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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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. I hope you enjoyed my thoughts of STEM being a Verb a few posts back, along with the 40 resources geared toward STEM Science in the last pos t. Technology – STEM Resources. This post is dedicated to Technology.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 8, 2020

Project Overview Milestone 1: Brainstorming List and Ideas Students will gather in groups by genre of film and brainstorm pitch ideas and movie names. I’ve been teaching with the Adobe Suite for over fifteen years and it has helped inspire creativity in my classroom. See also, the Adobe Premiere Rush movie project.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 30, 2016

For this Halloween Wars lesson, the goals included the following: To work in a small group to create a Halloween scene using food items, cooked goods, LED lights, and miscellaneous materials. To work as a small group to craft a story about their scene. Here is one student group’s example:

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2018

As a whole, STEM fields experience significant gender imbalances and makerspaces are no exception—despite being a relatively recent adoption for many schools. By contrast, adults never referred to groups of male students as “boys.” Making Culture" looked at 30 makerspaces in 12 urban areas.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

If you want to join a group of teachers doing Virtual Valentines, you’ll want to listen to the show and sign up by February 2. You can make it as a whole group. So we’re really excited about the support in the Facebook group that we have going. Now back in December you did the Gingerbread STEM Community in Maker Space.

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User Generated Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

This should be thought out and factored into your maker program from the beginning to develop a healthy sense of community. This can be accomplished through team-building activities with a STEM or maker education focus. mak- ered, #stem); and online communities, such as Facebook groups.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 27, 2018

STEM/STEAM Integration. School groups of five or more will receive a discount. THE STLinATL CONFERENCE WILL FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING AREAS: Whole Child (e.g., mindfulness, brain-based learning, project-based learning, design thinking, social-emotional, equity and inclusion). Assessment for Learning. Contemporary Literacy.

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2016

STEAM not only fosters do-it-yourself or DIY practices involving computers, electronics, and fabrication, but also a trans-disciplinary approach to artistic, cultural and academic production in digital media, and mutual concerns of the arts with STEM disciplines. Nettrice Gaskins, Ph.D. is director of the STEAM Lab at Boston Arts Academy.

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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. There is growing interest in whether Maker education can help boost student learning outcomes, including test scores.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The Millvale site is part of a growing group of libraries that have opened up space, permanently or occasionally, for maker projects. The young visitors are encouraged to tinker with the materials and create anything they dream up, be it an animated video or a collage.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Vicki: Today we’re talking to Dr. Marina Umaschi Bers @ marinabers from Tufts University, where she is Director of the Dev Tech Research Group. The particular robots we have developed in my Dev Tech Research Group at Tufts are called Kibo. Link to show: www.coolcatteacher.com/e202. Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2017.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

One group made an augmented reality tour of the school. You can also bundle experiences into groups to use in scavenger hunts as well. But even better, students can create their own breakout experiences. Breakout Tutorial Playlist for Metaverse. Programming in augmented reality. Metaverse has many different “triggers.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2017

One group of students used Bloxels to create pixel characters for a video game. Another group learned how to fingerprint with a CSI fingerprinting kit. Micki Uppena says green screen is one of the most important things for a modern library to have. 3 – Space and time to create. Others built robots or drove my Dash Wonderbot.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 29, 2016

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I plan on providing sessions that integrate PBL with STEM, Makers, Differentiated Instruction, Inquiry, Deeper Learning, and Technology Integration. 16 Resources to Build and Support a Maker’s Culture.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

And what I would do is say, “As we go through the unit, I want each group to continue creating and putting things into their jam for that topic. Another way you could do that is you could say, “Alright, this group has this project, that group has that project. “So you guys, you’re 1824 election.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 18, 2016

Welcome to this fifth post in a series that brings STEM, STEAM, and Maker Space together with Project Based Learning and proper technology integration in the classroom. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. Check out my Booking Page.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 18, 2018

On April 26, celebrate PowerofEcon on Twitter with Discovery Education, CME Group, and their Econ Essentials Program. To join the celebration, tune into the Twitter chat with me, fellow teachers, and the CME Group’s chief economist on April 26th at noon Eastern Time, using #PowerofEcon. Mary: Well, it’s really an engagement practice.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

One of the past winners that really captured my imagination was a group of students who wanted to help a veteran. Teachers and students are invited to come up with a STEAM solution for a problem in their community. Their school can win the tools and resources necessary to help that dream become reality.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

One of the national winners from the 2015-2016 program was a group of middle school students from Colorado. Colorado Students Engineer a Prosthetic for a Veteran. This blog post is sponsored by Samsung Solve for Tomorrow. All opinions are my own. They engineered prosthetic enhancements for a veteran in need.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 4, 2017

The best thing that changed when I brought code into my class was a different group of students rose to the top, as those that were most prepared to figure out the challenges of coding. It changed how my students treated each other. Vicki: Well, teachers, get out there and enjoy Hour of Code.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The Millvale site is part of a growing group of libraries that have opened up space, permanently or occasionally, for maker projects. The young visitors are encouraged to tinker with the materials and create anything they dream up, be it an animated video or a collage.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 8, 2018

You really have to observe the groups and make sure they’re working well together. For example, in this app project that I’m working on now, I had one group of kids that was going to make a Dog Dictionary, about all of the different types of dogs that were out there and that sort of thing. Vicki, I want you to red light my group.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

You meet with your critique group to go over it, and you can do that virtually on Google Hangouts or Skype. Tip #4: Authoring eBooks. It could be fiction or nonfiction. But they do all of the steps you would normally take in writing a book. You write it. Review the writing. Edit it and refine it.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

You have to come together and make this big project using technology, work together as a group and make something that is successful. Brent: Well, I’ve learned a lot more through making apps than I have through some of my other classes, considering that with the app-making process you have to coordinate with people. Vicki: Right.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

What we’re trying to do is introduce it to larger group of people. I think there are always going to be proponents of both these views. But what I think, I guess… Some people will always say that. We’re trying to achieve breadth instead of depth, if you know what I mean. We’re trying to achieve breadth instead of depth.

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User Generated Education

APRIL 8, 2017

The final part of the activity is to have participants share their designs with the rest of the group. The specifications for the game need to be developed and written as a poster are – Name of the Game. Age Level Recommendations. How to Play. More Information. For more information on toy take apart and hacking, visit [link].

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Saving Socrates

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Utilizing the approach of learning through doing, the teachers were simultaneously learning about one of the most innovative concepts in science education today, the Maker Movement. They then discussed the real world application of this Maker Movement activity to a classroom. It was a very great collaborative day!

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

When Diana first started her position at Stewart Middle Magnet School, a public STEM magnet school, there was almost nothing in the library for hands-on STEM learning. She is an international speaker on the Maker Movement and learning space design.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

events , the real party takes place in the volunteer moderator lounge, where a devoted, energetic, and highly beloved group of volunteer moderators keeps the conference running and humming. Lori Trent, STEM Coordinator - Innovator of Inspiration and Magic RADIO SOLIDARIA AMIGA, ONLINE, UNA HERRAMIENTA INNOVADORA - Mª Magdalena Galiana Lloret.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

We''re really excited to have this amazing group of speakers participate at our fifth annual Global Education Conference. See the Conference Schedule and mark your calendars for presentations by this great group of presenters. Join the Volunteers Group for details. We really do hope you''ll join in the fun.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 8, 2017

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. C206: PBL, STEM, and Makers Dewey Meets Technology: What Will You Do? Each time I see this I am impressed by the educator, or group of educators, trying to make such a space possible for their school.

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The Principal of Change

JULY 17, 2017

He has spent the last two months interviewing experts throughout the maker movement with the goal of creating a self-paced course for anyone who wants to design a makerspace. They will need to have a maker mindset. The more they develop a maker mindset, the better they are at designing their own systems for their creative work.

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

As a group, learners watched the following video and reviewed the following webpage on the Smartboard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvOmaf2GfCY. Lessons are designed to get learners interested in and excited about a broad array of topics especially in the areas of science, engineering, math, language arts, and the arts. Simple Machines.

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 31, 2017

First published in 1965, it tells the story of a group of children who run away and build their own village in the woods, with each house reflecting the personality and interests of its owner — just like Minecraft! Learn more from Douglas this summer in Boston for Enhancing STEM Curriculum with Technology. He holds an Ed.M.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Please be sure to check out and join the volunteer group and sign up soon for volunteer times. And walk away with real classroom project ideas, links and resources, and a plan for bringing the maker movement to your classroom. Big thanks and a special shout out to our Library 2.0 Student Entrepreneurship. Learn more here.

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Educator Innovator

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Following Hack Your Notebook Day, a nationwide paper circuitry and applied STEM learning event held this summer that brought together makers from around the country, libraries and other connected learning spaces have continued “hacking” notebooks by holding independent events for diverse groups of learners around the country.

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