The Educator as a Maker Educator WorkshopI am doing full day workshops on The Maker Educator both at ISTE 2016 and EduTECH in Australia. What follows is both the description-goals and an overview of the workshop’s learning activities.
Maker LeadershipThe Maker Movement has been on the rise for some time. We see it popping up in education, on TED talks, in industry, and in literature.I recently read Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic and listened to her podcast, Magic Lessons. Her message is loud and clear:
Starting With What Students Want to MakeEvery day in public schools across the land, millions of students hear a bell signaling…
Doing Things at School That Aren’t Done At HomeMany kids and teens are spending a lot of their time doing solitary screen-related activities. This most often occurs at home with their own devices.