During several of my graduate courses, the idea of the reflective practitioner was introduced through studying the works of Donald Schon and Stephen Brookfield. Reflection in the Maker Process. The maker movement and maker education are becoming very popular in school and after school settings, libraries, and community centers.

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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.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 24, 2018

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2018

I have had the good fortune to teach greenhouse management at the high school level, and I now teach a course about sustainable food production at the community college level. See Julie’s iTunes Course on Greenhouse Management. Julie: Oh, absolutely you don’t have to be in the country. There’s so much, because obviously we all eat!

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

This subscription-based tuition model doesn’t limit the number of courses you can complete during each 12-week period, enrolling in up to two courses at once, for one flat tuition rate. We’ve used it that way for teachers but of course I think our focus should always be on student content creation. Student Lesson Plan Ideas.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 21, 2017

And it’s all low-cost, replicable, and of course, there are our incredible tower gardens where we are growing food in a food-insecure community using 90% less water, 90% less space, and sending home 100 bags of groceries per week. So, in the course of a day, you will come into this lab, where it’s 25 periods of weekly classroom instruction.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

RELEVANT, INTERESTING PROJECTS Of course, it is up to us as the teachers to create projects that are interesting and relevant to our curriculum. In my Computer Science course, my students have been studying the convergence of technology. Handing them out is a highlight of the course.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Eventually, of course, you’ll need a physical person to bring your iced tea or dessert. He’s either a hologram, an overlay appearing on your glasses or contacts, or — at least with current technology — on your cell phone. When you get to your table, an AR waiter appears to take your order.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

” Real World with Imagination Integration Certainly , the future of automotive technology is a fascinating topic for technology courses. ” Real World with Imagination Integration Certainly , the future of automotive technology is a fascinating topic for technology courses.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 18, 2018

They read, of course, the companion novel that goes along with it, and they’re able to sort of “see” and visualize what’s going on in the novel. There’s Open Sim, of course there’s Minecraft. So in the program that I use, the Anne Frank house was actually re-designed in the virtual environment for the students to visit.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2017

They should “work problems” in every course, because life is full of problems seeking solutions. Classrooms need well-stocked maker spaces and creativity stations. When students meet a problem that they can’t Google, they must venture forth with teamwork, creativity, and tenacity — all things that they need to be successful.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

But it nonetheless embodies what Dale Dougherty, the “father” of the movement, sees as literally the “moral imperative” of the maker movement: “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.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

And I was describing to them that, “We got here with a long-term commitment to stay on a course of — really, if you want to call it, progressive education, but trying to really stay focused on trying to educate kids for lifelong learning, not just simply to build a transcript to take some test and to be able to walk across a stage.”

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 29, 2016

The idea behind the Maker movement includes allowing students to imagine, envision, create, innovate, play, learn in a formative manner, experiment, collaborate, share, and most of all dream of possibilities. As you set up or evaluate the Maker movement in your school or district I ask you to think about the ten ideas I have below.

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2017

Every summer, DIY runs camps and shorter courses. The folks behind the maker movement offer weekly camps based on themes such as Far Out Future and Flight. Some of the camps have online counselors who interact with kids. Sign up to get notified of the latest offerings. Make: Online.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 15, 2017

Donnie has run a 1:1 iPad, Chromebook, and Macbook classroom over the course of his ten year teaching career. He is always trying to find new and innovative ways to incorporate technology across the curriculum in order to increase student learning and engagement. Donnie received a B.A.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

Currently, she teaches master’s level online courses in educational technology for Boise State, Walden, and Western Governors’ Universities as well as gifted elementary education where she focuses on STEM, STEAM, and Maker Education. I live teaching as my doing. and technology has amplified my passion for doing so.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Tom: Yes, now of course, this is so new. Vicki: Cool. And is it easy to share, like Google Docs and other things are? Or is it easy to share with other — what do you call them — jammers? There’s no Google Classroom integration yet. There’s no Google Classroom integration yet, but there are ways to share.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

I, of course, start off again by modeling — what does a SketchNote — or what could a SketchNote — look like? Expose students to various tools for taking notes — visual or other. Leah: Well, I really, really like to get my students to sketch out their ideas. So we use the Paper 53 app on our iPads.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

Vicki: And of course, if Ernest Hemingway can do it, we can do it too, right? So that’s a very fun one that takes the focus off of the writing, but reminds them of what they’re supposed to do with writing. They’re still writing, because it’s Twitter. But it’s not a lot. And they love Twitter! Jacqui: (laughs) Yes, exactly!

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Of course they do.”. So I totally get how you can teach with Minecraft. But let’s go into a lesson. You know, lots of teachers listen, and they will say, “Sure, they want to play Minecraft a whole period. Example Lesson: Using Minecraft to Teach Science. But how would you teach a science lesson? Give us an example.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 16, 2017

They’re going to fly drones through obstacle courses that they’ve coded. And of course my initial reaction is, “Well, why NOT?” It’s just with Spheros , with drones. How do you tell them why you’re doing this? Josh: Yeah, and I’ve already heard the bellyaching and the groaning, and the, “Why would you need a drone in the library?”

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