Edsurge

MAY 9, 2019

New Castle School District, also in Pennsylvania, will host an upcoming workshop addressing how educators can redesign learning spaces to support personalized learning and student agency. Family-friendly events are located at libraries, museums, schools, tech companies and nonprofit organizations. Build robots? Learn circuitry?

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techlearning

AUGUST 23, 2024

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Wonder Workshop's Make Wonder Platform Offers Educators A Best-In-Class Solution For Teaching Coding and Robotics to K-8 Students

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 15, 2019

Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. I will be providing workshops and featured sessions on STEM, PBL, Inquiry, Maker Space, and Computational Thinking! Check out my Booking Page. Mike Gorman.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. I will be providing workshops and featured sessions on STEM, PBL, Inquiry, Maker Space, and Computational Thinking! Check out my Booking Page.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 2, 2019

Coding and robotics programs in classrooms reflect how integral technology is in our lives. In a recent edWebinar , Kalthoff and Bartel explain that they want to coach students and not just tell them what button to push or the correct sequences to move a robot across a mat. Start Small. A Place for Everything. Money Trouble.

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Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2020

Instruction is modeled in PD sessions that are broadcast live, then archived into a library for future viewing. Access to technology like 3D printers, robotics kits or other digital tools can also be communicated, along with the PD resources needed to get educators up and running.

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The Shake Up Learning Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Think of ways this could be used in programs both in and outside of your own schools like the YMCA, tutoring programs, community sports, and libraries. Or one for the Robotics Club, National Honor Society, Made with Code, Girls/Boys Scouts, etc. Outside Conferences and Workshops. SAT/ACT Study Groups. New Teacher Training.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Traci Chun, a teacher-librarian at Skyview High School in Vancouver, Washington, and junior Ulises Santillano Tlaseca troubleshoot a 3D printing job in the library’s maker space. When my library is quiet, that’s a red flag,” said Chun. Wayne Grimm, Library Instructional Technology Teacher at Westview High School, Beaverton, Oregon.

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh offers everything you would expect at a library: books, computers, story time for the little ones. In 2010, the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) was one of several sites to receive funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the John D. and Catherine T.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

At my school, we've been teaching coding to our lower-elementary students for the past few years, and have incorporated robots from Wonder Workshop into the activities. The students in Pre-K through 2nd grade love it when I bring the robots to class. Tools: Wonder Workshop apps and robots or unplugged activities.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2017

It wasn’t a few hundred strangers sitting through workshops and absentmindedly checking their email; it was some 200 peers challenging, inspiring and pushing one another to new heights. Perhaps it’s no surprise that the model has gained traction among educators in recent years.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2018

They workshopped their experiences in formal weekly meetings and as an online community, cheering and critiquing each other’s work. The Ready to Code Collection gathers research-grounded resources and strategies that are aligned with core library values. First Time Around. Good to Go. Connecting Interests. Family Focused.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 2, 2016

In the latest dealmaking news, ed-tech company EverFi has raised $40 million from investors who include Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos and Google chairman Eric Schmidt, while children’s robot company Wonder Workshop raised $20 million. Also last month, EverFi acquired compliance education company LawRoom for an undisclosed sum.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Bubble Bot walks students through creating a bubble-blowing robot and a Fan of Fortune. Compatibility: The pieces are perfectly sized for small vehicles, robots, figurines, or balls to navigate the maze. Terrapin is also offering a Makerspace Bundle, which includes all of their robots, the new Easi-Scope, and a variety of accessories.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 17, 2017

For decades, visitors to a library were confined to a static collection of information. Librarians are natural allies for educators in helping students become critical news consumers,” he told the American Libraries Magazine. Libraries also can hold workshops for visitors on topics like online safety and digital literacy.

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh offers everything you would expect at a library: books, computers, story time for the little ones. In 2010, the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) was one of several sites to receive funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the John D. and Catherine T.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Rather than create dependencies and turn children into submissive robots, as many fear, technology may actually be leveraged to enable greater autonomy and develop real leadership skills among students. The research and evidence track will explore how learning science informs the work of educators and how to gauge the progress of your plans.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 21, 2017

Think about how you can convert an extra room in the school, libraries, unused breakout spaces in the corridor, courtyards or even a corner in your classroom into an exciting learning space. It has to be a safe space with easy accessibility where students can tinker, collaborate and communicate freely. Who are the users of maker space?

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techlearning

JULY 12, 2018

In August 2017, Workbench began its initial pilot phase with a multi-day Professional Development (PD) workshop for teachers from Wildwood Elementary/Middle School (formerly Lyndhurst Elementary/Middle School). The Workbench mission is to make teaching with projects easy and scalable in schools, districts, and libraries across the globe.

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My Paperless Classroom

JULY 17, 2014

Sure, he is talking about chicken coops and robotic light switches, but it resonates with my experience writing about video creation for my classroom. Now I see video creation as an important tool in my kit and when I work with students on video creation I have a library of examples of mistakes they should avoid.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

In a recent edWebinar, Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, and Donna Burns, Technology Integrator, both from New Canaan High School in Connecticut, showcased the transformation of the NCHS library from a collection of used reference and biography books into a living, breathing makerspace. Redesigning the Space.

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techlearning

AUGUST 21, 2018

NEW YORK, NY – August 21, 2018 – School Library Journal(SLJ) has announced Ali Schilpp, a library media specialist from Northern Middle School in Accident, MD, as the 2018 School Librarian of the Year. Schu, the Ambassador of School Libraries for Scholastic Book Fairs; a “Mr.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

In January, adults could attend two 30-minute workshops on everything from how to set limits to understanding trauma — topics the parents had suggested themselves. “I The six-week session, conducted in Spanish, her primary language, was held at the Loveland Public Library. Photo: Caralee Adams for The Hechinger Report.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 20, 2017

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. Through training and outreach, maker programs aim for greater diversity among future innovators. The maker movement is everywhere it seems.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Books are one of the most essential resources used by teachers, but because so many of today’s school and classroom libraries have limited quantity and selection, it is becoming harder and harder to get kids excited about reading. We have an ever-growing library of Spanish and Chinese books and will be adding more languages in the future.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 2, 2017

Think of ways this could be used in programs both in and outside of your own schools like the YMCA, tutoring programs, community sports, and libraries. Or one for the Robotics Club, National Honor Society, Made with Code, Girls/Boys Scouts, etc. Outside Conferences and Workshops. SAT/ACT Study Groups. New Teacher Training.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The partnership, entering its fifth year, enables Follett customers to enjoy seamless integration with their Destiny solution, and lets students begin their library experience without delay, saving district staff from having to carry out time-consuming updates. Bubble Bot features a bubble-blowing robot or a Fan of Fortune, a prediction game.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 10, 2013

As a pre-conference event for the Library 2.013 annual conference starting October 18th, we''re hosting a short series of free online sessions this coming Monday. If you need to see them in your own time zone, go to the schedule page at Library 2.013 and find your link by that time zone. The times show are US-Eastern Daylight Time.

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Learning With Lucie

JUNE 1, 2017

Add that to all who presented in regular workshop sessions and you will soon realize why the 2017 Dynamic Landscape conference was an amazing event focused on authentic student voice. We had over 100 teachers and students exhibiting innovative practices for teaching and learning over the two days in the Innovation Lounge alone.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2015

Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Create online exercises (of 8 different types) or adapt from their library. Technology, 3-D Printing, Robotics, Reuseables, Everyday things, more….

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Educator Innovator

DECEMBER 11, 2014

These could be great opportunities to learn new skills while also meeting new people, and being introduced to ongoing programs offered in schools, at libraries and other community centers in your hometown. Check out their teaching kits here ! Also, the Homewood branch will feature an Hour of Code event on 12/11with TekStart.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 17, 2017

For decades, visitors to a library were confined to a static collection of information. Librarians are natural allies for educators in helping students become critical news consumers,” he told the American Libraries Magazine. Libraries also can hold workshops for visitors on topics like online safety and digital literacy.

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Educator Innovator

JANUARY 6, 2014

By K-Fai Steele, first posted at MakerJawn Libraries and museums across the United States are building youth maker spaces and programming in an effort to broaden free, community-embedded educational opportunities. However, the tech enthusiasts who are championing the programming comprise a small percentage of library or museum staff.

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Educator Innovator

DECEMBER 11, 2014

These could be great opportunities to learn new skills while also meeting new people, and being introduced to ongoing programs offered in schools, at libraries and other community centers in your hometown. Check out their teaching kits here ! Also, the Homewood branch will feature an Hour of Code event on 12/11with TekStart.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 6, 2015

Our makerspace is a small room off of our library that was once an office and storage space. This past year has helped to give our maker movement stronger momentum with the addition of school sponsored clubs (multi-grade makers club and Lego Robotics). Getting Started.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Sylvia Martinez will lead a pre-conference Invent To Learn workshop, plus a conference session. Learn more and register here.

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Educator Innovator

AUGUST 13, 2019

Most people wouldn’t think of science as quirky, but if they’d witnessed a posse of orange, papier-maché robotic pumpkins racing down the hall at the Science Museum of Virginia (SMV), in Richmond, Virginia, they might re-think that image. The time is unstructured, with all classes and workshops being optional.

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