Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Library makerspaces, including members of the YOUmedia Learning Labs Network, offer students a chance to design, tinker, and build critical thinking skills. Libraries are all about inquiry,” says Valerie Jopeck, a former librarian and current education specialist for a large public school district in Virginia.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Erin Murphy, the co-author of Hacking Project Based Learning , talks about leading project-based learning. As a teacher, you can get started with a library of 40 books as part of their free version – go to coolcatteacher.com/bookcreator to get started now. Hacking Project Based Learning Book Giveaway.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Audience: Remember that audience improves student learning—nobody wants to do wastebasket work. Call this a sandbox, and let them play there to learn about all of Book Creator’s features. Here’s a class library for an elementary classroom. From my high school classroom to this elementary classroom.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

If there is a makerspace in your school, it may be down the hall, in the library, or in another building. In deciding what resources you need based on the learners you have, you may first need to determine how your learners learn best, what projects you plan to do, how you can set up a makerspace in your classroom, and much more.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 29, 2015

I asked our SXSWedu panel charged with sharing details about their Schools’ Vortex: Innovative Library Makerspaces. Much like that student’s creation, Makerspaces are sparking a transformation in the nuclei of a school—the library. The learning didn’t stop once the pumpkin made it inside the library.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update November 12th, 2014 One learns by doing a thing; for though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try. To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at the Learning Revolution. Learn more at [link]. Interested in becoming a Learning Revolution Partner?

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Learn how she uses this tool. FlexPath – only at Capella University – lets teachers work at their own pace to earn their MEd in a competency-based learning format. Parents couldn’t really look at it unless they were in the library for parent-teacher conferences or whatever. Vicki: Well, how did you find out FlipSnack?

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 6, 2015

Since creating our school’s makerspace in November 2013, I’ve seen a small revolution start to grow within our elementary school and also across our district. A makerspace is a learning environment where children can tinker, design and create collaboratively using a variety of materials. How will you learn it? Getting Started.

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Educator Innovator

MAY 27, 2015

You’re in the library! As the great-granddaughter of a librarian, I was brought up to know that the quiet of the library was sacred space. After a year of ordering materials with limited library money, they realized that students were more likely to participate in crafty upcycling than what they had spent the funds on anyway.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 16, 2016

Despite claims made by some, the maker movement is no fad -- it's just a new name for something lots of people have been doing for a long time. I had my first "maker moment" at 4 years old. " The maker movement is about creating and problem-solving, not purchasing and consuming. How We Make.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 16, 2016

Despite claims made by some, the maker movement is no fad -- it's just a new name for something lots of people have been doing for a long time. I had my first "maker moment" at 4 years old. " The maker movement is about creating and problem-solving, not purchasing and consuming. How We Make.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

In today’s show, learn about Minecraft EDU and how it is being used to teach. As a teacher, you can get started with a library of 40 books as part of their free version – go to coolcatteacher.com/bookcreator to get started now. So there are different learning levels and different learning environments for all these students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 5, 2019

She’s helped the students find books in the library, and she has also helped them learn some ways to navigate ways to share their knowledge through Google Slides or Wixie. You can ask experts. From there, students have been using time in class, and we’ve also partnered up with our media specialist. It’s really happening organically.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 28, 2015

For many students school has become an irritating experience grounded in boring lessons and learning activities. In many cases elementary schools have even taken fun out of school for kids by cutting recess. In the end, students, especially those most at-risk based on learning needs, have immensely suffered.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 4, 2015

You’re in the library! As the great-granddaughter of a librarian, I was brought up to know that the quiet of the library was sacred space. Indian Knoll Elementary School’s Jennifer Lewis struggles with the time factor; her students are mostly able to come to the "make room" during recess, so projects have to be organized and fast.

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User Generated Education

JULY 2, 2017

Finally, in order to prevent maker education in becoming the educational flavor of the month, administrators, educators, and libraries need to not be seduced by these high tech tools. The longevity and sustainability of maker education will depend on making it feasible, approachable, and accessible to the masses of educators.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2017

Trevor was hesitant to tag along with a class he didn’t know for the field trip, but was quickly persuaded by the promise of learning about new technology. Elementary and middle school students will be able to attend field trips and summer camp programs at the space to gain exposure to project-based learning experiences with high-tech tools.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

In our interactive session for “ Makerspace in the Library: What it means for your Classroom ,” we really let our participants drive the learning. Then the rest of the learning was hashed out through lively table discussions. Zach Duensing, Nashville Public Library. Will there be a transference of learning?”

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

FutureFit aligns social emotional learning and character education with your traditional subjects of math, language arts, sciences and more for grades K-12. 5 Ways to Amp Up STEAM Learning in the Classroom. They’re just learning, and they’re just exploring. Learning should be exciting, and it should be engaging.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Iris Lapinski - CEO, CDI Apps for Good - "Apps for Good - Growing a new generation of problem solvers and makers" Dale Dougherty - Founder, President, and CEO, Maker Media, Inc.; Candidate Advanced math for the young, the very young, and the young at heart - Dr. Maria Droujkova Affinity Spaces as Learning Tools - Lindsey Tropf, M.Ed.

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