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

MARCH 11, 2019

but as with all use of educational technologies, I believe that it should be used intentionally to assist learners in developing and expanding their content knowledge and life skills. Learner-Centric – More of Them; Less of Us: At its heart, maker education and physical computing is about centering around the learner.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 7, 2016

I try to emulate this when I conduct hands-on makersapce workshops. The key takeaway that I want educators to leave with is a focus on open-ended exploration. It is simple, yet so powerful in that educators (or in your case students) have to work collaboratively to come up with a creative solution to solve a problem.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The grassroots Maker Movement has, and continues to, impact entrepreneurship, education, economic and workforce development, manufacturing, community revitalization and technology inclusion in the U.S. Macon, GA, where SparkMacon is empowering entrepreneurs to launch businesses in the broader Macon-Bibb county.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 27, 2018

Join me and other education speakers at Woodward Academy in Atlanta this summer From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. STLinATL is an exciting education conference hosted at Woodward Academy in Atlanta this summer July 26-27. Excellence in Physical Education, Coaching, and Athletic Development.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

California’s community colleges sit at the intersection of higher education, regional economies, and workforce development. the statewide network will be positioned as a strategic educational pipeline for high-value jobs. the statewide network will be positioned as a strategic educational pipeline for high-value jobs.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Recently, Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS) hosted the Digital Promise’s Maker Learning Leadership Institute, a professional development workshop for school districts looking to build their maker learning programs. Additionally, Giaramita specifically contacted reporters who he knows are interested in education.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As I travel the nation’s schools I see wonderful experiences provided to students as educators provide opportunities for thinking and doing. Also, remember you can book me for a conference or your school district with workshops that are informative, engaging, and practical. Perhaps you might even attend my session or workshops.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

SMART wants to recognize educators across the globe who inspire greatness in their students, peers or community. Nominate your favorite educator at coolcatteacher.com/greatness. They are working once they have some of their work done for reader’s workshop where they are getting on their computers and investigating that way.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

This coming year, I am doing several keynotes and workshops on the reflecting on the making process. Two elements from my training as educator lead me to really embrace this topic: Background in Experiential Education. Reflection in the Maker Process. Studying the Reflective Practitioner During Graduate School.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 27, 2016

Cross-posted from the Digital Education blog. Few trends in K-12 ed tech are as hot–or as under-researched–as “Maker” education. There is growing interest in whether Maker education can help boost student learning outcomes, including test scores. The Maker Movement in Education (Erica R.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 25, 2019

I will be providing five workshop and one FETC Featured Presentation. I promise you will find some great information coming your way …So Sign Up Now and please pass this on with a retweet! Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? Thanks for learning with me.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Welcome to number two in a series of four posts bringing you over 150 amazing resources for STEM education. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Check out my Booking Page. My calendar is filling.

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eSchool News

MAY 4, 2015

Maker space workshop guides educators and librarians through the nuts and bolts. Seizing hold of the booming maker movement, a new four-day workshop will walk educators through the steps of designing, equipping, and operating successful, safe and inspirational public maker spaces.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 27, 2014

This post originally appeared at Usable Knowledge at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The maker movement — think of it as “smart DIY,” a high- and low-tech approach to tinkering that turns users into inventors — is spurring excitement about the power of ingenuity in fields as disparate as robotics and design and agriculture.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Debuting as the brand’s first device for education, the Dremel 3D Idea Builder empowers students to master key STEM concepts through hands-on learning and creativity. A common challenge when educators are asked to use a new device is understanding its practical classroom application.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2018

You can take these courses for continuing education, salary advancement, or recertification. She’s been in education or 33 years, but for 21 years she’s been helping so many of us with our professional development, keynoting our conferences, speaking, and encouraging us to really use technology in the classroom. Enhanced Transcript.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 20, 2017

Through training and outreach, maker programs aim for greater diversity among future innovators. The maker movement is everywhere it seems. Kids tinkering with sewing machines or laser cutters, designing their own cookie cutters to “print” in a 3D-printer at libraries, museums, maker camps, or classrooms across the country.

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Educator Innovator

APRIL 1, 2016

Educators problem-solve the complexities of introducing a new concept to students by participating in new workshops centered around STEAM and maker movement practices. The paper circuitry workshop was led by San Francisco-based David Cole, of NEXMAP. and Catherine T.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Digital Promise , a non-profit using technology and research to spur innovation and expand learning opportunities, has created Digital Promise Professional Services to provide personal help to educators as they transform their schools and districts. Educator Micro-credentials. Maker Learning.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

To Mitchel Resnick, an MIT Media Lab professor and early pioneer of the maker movement for kids, this Hollywood’s portrayal is problematic, and part of a larger trend toward overly regimenting education these days. “I It's more of an invention workshop. He's a real inventor. In fact, there are some real problems with Sid.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

I personally have used FlipSnack as a way of creating more interesting workshops instead of a powerpoint or Google Slides. What are the common mistakes that educators make when they’re trying to use FlipSnack? You know, I did have an educator say to me once I like to use it for student portfolios. Students absolutely love it.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Aaron Maurer @ coffeechugbooks gives us five ways to improve STEAM education for kids. FutureFit aligns social emotional learning and character education with your traditional subjects of math, language arts, sciences and more for grades K-12. So, sometimes as educators we are the biggest obstacle. Vicki: I love that.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 27, 2014

This post originally appeared at Usable Knowledge at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The maker movement — think of it as “smart DIY,” a high- and low-tech approach to tinkering that turns users into inventors — is spurring excitement about the power of ingenuity in fields as disparate as robotics and design and agriculture.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 23, 2018

Marynn: Several of them, I actually led some conflict resolution workshops because they found out the hard way that they didn’t know how to do conflict resolution. So remarkable educators, I think this is a fascinating way to teach. Vicki: (agrees). Vicki: Yeah. It’s a teaching oddysey in itself, and we’ve just learned so much.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 23, 2016

I have often wondered what John Dewey would do in today’s educational setting with our vast amount of knowledge from research and our rapid growth of technology. I thought I would examine a few Dewey Quotes and see wonderful possibilities for the 21st-century education might surface through reflection. Hope to see you there!

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Students worked on projects through open exploration, consisting of mainly free time in the makerspace; workshops, in which students work in groups to learn new skills; and design challenges, in which a group of students focuses on a specific challenge directed by a prompt. Join the Community.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 6, 2015

Watching them create trains, castles, superhero costumes and monster webs out of cardboard and duct tape made me realize that not only were they enjoying a childhood rite of passage when they commandeered the large boxes, but they were applying the 21st Century skills that all educators talk about.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

COMBINE CRAFTSPEOPLE AND ASTRONOMISTS and you’ll likely arrive at the Chatbot telescope maker’s workshop at the Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland. The free workshop meets every Friday, and Roche said it usually takes a dedicated maker about one year to complete from start to finish.

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Educator Innovator

APRIL 1, 2016

Educators problem-solve the complexities of introducing a new concept to students by participating in new workshops centered around STEAM and maker movement practices. The paper circuitry workshop was led by San Francisco-based David Cole, of NEXMAP. and Catherine T.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 8, 2017

I thought it only appropriate to think about the idea of Making and Creating in education. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Check out my Booking Page. Check out my sessions! General Session).

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 20, 2017

Through training and outreach, maker programs aim for greater diversity among future innovators. The maker movement is everywhere it seems. Kids tinkering with sewing machines or laser cutters, designing their own cookie cutters to “print” in a 3D-printer at libraries, museums, maker camps, or classrooms across the country.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 11, 2014

CoSN is designed for education leaders to better understand their changing roles in creating the new face of learning, and it''s a great event with terrific history and high-powered speakers. Through our Center for Geo-Education, we create learning materials and educational experiences for learners and the adults who teach them.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 2, 2016

No blog, article, or conference workshop can top the genius of your students. Check out these great resources: Edutopia : Edutopia is an all-around great website, but I'm particularly fond of their Maker Education section. EdSurge's Maker Movement : If you don't read EdSurge, you absolutely need to.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 2, 2016

No blog, article, or conference workshop can top the genius of your students. Check out these great resources: Edutopia : Edutopia is an all-around great website, but I'm particularly fond of their Maker Education section. EdSurge's Maker Movement : If you don't read EdSurge, you absolutely need to.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2016

That was a key area of focus at the 2016 South by Southwest Education ( SXSWedu ) conference in Austin, Texas, March 7-10, and a number of ed-tech companies and organizations demonstrated possible solutions. We need to find ways of approaching STEAM education differently.”. I didn’t know that word when I was in the third grade.”.

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Libraries are all about inquiry,” says Valerie Jopeck, a former librarian and current education specialist for a large public school district in Virginia. Exploratory, hands-on learning is also known as “maker education.” That’s “iterating” in maker-ese. A rough draft? Same concept as a prototype.

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