Making Learning Happen

Collection of pieces around the Makers Movement and Connected Learning ideas. What happens when hands-on learning returns to our classrooms?

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3 Things I Learned | Connected Learning Summit 2018
Medium - Susan Liu
Earlier this month, I flew out to Boston to attend the inaugural Connected Learning Summit. I was on a mission to see the plethora of work happening …
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digitalcivicstoolkit
digitalcivicstoolkit.org
The Digital Civics Toolkit is a collection of resources for educators to support youth to explore, recognize, and take seriously the civic potentials …
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HACK YOUR NOTEBOOK - paper meets electronics by David Cole
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Select this reward Pledge US$ 5 or more About US$ 5 Make a pledge without a reward Want to help us create more templates and activities and get Hack …
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Community Music Making in the Classroom with Soundtrap and Noteflight
yciw.net
Our project required each student to find an adult in the building and include them as a special “musician-for-hire” on their Soundtrap recording. I …
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Place-based Making with Writing Projects and National Parks - National Writing Project
nwp.org
NWP Radio—Write Out: Place-based Making with Writing Projects and National Parks May 24, 2018 Writers reside inside internal landscapes. They traverse …
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clalliance.org
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Making school better by making music
dailyprogress.com - MICHAEL BRAGG
BY MICHAEL BRAGG Sam Bwiseze has spent the last few years at Albemarle High School learning how to make beats. Every time he goes to the recording …
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The Building Consentful Tech Zine is out! – And Also Too
andalsotoo.net
We’ve been hard at work on a zine about building a more consentful internet. Here’s a snippet: A lot of us know about consent with regard to our …
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The Maker Monday Challenge: Begin Each Week on a Creative Note
spencerauthor.com - By John Spencer
One of the key take-aways from Moore’s Law is that technological developments tend to double every six months. Products that sounded like science …
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The Maker Monday Challenge
John Spencer on YouTube
What if we began every week on a creative note? In this video, I explore some ideas for how to make that happen. Join me in the Maker Monday Challenge. You can find more at http://www.spencerauthor.com/makermonday/
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Connecting Making, Designing and Composing - Connected Learning Alliance
dmlcentral.net
In her closing keynote at FabLearn a couple years ago, Leah Buechley turned a critical eye on the maker movement. If you don’t know Buechley’s work, …