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Rebuilding a School Community with Maker Learning

Digital Promise

Finally, in 2018, a Coding and Robotics Lab (CAB Lab) was born out of a former art room to better serve as a space where students learn about programming and circuitry while experimenting with robotics. Innovative learning spaces and equipment do not necessarily make an impactful maker learning program.

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What Is Your Why?: The Importance of Computer Science Education

Digital Promise

VPS students have access to diverse courses such as coding, Python, robotics, and electronic applications, to name a few. Integrating with the Maker Movement. Districts are also finding a natural integration between computational thinking and maker learning. Community Engagement and Advocacy.

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A Perfect Storm for Maker Education

User Generated Education

Perfect Storm : an expression that describes an event where a rare combination of circumstances will aggravate a situation drastically. The term is also used to describe an actual phenomenon that happens to occur in such a confluence, resulting in an event of unusual magnitude. The Maker Movement Is About the Economy, Stupid ).

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Futurizing the Stacks: How Makerspaces Can Modernize College Libraries

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The answer, in part, lies in the so-called maker movement, a trend studded by hobbyists, inventors, students and even entrepreneurs who creates products or gadgets for educational or industrial purposes. In a report that analyzed the state of the maker movement in 40 U.S. Look off-campus for recommendations.

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The Perfect Storm for Maker Education

User Generated Education

Perfect Storm : an expression that describes an event where a rare combination of circumstances will aggravate a situation drastically. The term This term is also used to describe an actual phenomenon that happens to occur in such a confluence, resulting in an event of unusual magnitude. The maker movement: A learning revolution ).

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CA's Maker Initiative Spurs Innovation and Workforce Development Across 35 Community Colleges

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I think there is a great partnership possible between the Maker movement and California’s community colleges,” says Dale Dougherty, Founder and CEO of. Maker Media. This movement brings tremendous opportunities to students who discover a passion for learning and meet the challenges of turning new ideas into something real.

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Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Applications Open Now #steam

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1 – 25): Samsung announces 10 national finalists to receive $50K in school technology and a trip to the Pitch Event. Designed and built a robotic car seat to alert adults when children are left in hot cars. Each school receives $25K in technology and a technology kit to produce their presentation video. Third Round (Mar. Beebe, Ark.

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