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The Maker Movement In Education

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Here are his thoughts on ‘the Maker Movement': With so much of the emphasis in today’s education world focusing on the need for education reform, it can be easy to forget just what this means.

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

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But despite the work of on-the-ground educators like Day and Taylor, the maker movement in K-12 schools is far from perfect. What does it really take, for example, to diversify the communities of maker educators and mentors out there? How people see themselves or can see themselves in this movement is really, really huge.

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The ‘Maker’ Movement: Understanding What the Research Says

Marketplace K-12

The Maker Movement has its roots outside of school, in institutions such as science museums and in the informal activities that everyday people have taken part in for generations. The Maker Movement in Education (Erica R. Often, such work is guided by the notion that process is more important than results.

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The Maker Mentality Takes on Many Forms

User Generated Education

Those who follow my blog know that I have jumped into and am loving the current emphasis on the Maker Movement and Maker Education. The proverbial sweet icing on the cake is that it is a perfect example of the maker movement. What a perfect model/statement of the maker movement.

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Expanding the Maker Promise to Support Maker Learning to All Students

Digital Promise

Today, we are issuing a new call to action and expanding the Maker Promise to invite educators working both in and out of schools, as well as community advocates, to sign the Promise. The maker movement in education requires both grassroots and leadership support, and Maker Ed and Digital Promise are committed to supporting all stakeholders.

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Futurizing the Stacks: How Makerspaces Can Modernize College Libraries

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The answer, in part, lies in the so-called maker movement, a trend studded by hobbyists, inventors, students and even entrepreneurs who creates products or gadgets for educational or industrial purposes. In a report that analyzed the state of the maker movement in 40 U.S.

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Organize and Motivate Your Local Maker Community

Digital Promise

What are examples of maker learning projects in my subject area? As the maker movement continues to expand, more and more educators are asking these questions. For example, one October meet-up in the Bay Area was focused on “Hacking Your Space.” Where can I learn about what making is from someone who is doing it?

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