A few years ago, I recall walking past the door of our school makerspace and noticing a crowd of kids surrounding a table. Inside a group of 5th and 6th graders were hovering around someone, listening intently to directions. As I inched closer I heard
As we celebrate National Week of Making, June 17-23, with a presidential call to action that “every company, every college, every community, every citizen joins us as we lift up makers and builders and doers across the country,” let’s be sure that every child not only
Over the past few years Makerspaces have made their way onto the educational scene. Now don’t get me wrong, I know kids have been making things formally and informally for years. It’s just nice to see that schools are jumping on the Makerspace bandwagon and
In the near future, over one million jobs will open up in science, engineering and mathematics, but only 200,000 graduates will have the skills to fill them. As a part of education reform for the future, President Obama has consistently called for improvements in STEM
This post was originally published on Blogging About the Web 2.0 Connected Classroom Maker Movement 20% Time Genius Hour The idea of students looking away from rigid content focus all throughout the school day and giving them back some time to explore and make is gaining a foothold in