Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 3, 2016

I’ve had a lot of questions in the last few months about STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Math) in the classroom. STEM is the acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, and covers an immense range of subject areas. Incorporate Technology. The Maker Movement In Education.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Given my current interest in maker education , I decided to locate and post 2015 videos related to maker education, STEM, and STEAM. Maker Education: Reaching All Learners. From touchscreens to E ink and GPS to Guitar Hero, some of today’s most popular technologies all originated from the same place: the MIT Media Lab.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

Leah, today, we’re going to talk about how to use technology to make science more exciting and more effective. So, Leah, what’s your first idea for using technology to engage kids in science? Is technology a distraction? Can we have a fifth idea for technology and science? What’s another idea? So, you what?

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2017

Sylvia Libow Martinez is a co-author of Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering the Classroom helping teachers bring the exciting tools and technology of the Maker Movement to classrooms worldwide. Previously, Sylvia was President of Generation YES, evangelizing student leadership through modern technology.

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Digital Promise

JULY 27, 2018

They are most often associated with STEM education (science, technology, engineering and math). They arise from the wider maker movement and they are emerging now in formal education settings globally. Makerspaces in Ontario Schools.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2018

But Pauline, today you have for us five ways to amp up STEM in middle school. At the middle school level, teachers tend to become more isolated as content experts, and in order to make your STEM activities more powerful and engaging, I would highly recommend that you connect in any way possible with those expert colleagues.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Toyota Dream Car Art Contest From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter STEM, STEAM, and design thinking are buzzwords in education today. In addition to true STEM projects, we also work to include the arts in all subjects. Help Your Students Enter the U.S.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Now, he has a non profit 212 STEAM labs , but he also works with his whole district to help everyone be amazing in STEAM and with technology. STEM Idea #1: Teach with Passion. Although we’re talking STEAM here, remember that it stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math. So, Aaron, what is our first way?

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User Generated Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

As such, the roles of the educator as a maker educator are also different. Lead Learner Process Facilitator Safe Environment Manager Normalizer of Ambiguous Problem Finding and Solving • Resource Provider Technology Tutor Relationship Enabler and Builder Feedback Facilitator. Technology Tutor. Lead Learner.

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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. Among their findings: a troubling lack of women in makerspace leadership and a pronounced tendency to see boys as more tech-proficient.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

His Job: Planetary Protection for the Perseverance Mars rover and Mars Sample Return (Mars sample return “break the chain technology). Alvin Smith, Mars Sample Return Planetary Protection. Dr. Alvin Smith. His Message to Students: We can do some big things. How many astronauts and how many teachers were inspired by that mission.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 25, 2019

First… I hope you enjoyed the over 150 STEM Resources in the last few posts. Information Technology. I also have also provided those over 150 STEM Resources. W021 | Making Makers Mainstream … Connecting Curriculum Standards and the 4C’s. W121 | Beyond PBL, STEM, and STEAM … Dewey Meets Technology and Standards.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

With the CCC Maker Initiative’s focus on preparing students for science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) careers through hands-on, content-rich design projects and relevant curriculum, the statewide network will be positioned as a strategic educational pipeline for high-value jobs. Maker Media.

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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. Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions.

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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.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Nicholas Provenzano – Bio as Submitted Nicholas Provenzano is the Technology Coordinator and Makerspace Director at University Liggett School in Michigan. He is also an author, maker space builder, international keynote speaker, and consultant. He has been recognized as the Technology Teacher of the Year by MACUL and ISTE.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 22, 2019

Subscribe to the Show Stacey Roshan – Bio as Submitted Stacey Roshan @ buddyxo is the Director of Innovation & Educational Technology at Bullis School and author of Tech with Heart: Leveraging Technology to Empower Student Voice, Ease Anxiety, & Create Compassionate Classrooms.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Aside from the technology tools and other resources that make up the space, it’s wise to have a plan in terms of when students will use the space, how it will be shared, where funding will come from, and how students will demonstrate what they are learning. Why the maker movement?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

Vicki: Today we’re talking with Micah Brown @mbrownedtech , an Instructional Technology Specialist in Kansas. OK, so let’s say that I’m a teacher and I’m not super comfortable with technology. Now back in December you did the Gingerbread STEM Community in Maker Space. Gingerbread STEM Community Challenge.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 13, 2018

I’m excited to be interviewing some leading Augmented Reality experts who are doing far more than this in their classroom to talk about changing pedagogies and practices surrounding this fantastic technology. Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher Register This webinar is sponsored by 3D Bear.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 30, 2016

To introduce and reinforce ideas, concepts, and skills associated with maker education, STEM, and STEM. 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. National Core Arts Standards).

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2016

Hailing from the East African nation of Wakanda, Black Panther and his homeland are an example of a sub-genre of fiction in which Africans and African Americans display a prowess and understanding of technological and scientific advancement. Readers see a rocket heading for outer space: the first step for humanity to live among the stars.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Kelly has a Masters in Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology. She got started with integrating technology in the classroom in 2003 and dabbled with app design in File Maker and HTML. She loves learning about cultures and her children were born on two different continents.

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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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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The idea behind the Makers Movement includes allowing students to imagine, envision, create, innovate, play, formatively learn, experiment, collaborate, share, and most of all dream of possibilities. The initial growth of technology has somewhat taken some of our creativity and produced consumption based thinking.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

These spaces strengthen community-based learning, particularly for problem solving, creative thinking, innovation, collaboration, and engagement in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math),” IMLS says. For many, the library sites have become refuges.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2017

Middle schooler Hannah Levenberg always liked taking things apart, but she didn’t make the connection between her tinkering and technology until she took a class from Mr. Moredock. Hannah’s experience reflects the innovative ways educators across the country are drawing students into the Maker movement.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Use the playground versus playpen metaphor when we’re encountering technologies for early childhood. The playpen types of technologies are safe — that’s what a playpen is good for, it’s a safe environment. 6 How important is the tactile piece when it comes to technology? That’s very different from a programming language.

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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. Check out my Booking Page.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Facts about the rise of the maker movement. Electronics maker company littleBits has created a new infographic, in collaboration with Getting Smart, designed to show the rise of the maker movement and its explosive growth, which has become a worldwide phenomenon. click for full size.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2018

Aligned with the maker movement—which focuses on using hands-on activities like building, sewing, assembling and computer programming for learning—the kits provide a foundation that teachers can use for guided projects both in and out of the classroom. I used all of those materials to build our maker lab,” says Howell.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

You know the maker movement has hit the big leagues when even the President is talking about it. Earlier this year, for the National Week of Making, President Obama issued a call to action to educators, designers, and makers of all stripes. Where do the maker movement and history intersect? history lesson?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 27, 2018

STEM/STEAM Integration. 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. Excellence in Physical Education, Coaching, and Athletic Development.

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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. Dremel, a manufacturer of tools for life and learning, announced a 3D printer designed to support teachers and demystify 3D printing technology in the classroom.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Maker culture is going mainstream. The maker industry is projected to grow to more than $8 billion by 2020, and with the maker movement infiltrating classrooms, after-school clubs and homes, it’s no wonder. But where is the maker movement strongest?

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Until now, however, we haven’t really had apps to help us see the possibilities of this technology. To me, this technology leap is similar to when Marc Andreessen programmed Mosaic, the very first web browser, and showed us how we could “browse the web.” I think Metaverse will be an app to watch in this space.

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