Maker Education

DIY + Making + Writing. Use this summer to connect with other educators and learn new skills to bring to your classroom next fall.
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Makerspaces build students’ cognitive abilities while fostering independence, perseverance, and self-regulation. Genius Hour Projects, Teaching Practices, Self Regulation, Human Development, Learning And Development, Social Emotional Learning, School Library, Coping Skills, Social Emotional
Learning Problem Solving and Growth Mindset in a Makerspace
Makerspaces build students’ cognitive abilities while fostering independence, perseverance, and self-regulation.
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Maker Space from IKEA PS 2014 Wardrobe - IKEA Hackers
Converting a metal-frame based IKEA PS 2014 wardrobe into a maker space. Pretty amazing!
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The Maker Movement: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants to Own the Future
The Maker movement's pedagogical roots reach back to 18th-century Europe even as its branches reach globally to transform 21st-century education.
a day at the maker fair and why you need to go by eduropia
A Day at The (Maker) Faire - and Why You Need to Go!
Maker Faires are the ultimate hands-on learning experience. Imagine a community arts festival where ATTENDEES make the art!
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Embracing Student Creativity With a Wonder Shelf
Providing math students with manipulatives and art supplies can bring excitement, engagement, and elements of a Makerspace into the classroom.
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Trees of Knowledge
Maybe teaching isn't about delivering information. Maybe it's really about providing a landscape where curiosity takes root, growing a unique, vibrant, continual source of knowledge.
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7 Hands-On Projects That Use 3D Printers -- THE Journal
7 Hands-On Projects That Use 3D Printers -- THE Journal
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6 Things to Consider Before Starting Your Makerspace - EdSurge News
A process that helps you think through your makerspace and how it fits into the culture and curriculum of your school.
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Nurturing the Innovator's Mindset in Your Classroom
Teach the mindset of innovation through example, iteration, failure, and reflection, and cultivate your students' curiosity and determination to try something different.
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The Mindset of the Maker Educator
The Mindset of the Maker Educator
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Resource Library
Maker Ed’s Resource Library is a dynamic and interactive digital archive intended to help educators and facilitators from all backgrounds get started –– and continue –– making in education.
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TinkerLab DrawBot: Simple STEM Fun for Kids!
TinkerLab DrawBot: Simple STEM Fun for Kids! Great activity to do with kids.
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Remake Your Class: 6 Steps to Get Started
6 Steps to Redesigning Your Classroom.
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The Intersection of Growth Mindsets and Maker Education
The Intersection of Growth Mindsets and Maker Education
the maker movement poster on a wooden wall with information about how to make it happen
Our Future Economy – The Maker Movement
Our Future Economy – The Maker Movement