Elementary Maker Movement STEM System 
The CoolCatTeacher
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
Former secretary of education, William Bennett, says, “An elementary school that treats the arts as the province of a few gifted children, or views them only as recreation and entertainment, is a school that needs an infusion of soul. Cathy Davis Hayes is an elementary art teacher at Oakland Beach Elementary School in Warwick.
Saving Socrates
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
The first session focused on having teachers build a satellite and in doing so, answer the question, “how do GPS systems work?” Utilizing the approach of learning through doing, the teachers were simultaneously learning about one of the most innovative concepts in science education today, the Maker Movement.
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User Generated Education
JANUARY 15, 2017
This year I have been focusing on design challenges and design thinking with my gifted elementary students, grades 2nd through 6th. For a description of those activities, see https://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2016/09/25/introducing-design-thinking-to-elementary-learners/.
The CoolCatTeacher
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
He has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in information systems from [Carnegie Mellon University]( [link] ) in Pittsburgh, PA. Sean is the founder of [Red Reef Digital]( [link] ), a digital marketing consulting firm and is a certified [HubSpot]( [link] ) partner.
The CoolCatTeacher
JANUARY 29, 2018
I was over in one of the elementary schools the other day, and three years ago we were all in awe and kind of gaga about a high school student who was all in with drones, and sort of building and flying, and learning about aviation and drones with his high school peers. Drones in the Classroom. He’s actually been back, He’s taking a gap year.
The CoolCatTeacher
APRIL 11, 2018
My favorite one is one called [Galactic] Explorer , which is a solar system. It actually looks like you’re holding a spinning solar system in your hands. My favorite one is the one about the solar system. Your favorite thing is the solar system. Vicki: So here’s the question. Karen: Absolutely. Bio as submitted.
The CoolCatTeacher
MAY 9, 2018
As a change maker herself, she is passionately co-leading a grassroots movement in order to spark a systemic cultural shift towards an innovative model of education. Currently, she teaches and learns in a first grade classroom at Evening Street Elementary in Worthington, Ohio. Blog: [link].
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