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STEM & Maker
Creating a Makerspace That Works
Jamie Back shares her recent learnings about setting up, maintaining, and working with students and faculty in her school’s makerspace.
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Future of Learning
Creating Global Competence in Response to the 4th Industrial Revolution
[…] potential funding sources that your plan will work. This project/problem creates an opportunity for students to investigate the world, gain perspective, communicate ideas and take action. Virtual Makerspaces Schools that want to create opportunities for expanding the global mindset can create a makerspace that supports students and staff in working together on projects and […]
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Future of Learning
Forward-Thinking Schools Begin With Forward-Thinking Design
[…] encouraged throughout a building to engage students and increase collaboration among them. Since static, assembled rows found in classrooms are outdated, schools are incorporating more breakout spaces, makerspaces, and STEAM labs, which are ideal for hands-on, task-oriented work. At the newly opened KIPP Academy Collegiate High School in Lynn, Massachusetts, classrooms are arranged around […]
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STEM & Maker
3Dux|Design: Out-of-the-Box Thinking, Right Out of the Box
3Dux|Design emphasizes process over product, promoting design thinking by creating pathways for innovative learning.
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Future of Learning
Podcast: Listening to Kids and Designing From Scratch for Timeless Learning
Pam Moran is passing the torch in Albemarle County after 32 years, leaving a great example of what she calls “contemporary progressive education".
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STEM & Maker
Maker Learning PD in COVID Times: A Transformative Campus-wide Shift in School Culture
[…] own crafts. Teachers at FIS have reported the powerful effects of maker learning and are inspired to continue growing, learning and evolving. For more, see: Creating a Makerspace That Works Building a Kinder World: How Maker Education Can Solve Problems and Foster Empathy Maker Learning Network Launches Long-Term Solutions to High-Quality Learning Online Mark […]
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Future of Learning
20 Signs of Progress at Singapore American School
[…] to a shared inquiry, and finally personalized inquiry (with individual pacing and product, and some teacher support). 15. Maker libraries. The middle school library features a well-stocked makerspace with tools old and new (check out this video). The high school library is a favorite (air conditioned) hang out space (below) as well as a […]
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EdTech
Educators Leading Educators at TCEA
[…] with live presentations happening every 15 minutes. Attendees could also step inside and take a tour of a fully renovated, 43-foot school bus that has become a makerspace on wheels. It’s a STEAM dream come true. From the welcoming TCEA staff and volunteers to the tremendous educator experience for all learners, next year’s conference […]
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Learner-Centered
#CelebratingProgress Launching Youth Into Tech Careers
[…] network that can help open doors and mentor them once they land the role. It is essential that students are aware of career choices, like engineering and STEM makerspace, that can help them raise their socioeconomic status shared one teacher in a recent ASA case study. Community led efforts like Computer Science Education Week, […]
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New Pathways
Belonging in STEM
Why real world learning matters With the world of work changing so much, it is essential that we provide a variety of learning opportunities for all students. When it comes to the jobs which are going to be needed in the future, there is a prediction of 58 million STEM-related jobs that will need to […]
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