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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. There is growing interest in whether Maker education can help boost student learning outcomes, including test scores.

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How to Help Kids Innovate From an Early Age

Digital Promise

They are most often associated with STEM education (science, technology, engineering and math). They arise from the wider maker movement and they are emerging now in formal education settings globally. They arise from the wider maker movement and they are emerging now in formal education settings globally.

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Learning in the Making: The Role of the Educator as a Maker Educator

User Generated Education

This should be thought out and factored into your maker program from the beginning to develop a healthy sense of community. This can be accomplished through team-building activities with a STEM or maker education focus. mak- ered, #stem); and online communities, such as Facebook groups. Relationship Enabler and Builder.

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Making STEM Equitable With Beautiful Ideas, Affordable Projects and Serious Play

Edsurge

Make Magazine —“A great magazine for documenting and chronicling today's world of Making.”. Tinkering: Kids Learn by Making Stuff —“A fantastic book by Curt Gabrielson on how kids can do deep thinking while they get their hands dirty making things.”. RAFT: Resource Area for Teaching —“Wonderful resource for low-cost project ideas.”.

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Maker Programs Strive to Reach All Students

Educator Innovator

Through training and outreach, maker programs aim for greater diversity among future innovators. The maker movement is everywhere it seems. Kids tinkering with sewing machines or laser cutters, designing their own cookie cutters to “print” in a 3D-printer at libraries, museums, maker camps, or classrooms across the country.

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5 Ways to Improve STEAM Learning at Your School

The CoolCatTeacher

STEM Idea #1: Teach with Passion. Pay attention to the news, read the magazines or the blogs or the social media. And I think that sometimes as adults, especially when we start talking about STEM or STEAM or whatever buzzword it is that your school uses, we muddy the learning. So, Aaron, what is our first way? Aaron: Yes.

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6 STEAM tinkering tools for the holidays

eSchool News

Engage kids of all ages with these STEM and coding learning toys. Inspired by the Maker Movement, this JoyLabz created invention kit for all ages combines computer programming and hands-on maker tools limited only by imagination. Makey Makey. Make some magic this holiday season. Gizmos and Gadgets Kit.

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