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Teaching Opinion How Can Schools Best Embrace The Maker Movement?
This week's "question-of-the-week" is: "How can schools best embrace the Maker Movement to promote inquiry and learning seven days a week?" Please share your responses in the comments or via email.
Larry Ferlazzo, February 5, 2014
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Education Opinion A Maker Makeover for Public Education
John Dewey is alive and well on the southern shore of Lake Erie. You can hear his influence loud and clear in a handful of inspired teachers ready to make change at Lakewood High School in west Cleveland. They won a Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) grant and intend to open a Maker Space in the next year or two that will eventually educate 400 high school students.
Tom Vander Ark, November 22, 2013
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3 min read
First graders at Discovery Elementary School in Joint School District No. 2 in Meridian, Idaho, experiment with new technology with the help of Superintendent Linda Clark. The district used federal dollars to give technology grants to teachers with innovative ideas and then held an expo to encourage educators who received the grants to share their experiences with colleagues.
First graders at Discovery Elementary School in Joint School District No. 2 in Meridian, Idaho, experiment with new technology with the help of Superintendent Linda Clark. The district used federal dollars to give technology grants to teachers with innovative ideas and then held an expo to encourage educators who received the grants to share their experiences with colleagues.
Glenn Oakley for Education Week
Curriculum Building a District Culture to Foster Innovation
What is the "secret sauce" in a district's culture of operation that allows good ideas to flourish, and how can those attitudes and approaches be replicated?
Katie Ash, September 30, 2013
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7 min read
Left: Taylor Daye, 15, takes pictures of fish in an aquarium while experimenting with a digital camera at the YouMedia Center at the Columbus Metropolitan Library in Columbus, Ohio. At center: The library is working with several cultural institutions in Columbus to increase young people's learning opportunities. Right: Chris Rogers, 16, mixes an audio project at the library's YouMedia lab.
Left: Taylor Daye, 15, takes pictures of fish in an aquarium while experimenting with a digital camera at the YouMedia Center at the Columbus Metropolitan Library in Columbus, Ohio. At center: The library is working with several cultural institutions in Columbus to increase young people's learning opportunities. Right: Chris Rogers, 16, mixes an audio project at the library's YouMedia lab.
Joshua A. Bickel for Education Week
Reading & Literacy Public Libraries Add Multimedia Learning to Digital Mission
Public libraries are moving deeper into digital learning, often in partnership with schools and other institutions, to help prepare students for the skills they'll need for college and careers.
Nora Fleming, September 4, 2013
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8 min read
Classroom Technology MOOCs Meet "Makers" in Virtual Summer Camp
A virtual summer camp hosted by Maker Media and Google+ features rocket-propelled toy cars, balloon blimps, bike-powered cellphone chargers, and a huge online community.
Benjamin Herold, July 12, 2013
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1 min read
Curriculum Resources or Access? Weighing Priorities for Maker Spaces
Should school and library maker spaces prioritize resources and staff preparation, or students' freedom to jump right in?
Amy Wickner, January 8, 2013
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2 min read
Visitors to the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh and staff members work on projects in the museum’s "Makeshop" earlier this week. A project funded through the National Science Foundation is exploring the potential for "maker spaces," like those hosted by the museum, to improve student learning.
Visitors to the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh and staff members work on projects in the museum’s "Makeshop" earlier this week. A project funded through the National Science Foundation is exploring the potential for "maker spaces," like those hosted by the museum, to improve student learning.
Ross Mantle for Education Week
Federal Federal Effort Aims to Transform Learning Technologies
A National Science Foundation program is attempting to create a space within the agency devoted to supporting research on advanced learning technologies.
Sean Cavanagh, January 3, 2013
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8 min read
Student Well-Being & Movement Makerspaces and Library Labs Encourage Student Creativity
Publishing, coding, and designing environments turn students into creators as well as consumers of digital content.
Amy Wickner, October 25, 2012
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2 min read
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