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A student uses a simulation game called MEteor at a science center in Orlando, Fla. The game uses the principles of “embodied cognition” to teach planetary physics.
A student uses a simulation game called MEteor at a science center in Orlando, Fla. The game uses the principles of “embodied cognition” to teach planetary physics.
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School & District Management Frontiers of Digital Learning Probed by Researchers
They are examining how emerging technologies facilitate new types of hands-on learning, and how technology can provide a window into students’ thinking.
Benjamin Herold, May 5, 2015
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8 min read
Science What Exactly Is the Maker Movement?
While born of an age-old concept, the "maker movement" officially turns 10 this year.
Liana Loewus, May 1, 2015
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1 min read
Curriculum Q&A Coding and Computer Science in School Libraries: Researcher Q&A
Given time and space to innovate, librarians can be instrumental in engaging students in using programming tools, researchers said.
Benjamin Herold, April 17, 2015
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4 min read
Students at Beaver Country Day School in the affluent Boston suburb of Chestnut Hill, shown here in the school’s lobby, do not take standardized tests.
Students at Beaver Country Day School in the affluent Boston suburb of Chestnut Hill, shown here in the school’s lobby, do not take standardized tests.
Photo by Erik Jacobs for Education Week
School Choice & Charters Elite Private Schools Use Wide Range of Ed-Tech Strategies
The approaches diverge from those taken by most of their public school counterparts, but experts suggest the tactics and strategies could be replicated.
Benjamin Herold, March 24, 2015
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7 min read
Teaching Opinion Response: With 3D Printers, 'You're Only Limited By Your Imagination!'
Laura Blankenship, David Malpica, David Thornburg, and Terry Graff have contributed commentaries on the role of 3D Printers in The Maker Movement.
Larry Ferlazzo, February 20, 2015
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10 min read
Teaching Opinion What Are 3D Printers & How Do They Fit Into the Maker Movement?
This week's question is: What Is A 3D Printer and Should Our School Get One? How Do They Fit Into The Maker Movement?
Larry Ferlazzo, February 18, 2015
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1 min read
Erie’Onna Seaster, 3, and other children at the Crescent Early Learning Center in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood use an app-based activity to support “high-quality talk” among children, parents and teachers.
Erie’Onna Seaster, 3, and other children at the Crescent Early Learning Center in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood use an app-based activity to support “high-quality talk” among children, parents and teachers.
Jeff Swensen for Education Week
Classroom Technology Photos Pittsburgh Teams Up on Tech-Infused Education
Pittsburgh is quietly being hailed as a national model for supporting outside-the-box digital learning efforts.
Education Week Photo Staff, January 20, 2015
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1 min read
Among the leaders of Pittsburgh's cross-sector effort to promote new approaches to education are, from left, Jennifer Beagen, Allegheny Intermediate Unit; Jane Werner, Pittsburgh Children's Museum; Cathy Lewis long, Sprout Fund; Audrey Russo, Pittsburgh Technology Council; Marilyn Russell, Carnegie Museum; Rick Fernandes, Fred Rogers Center; Mary Frances Cooper, Carnegie Library; and Sue Polojac, Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children.
Among the leaders of Pittsburgh's cross-sector effort to promote new approaches to education are, from left, Jennifer Beagen, Allegheny Intermediate Unit; Jane Werner, Pittsburgh Children's Museum; Cathy Lewis long, Sprout Fund; Audrey Russo, Pittsburgh Technology Council; Marilyn Russell, Carnegie Museum; Rick Fernandes, Fred Rogers Center; Mary Frances Cooper, Carnegie Library; and Sue Polojac, Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children.
Jeff Swensen for Education Week
Classroom Technology Community Network Eyed as Model for Supporting Digital Learning
A group of local foundations, universities, technologists, and advocates in Pittsburgh has created a blueprint for supporting digital innovation in the early years that the White House and others hope to replicate.
Benjamin Herold, January 13, 2015
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9 min read
Classroom Technology Q&A Confronting Ed Tech's 'Monsters': Q&A With Blogger Audrey Watters
Hack Education founder Audrey Watters takes on ClassDojo, Khan Academy, Knewton, B.F. Skinner, and the ed-tech sector's lack of historical awareness in a self-published new book.
Benjamin Herold, January 8, 2015
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5 min read
Standards & Accountability President Obama's Ed-Tech Record: Sizing Up Its Impact
President Barack Obama touted the benefits of educational technology often last year, but how much influence has he actually had on moving digital learning forward?
Michelle R. Davis, December 22, 2014
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6 min read
Curriculum Popular 'Maker Movement' Incompatible With Common Core, Authors Contend
Maker education is a hot topic at ISTE, where educators and authors Sylvia Martinez and Gary Stager discussed their new book "Invent to Learn."
Benjamin Herold, June 30, 2014
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4 min read
Science White House Hosts Its First Maker Faire
Today the White House is hosting its first Maker Faire to showcase the efforts of children and adults who build, invent, tinker, engineer, craft, and create.
Liana Loewus, June 18, 2014
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1 min read
Teaching Opinion Response: The Maker Movement Can Give Students 'A Story To Tell'
Today, Tanya Baker from The National Writing Project discusses implications The Maker Movement has for different content areas, National Teacher of the Year Jeff Charbonneau elaborates further on its connect to STEM, and Leslie Texas and Tammy Jones make a connection to Project-Based Learning.
Larry Ferlazzo, February 10, 2014
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11 min read
Teaching Opinion Response: The Maker Movement Believes In 'Kid Power'
Sylvia Libow Martinez and Gary S. Stager provide explain The Maker Movement in Part One of a two-part series on the topic.
Larry Ferlazzo, February 8, 2014
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11 min read
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