Edsurge

MAY 10, 2017

He’s talking about the next wave of the Maker Movement, big news buzzing amongst makers in the inner circle. Rabuzzi is the executive director of Mouse , a national nonprofit that encourages students to create with technology. Throughout the years, Rabuzzi has seen the movement evolve. Still, Rabuzzi imagines more.

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The Journal

MAY 16, 2016

There are some that use technology to support construction-oriented pedagogies — maker movement, project-based learning — and some that use technology to support instruction-oriented pedagogies — personalized learning.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Instructional methods like Genius Hour , the Maker Movement, and STEAM allow teachers to meet high learning standards while supporting innovation. We have the opportunity to implement problem/project based learning and teach our students how to use web tools and social media to solve real world problems.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 21, 2017

Maker Movement. Many schools are creating maker spaces or “ Fab Labs ” so students have a space and place to invent. Some libraries are putting these in a Learning Commons. (See Some students will choose hands on activities while others will embrace technology. The Brave App. Looking good!

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Nicholas Provenzano gets us started From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter How do you get started with project-based learning (PBL) and Maker spaces? Never stop learning! She’s also learning to use CNC machines, @dremel. Subscribe to the Show Get Credit! This is Evee.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Kelly Schuster-Paredes and Sean Tibor host the Teaching Python Podcast where they share how to help kids of all ages learn this valuable language. She loves learning about cultures and her children were born on two different continents. Kelly has a Masters in Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Besides the outdoors, both of my grandfathers had an interest in making things in a world that had yet to experience the types of disruptive changes that we are now seeing thanks to the exponential evolution of technology. The connections above to the maker movement are indiscernible. It was the late 1970’s and 1980’s after all.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

Jacqui Murray shares how we can encourage an improvement in writing using technology. 5 Ideas for Writing with Technology. Vicki: Today we’re talking with Jacqui Murray @askatechteacher about writing with technology. But, Jacqui, how do we teach writing with technology? Mistakes Made in Teaching Writing with Technology.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

Leah LaCrosse shares six edtech ideas science teachers can start using today to improve learning and excite students about science. Legends of Learning has an amazing game based science experiences for students in 3-8 aligning with Next Generation Science and select state standards. Is technology a distraction? Listen Now.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Two times zones over, Knikole Taylor is a blended learning specialist in a Dallas, Texas suburban school district, where she supports Pre-K to 12th-grade teachers and students with all things digital teaching and learning. What does it really take, for example, to diversify the communities of maker educators and mentors out there?

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Vancouver Public Schools (VPS) Director of Technology Mark Ray stated, “When students can control and build something and have an opportunity to have a small amount of control, it is powerful for engagement in school and as individuals.” Integrating with the Maker Movement. The post What Is Your Why?:

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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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User Generated Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

I have been working with ASCD for the past few years to publish my book, Learning in the Making: How to Plan, Execute, and Assess Powerful Makerspace Lessons. Below is an except – Chapter 5: The Role of the Educator as a Maker Educator. It has finally been released for sale! Lead Learner.

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The Web20Classroom

MARCH 12, 2014

The Maker Movement-Just in the last 6-12 months there has been a movement towards MakerED. This is the idea that kids can be problem solvers and learn valuable skills while making somthing. So much potential to work in so many different ways in the learning of kids. Why does this have me thinking?

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2017

Today Sylvia Martinez @smartinez co-author of Invent to Learn talks about tinkering today. Some teachers have a misconception that kids just pick up and play with materials and learn, but it is a little bit more nuanced than that. Today’s giveaway contest is Sylvia’s book Invent to Learn. Click here. . Blog: [link].

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

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.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2018

This post is dedicated to Technology. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, Makerspace, Inquiry, Computational Thinking, and the 4 C’s. Technology – STEM Resources. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Check out my Booking Page.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Last week I introduced three megatrends affecting e-learning. My research revealed a couple more exciting trends and emergent ideas in e-learning, so I promised another four for this week. Let’s call them micro-trends as they are smaller in scale, but nonetheless likely to have an impact on how and what we learn. Microlearning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Recently, I was able to participate in a Q&A Session with a few of the hundreds of people involved in this incredible undertaking to find out ways that you and your students can participate and also to learn their messages to students about this process. Learn about the Instruments on the Rover: [link]. Learn More: [link].

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 29, 2019

Today, Richard Byrne, author of Free Technology for Teachers, talks about eight edtech apps that you should try. (He Listen to the show and learn how it is used and follow the links in the show notes below. Richard Byrne – Bio as Submitted Richard is best known for his award-winning blog, Free Technology for Teachers.

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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. Although we’re talking STEAM here, remember that it stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math.

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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

AUGUST 14, 2016

When the visual and performing arts, the musical and recording arts, and the theatrical and graphical arts are seen as mere luxuries or add-ons within the walls of a school, powerful forces are thereby prevented from transforming routine schooling into a renaissance of learning. The non-linearity of learning is not a new idea.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

We have a frank conversation about technology and a win in the National 4H Competition as a result of some apps he made in my class. FlexPath – only at Capella University – lets teachers work at their own pace to earn their MEd in a competency-based learning format. Brent Johnson: My student’s views on learning and teaching.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 22, 2019

Urkund: Today’s Sponsor Urkund is great as a plagiarism prevention tool and connects with most common Learning Management Systems like Google Classroom, Moodle, and Canvas or as a stand-alone web tool or by email. Because ISTE begins over the weekend, I am airing this episode early to gear up for the event which starts on Sunday.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 15, 2017

“Self-directed learning” is a major catch-phrase of 21st Century educationalists, and undeniably a critical skill in the labor markets of the future. Whether they learned it at school or not – these individuals are required to have massive amounts of daily drive, discipline and time management. Maker Spaces. Genius Hour.

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Digital Promise

JULY 27, 2018

In these spaces students are learning how to tinker collaboratively with a problem and keep trying until they find a solution. They are learning to be thinkers, innovators and problem-solvers rather than mere consumers of information. Makerspaces support hands-on exploration and learning.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2017

She is not alone, as educators around the United States get ready to start the 2017-18 school year, supplies—particularly technology—can cost classrooms hundreds of thousands of dollars. The platform allows educators to fund everything from technology supplies to professional development trips. (In This is a process.

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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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The Web20Classroom

MARCH 19, 2017

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. It goes to show that this type of learning doesn't have to be confined to the media center or a club outside of school. It can happen anywhere!

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Lee Graham on Episode 569 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Dr. Lee Graham is working with teachers to teach them principles of game-based learning to teach writing. Learn more. Her anecdotes of classroom behavior-changing results are – pardon the pun – game-changing.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

Also, learn about other projects throughout the year and how teachers design these projects to meet standards. Vicki: Today we’re talking with Micah Brown @mbrownedtech , an Instructional Technology Specialist in Kansas. Learn more about Flipgrid at Flipgrid: 6 Ways to Engage Learners in Conversation with Teryl Magee.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 16, 2017

Today Josh Stumpenhorst @stumpteacher is directing a library revolution and evolution to Learning Commons at his school. Josh Stumpenhorst’s Learning Commons: Drones, Literature, and Creativity. In fact we’re not even calling them libraries, we’re calling them learning commons. Transcript for Episode 128 .

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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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Digital Promise

MARCH 4, 2016

They’re part of the Maker Movement, a revolution that’s unleashing digital design tools (like 3D modeling software) and production devices (like 3D printers), and letting citizens design and make almost anything they can dream. Still, we think more schools have a role to play in fostering the next generation of American makers.

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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

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Erin Murphy, the co-author of Hacking Project Based Learning , talks about leading project-based learning. Hacking Project Based Learning Book Giveaway. Enhanced Transcript. ­­­­Leading Project Based Learning. Vicki: So today we’re thinking about leading project-based learning. Hacking PBL Book Giveaway Contest.

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