User Generated Education

JULY 7, 2016

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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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 11, 2019

Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen on episode 512 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Karen Lirenman ( @ KLirenman ) and Kristen Wideen ( @ mrswideen ) have written the definitive book on using iPads in the elementary classroom, Innovate with iPad: Lessons to Transform Learning in the Classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

FutureFit aligns social emotional learning and character education with your traditional subjects of math, language arts, sciences and more for grades K-12. 5 Ways to Amp Up STEAM Learning in the Classroom. They’re just learning, and they’re just exploring. Learning should be exciting, and it should be engaging.

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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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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

COVID has forced many teacher to do remote learning in a virtual environment. Some have struggled with student-centric and hands-on learning. Translating that to a virtual environment has been a little challenging but definitely doable. Experiential-based minds on/hands on learning.

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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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Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2017

My definition of what a makerspace is drives every decision I make for my makerspace, and that includes selecting the right products for my makerspace. Does the product support free-range learning, and liberate learners from the limitations of a physical makerspace—therefore increasing equity and access?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

She’s helped the students find books in the library, and she has also helped them learn some ways to navigate ways to share their knowledge through Google Slides or Wixie. Another person in our classroom really wanted to learn how to speak Spanish. I think they are learning more along the way, and that’s what’s important.

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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. There’s kits and then there’s kits ,” says Martinez. “I

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2017

Pearsall notes that this school year teachers are expanding their definitions of technology projects to include more maker centers and coding curriculum. As the maker movement catches on, we're seeing more requests for things like MakerBots, 3Doodler pens, and robotics kits.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Mandy talks about how the course is structured, gives a story of how students are being transformed, and shares how they are re-working the course based on what they learned the first year. If you’re teaching design or making, you can learn from this show. That would be definitely the way I would describe our student.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2018

For $295, this all-inclusive event (except for hotel and travel) is an amazing opportunity to learn. You definitely want to look at those enhanced Shownotes over on the blog. Julie Willcott is an advocate for holistic learning with. www.stlinatl.com. Listen Now. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher. Stream by clicking here.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Fun, exciting tools and techniques can help very young kids understand math and learn computational thinking. Sometimes we’re teaching specifically to the students to learn coding, to learn about loops, or to learn about a variable. They quickly learn it that morning. But it’s definitely beyond the jobs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

How can we condense down what we need to learn in coding to such a short period of time? So the whole point of learning programming — it just sounds so daunting because people have to understand the logic as well as the syntax. Programming is daunting when you have to learn logic as well as syntax. Aditya: Hi Vicki.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 23, 2018

We have a very collaborative classroom, I let the students lead their learning as much as possible. I did tell them, “I can’t find anybody else who’s done this before, so you are learning for all the schools in America, you might be, so who knows.”. It improved my comprehension, I learned a lot out of my comfort zone.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Go to coolcatteacher.com/samsungsolve to learn more. Improving Schools By Killing Boredom and Promoting Deeper Learning. Now, Scott, what are some of the things that you think are preventing kids from learning? What is preventing kids from learning? READ: Learning in School and Out by Lauren B. Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 15, 2017

Now what did they learn as they did this, besides all of the incredible technology? You know, how can we as educators use this brand new technology to really kind of change the learning in our classroom? So it’s been kind of a neat experience for them, since they basically just stuck a 360 camera in a backpack and went for a walk.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Definitely, download the lesson plan and entry forms now. Toyota Dream Car Art Contest is the perfect contest for classrooms across the United States. Specifically, this art contest combines design thinking and the arts. Then, enter between November 1, 2019, and January 31, 2020. This post is sponsored by U.S.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 24, 2018

Learn practical tips and ideas from Joe Brennan for making movies in the classroom. But definitely, you want a storyboard. Joe: They have also learned the trick that you don’t have to get the dialogue. So making videos, making digital film is an incredible way to really enhance learning in every subject. Vicki: Wow!

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

I do encourage students to “sandbox” or play as they are using the app the first time and this is definitely something they can get creative with for that first video. If a student learns quickly and is ready before the other students, we can easily export to Adobe Premiere Pro from Adobe Premiere Rush. We come up with awards.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 17, 2017

Idea #1: Expand Your Definition of Writing. 3: Find evidence of learning while on our feet. Angela: Number three is to stop relying our gradebooks so much and to start scooping up evidence of learning, on our feet while we’re teaching kids. Transcript for Episode 129 . Shownotes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e129. AngelaStockman.

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RafranzDavis.com

MAY 25, 2016

I definitely questioned her on creating a wooden cutout of President Obama’s signature but clearly she ignored me). My mother was and is a “maker” and more than likely, so are you. To be clear, knowing my mother, her creations would have definitely done these things if she had the skills to do so.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

FlexPath – only at Capella University – lets teachers work at their own pace to earn their MEd in a competency-based learning format. I didn’t know anything about learning disabilities. I didn’t know that there were children that couldn’t learn normally. There are a lot of definitions of fairness. Things I didn’t do.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 23, 2016

I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on Professional Learning Communities! Making Learning Happen…New York PBL – Join me in Syracuse, New York in August for some exciting PBL workshops. Join me, the Institute of Play, and PBS Learning Media. What Would Dewey Do?

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User Generated Education

JUNE 14, 2016

This post provides an overview of how maker education is being implemented based on the teaching practices as defined by the Pedagogy, Andragogy, Heutagogy (PAH) continuum. These definitions have evolved to reflect teacher practices. PAH within a Maker Education Framework. All teaching styles have a place in Maker Education.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 29, 2017

The post How to Push the Boundaries of School with Dynamic Learning appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Dynamic Learning. Does your classroom offer one-and-done types of learning activities, or does the learning grow, inspire, and evolve throughout the year and beyond? Download the Dynamic Learning Infographic.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Big data, open spaces, employability, utilizing maker movements, balancing innovation and accountability, privacy, collaboration, closing the digital divide, personalized learning, and navigating the hostile political climate were just a few of the concerns the audience members brought up. Where are the Administrators?

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iLearn Technology

APRIL 10, 2017

The name is a bit of a misnomer, it definitely isn’t what you think of when you think of the Maker Movement. While it does blend technology and play, I wouldn’t call it a Maker Box. If you are looking for resources for your Maker Space, this isn’t it. 2) The recommended ages are 4-9 years old.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Tinker Thinker: 21 Awesome Maker Kits. Being a relatively new concept, the definition of Maker Ed isn’t exactly set in stone, though it roughly relates learning by making. Learn how a compass works and about Earth’s magnetic fields. Tinker Thinker: 21 Awesome Maker Kits. by TeachThought Staff.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 16, 2016

Despite claims made by some, the maker movement is no fad -- it's just a new name for something lots of people have been doing for a long time. I had my first "maker moment" at 4 years old. " The maker movement is about creating and problem-solving, not purchasing and consuming.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 16, 2016

Despite claims made by some, the maker movement is no fad -- it's just a new name for something lots of people have been doing for a long time. I had my first "maker moment" at 4 years old. " The maker movement is about creating and problem-solving, not purchasing and consuming.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 2, 2016

At conferences I went to everything with the word "maker" in the title. I set up a filter on TweetDeck to see everything posted on #makered and #makerspace. And while I learned a ton and met a lot of amazing people, I really regret not having my own space already established before going into all these learning experiences.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 2, 2016

At conferences I went to everything with the word "maker" in the title. I set up a filter on TweetDeck to see everything posted on #makered and #makerspace. And while I learned a ton and met a lot of amazing people, I really regret not having my own space already established before going into all these learning experiences.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

This post is actually intended to supplement the “Cycle of Learning Innovation” model that will be publishing tomorrow (7.7.2015), which means this is less about analysis and context and more about the examples. Maker Movement. Adaptive learning platforms and learning algorithms. by Terry Heick.

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 3, 2017

We are all about becoming empowered leaders who transform teaching and learning. And, while there are so many wonderful ways to inspire authentic, hands-on learning by doing, some of us feel a very strong pressure to radically transform already effective programs and spaces for a prescribed and limited vision of making.

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MindShift

JUNE 29, 2015

Deeper Learning: The expert panel identified several long-term trends that will greatly influence the adoption of technology in classrooms over the next five years and beyond. The popularity of project-based learning , global collaboration and integrated learning experiences is driving this trend and powerful tech use as an extension of it.

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Educator Innovator

APRIL 30, 2015

As the maker movement continues to build in numbers, I’ve been particularly interested in the critical research that is scrutinizing the dynamics of interaction and learning within spaces of making. What meanings did they hold with regards to the subjective experience of learning?

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