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What Will It Take to Push the K-12 Maker Movement to Be More Inclusive?

Edsurge

Cicely Day works in Oakland, California at Burckhalter Elementary School as an instructional teacher leader, where she helps support teachers and students in ELA/math and in the computer lab. But despite the work of on-the-ground educators like Day and Taylor, the maker movement in K-12 schools is far from perfect.

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Learning Studio Makers Connect to Learn and Play

Digital Promise

The design challenge culminated in the Play to Learn Virtual Game Exchange, where students connected on Skype to play their games with students at other Learning Studio sites. One of these connections was between Mundaring Primary School in Mundaring, WA, Australia, and Skyline Elementary School in Solana Beach, CA, USA.

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iPads in Kindergarten

The CoolCatTeacher

Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen on episode 512 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Karen Lirenman ( @ KLirenman ) and Kristen Wideen ( @ mrswideen ) have written the definitive book on using iPads in the elementary classroom, Innovate with iPad: Lessons to Transform Learning in the Classroom.

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13 Ways Education Could Change In The Next 13 Years

TeachThought - Learn better.

13 Ways Education Could Change In The Next 13 Years. Ed note: 2 Pieces for Context– 30 Incredible Ways Technology Will Change Education by 2028 and Curriculum is More Important Than Learning Technology. The elementary school might evolve. by TeachThought Staff. See also, “ Chloroforming the Unit.”).

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Beijing Science Teachers' NJ Visit to RYNJ, Fair Lawn, and Ridgewood

Saving Socrates

After the American Liaison to the Beijing Institute of Education, Doris Pokras, visited RYNJ this fall, she contacted me about visiting RYNJ with 17 of Beijing’s best science teachers during a four week trip to see best schools in the US. They then discussed the real world application of this Maker Movement activity to a classroom.

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8 Epic Edtech Tools to Try This School Year

The CoolCatTeacher

He also shares a bonus fitness opportunity for educators.) Listen to the show and learn how it is used and follow the links in the show notes below. In addition to his work in schools, Richard has been a consultant to some of the largest companies in the educational technology industry. Richard Byrne on episode 532.

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Teaching isn’t Rocket Science – It’s Way More Complex

The CoolCatTeacher

Doug Green challenges our thinking about school, how we should teach, and the flaws with the testing programs we have in education today. I’ll be speaking with other amazing educators like Suzy Boss, Janet Zadina, Jay McTighe, Dr. Brendan Ozawa de Silva, Scott Sanchez, Dr. Ayanna M Howard and more. She has a blog on Education Week.